A review by shelle333
The Navigator's Touch by Julia Ember

3.0

This was a 3.5 star read for me. The setup was totally right up my alley: seafaring adventures, Norse mythology, mermaids...but I just didn't love this as much as the first one. It's so much more interesting, imo, to follow the perspective of a mermaid than a viking. I also felt like maybe the story was a bit rushed? Usually I expect fantasy revenge stories to have a bit more of an epic feel.

I guess my main issue was with the protagonist. I wanted to love the story so much, but I just couldn't connect with Ragna. I know she's supposed to be selfish and harder to root for, but I just couldn't deal with the way she treated others. I usually love morally grey characters, but she just struck me as really immature for no real reason.

I'll definitely reread the first one, though, and I'm eager to pick up future books by this author!