A review by robbishreads
The First Girl Child by Amy Harmon

4.0

A single-volume fantasy that spins its own Norse-inspired legend that finds its deepest roots in the parents among its readers. When the island kingdom of Saylok is cursed by a mistreated woman to have no more girl children, secrets pile on secrets and the blood runes run deep as a nation already burdened with a harsh climate and many enemies comes to terms with its ruining and its salvation by the hands of a boy secluded in the temple and a girl stolen from her mother.