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A review by kaitie_reads
The Witch's Heart by Genevieve Gornichec
adventurous
dark
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
I would give this book a million stars if I could.
A Norse Mythology reimagining, The Witch's Heart is a gorgeous journey. It's easy to read, a little bit weird at times, and heavily inspired by age-old stories. I loved this book.
Betrayal, love, heartbreak, yearning, the lengths that a mother will go to for her children, tragedy, and hope are all contained within these wonderful pages. While the pacing alternates between being fast and slow, I devoured this book and thought it was really beautifully written.
Angrboda is so strong as our FMC. She is a witch who has been burned for refusing to aid Odin in his quest for knowledge. Even though she has endured so much suffering, she continues to give so much of herself. You can feel her anguish, her loyalty, and her desperation throughout her story. As a mother, I could relate very much to the sense of duty she feels towards her children.
I'm not well-versed in Norse Mythology, so this book also provided ample learning opportunities. I learned, I laughed, I cried (sobbed), and it was all very digestible and written in a modern way.
"𝓘 𝔀𝓲𝓼𝓱𝓮𝓭 𝓽𝓸 𝓫𝓮 𝓶𝓸𝓻𝓮 𝓯𝓸𝓻 𝔂𝓸𝓾, 𝓐𝓷𝓰𝓻𝓫𝓸𝓭𝓪. 𝓢𝓸 𝓶𝓾𝓬𝓱 𝓶𝓸𝓻𝓮. 𝓘 𝓵𝓸𝓿𝓮𝓭 𝔂𝓸𝓾 𝓽𝓱𝓮𝓷. 𝓘 𝓵𝓸𝓿𝓮 𝔂𝓸𝓾 𝓷𝓸𝔀. 𝓘 𝔀𝓲𝓵𝓵 𝓵𝓸𝓿𝓮 𝔂𝓸𝓾 𝓾𝓷𝓽𝓲𝓵 𝓘 𝓭𝓲𝓮. 𝓐𝓷𝓭 𝓮𝓿𝓮𝓷 𝓪𝓯𝓽𝓮𝓻, 𝔀𝓱𝓪𝓽𝓮𝓿𝓮𝓻 𝓬𝓸𝓶𝓮𝓼 𝓽𝓱𝓮𝓷, 𝓘 𝔀𝓲𝓵𝓵 𝓵𝓸𝓿𝓮 𝔂𝓸𝓾 𝓼𝓽𝓲𝓵𝓵."
A Norse Mythology reimagining, The Witch's Heart is a gorgeous journey. It's easy to read, a little bit weird at times, and heavily inspired by age-old stories. I loved this book.
Betrayal, love, heartbreak, yearning, the lengths that a mother will go to for her children, tragedy, and hope are all contained within these wonderful pages. While the pacing alternates between being fast and slow, I devoured this book and thought it was really beautifully written.
Angrboda is so strong as our FMC. She is a witch who has been burned for refusing to aid Odin in his quest for knowledge. Even though she has endured so much suffering, she continues to give so much of herself. You can feel her anguish, her loyalty, and her desperation throughout her story. As a mother, I could relate very much to the sense of duty she feels towards her children.
I'm not well-versed in Norse Mythology, so this book also provided ample learning opportunities. I learned, I laughed, I cried (sobbed), and it was all very digestible and written in a modern way.
"𝓘 𝔀𝓲𝓼𝓱𝓮𝓭 𝓽𝓸 𝓫𝓮 𝓶𝓸𝓻𝓮 𝓯𝓸𝓻 𝔂𝓸𝓾, 𝓐𝓷𝓰𝓻𝓫𝓸𝓭𝓪. 𝓢𝓸 𝓶𝓾𝓬𝓱 𝓶𝓸𝓻𝓮. 𝓘 𝓵𝓸𝓿𝓮𝓭 𝔂𝓸𝓾 𝓽𝓱𝓮𝓷. 𝓘 𝓵𝓸𝓿𝓮 𝔂𝓸𝓾 𝓷𝓸𝔀. 𝓘 𝔀𝓲𝓵𝓵 𝓵𝓸𝓿𝓮 𝔂𝓸𝓾 𝓾𝓷𝓽𝓲𝓵 𝓘 𝓭𝓲𝓮. 𝓐𝓷𝓭 𝓮𝓿𝓮𝓷 𝓪𝓯𝓽𝓮𝓻, 𝔀𝓱𝓪𝓽𝓮𝓿𝓮𝓻 𝓬𝓸𝓶𝓮𝓼 𝓽𝓱𝓮𝓷, 𝓘 𝔀𝓲𝓵𝓵 𝓵𝓸𝓿𝓮 𝔂𝓸𝓾 𝓼𝓽𝓲𝓵𝓵."