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A review by emilye3
The Goddess of Nothing At All by Cat Rector
5.0
I read this because of the SPFBO Round 8. I am NOT a judge. This is one of the many titles that caught my interest. I already owned this title and was happy to finally push myself to read it, and it didn’t disappoint.
Review below synopsis.
Synopsis:
Perhaps you know the myths.
Furious, benevolent Gods.
A tree that binds nine realms.
A hammer stronger than any weapon.
And someday, the end of everything.
But few have heard of me.
Looking back, it’s easy to know what choices I might have made differently. At least it feels that way. I might have given up on my title. Told my father he was useless, king of Gods or no, and left Asgard. Made a life somewhere else.
Maybe I would never have let Loki cross my path. Never have fallen in love.
But there’s no going back.
We were happy once.
And the price for that happiness was the end of everything.
Everything in this review is solely based on my opinions.
I would describe this as Norse Mythology reimagined. The author does an amazing job of weaving all the more familiar stories into a cohesive timeline and threaded throughout with the overall story of Sigyn and Loki.
We follow the lives of Sigyn and Loki. Sigyn who is the daughter of Odin, begins her story with her once again trying to convince her father to give her a title. We learn that for as long as she can remember she’s never been good enough or done enough to earn a title. It’s this conflict that starts a whole chain reaction, that leads her to seeking out Loki and asking for help in receiving a title. Throughout the whole book we see these two characters go through so much together but ultimately they are always getting into trouble and having to find a way out of it.
I really felt connected to Sigyn in a way that she never feels good enough and is always looked over and pushed to the side by just about everyone. Even through all that she always pulls herself back together and works harder toward her goal. I loved that she proved people wrong even when none of them saw it that way. Sigyn felt like a real person with all her flaws and bad decisions and I really enjoyed the fact that she wasn’t perfect.
Loki is a hard one to talk about because he makes me so angry but so sad for him at the same time. It almost felt like no matter what he just couldn’t help the way he was and that was sometimes frustrating. I hated his decisions but understood them and it was a weird internal battle during his parts of mischief.
This book is filled with tons of LGBT+ rep. I thought the conversations surrounding this was done beautifully and true to how it can be today. The good and the bad.
Moving onto other characters, there were some I liked and a whole bunch I didn’t but that is based entirely on their actions in the story. I felt connected to this world and the people in it and its very rare that I find myself so engrossed in a story like that.
Cat Rector’s writing is so well done and flows smoothly. Not once did I get pulled out of the story or not understand what was going on. I am amazed at how beautiful this authors writing is.
If your at all familiar with Norse Mythology then you know that it can be brutal and unfair at times and funny and cunning during others. This book didn’t hold back on any of these, and the author didn’t hold back with her characters. I went through every kind of emotion in this book and I can’t stop thinking about it and how much I want the next book. I need to know how this author ends their stories.
If any of the things above interest you I would pick this book up immediately and make sure you have a ton of time to just sit and binge this book. It is a true work of art.
Review below synopsis.
Synopsis:
Perhaps you know the myths.
Furious, benevolent Gods.
A tree that binds nine realms.
A hammer stronger than any weapon.
And someday, the end of everything.
But few have heard of me.
Looking back, it’s easy to know what choices I might have made differently. At least it feels that way. I might have given up on my title. Told my father he was useless, king of Gods or no, and left Asgard. Made a life somewhere else.
Maybe I would never have let Loki cross my path. Never have fallen in love.
But there’s no going back.
We were happy once.
And the price for that happiness was the end of everything.
Everything in this review is solely based on my opinions.
I would describe this as Norse Mythology reimagined. The author does an amazing job of weaving all the more familiar stories into a cohesive timeline and threaded throughout with the overall story of Sigyn and Loki.
We follow the lives of Sigyn and Loki. Sigyn who is the daughter of Odin, begins her story with her once again trying to convince her father to give her a title. We learn that for as long as she can remember she’s never been good enough or done enough to earn a title. It’s this conflict that starts a whole chain reaction, that leads her to seeking out Loki and asking for help in receiving a title. Throughout the whole book we see these two characters go through so much together but ultimately they are always getting into trouble and having to find a way out of it.
I really felt connected to Sigyn in a way that she never feels good enough and is always looked over and pushed to the side by just about everyone. Even through all that she always pulls herself back together and works harder toward her goal. I loved that she proved people wrong even when none of them saw it that way. Sigyn felt like a real person with all her flaws and bad decisions and I really enjoyed the fact that she wasn’t perfect.
Loki is a hard one to talk about because he makes me so angry but so sad for him at the same time. It almost felt like no matter what he just couldn’t help the way he was and that was sometimes frustrating. I hated his decisions but understood them and it was a weird internal battle during his parts of mischief.
This book is filled with tons of LGBT+ rep. I thought the conversations surrounding this was done beautifully and true to how it can be today. The good and the bad.
Moving onto other characters, there were some I liked and a whole bunch I didn’t but that is based entirely on their actions in the story. I felt connected to this world and the people in it and its very rare that I find myself so engrossed in a story like that.
Cat Rector’s writing is so well done and flows smoothly. Not once did I get pulled out of the story or not understand what was going on. I am amazed at how beautiful this authors writing is.
If your at all familiar with Norse Mythology then you know that it can be brutal and unfair at times and funny and cunning during others. This book didn’t hold back on any of these, and the author didn’t hold back with her characters. I went through every kind of emotion in this book and I can’t stop thinking about it and how much I want the next book. I need to know how this author ends their stories.
If any of the things above interest you I would pick this book up immediately and make sure you have a ton of time to just sit and binge this book. It is a true work of art.