A review by lisagoe
The Lost Sun by Tessa Gratton

4.0

Alternate history ya novel where the United States is populated by the Asgardian pantheon. Solid teen angst road adventure fantasy, though I would have liked a little more of the background filled in on the why and how of the alternate history. The author assumes less knowledge of the Norse gods than most people who watch comic book movies could be legitimately expected to have, that is I felt underestimated and yet there were some bigger questions like why everyone spoke English and when the States were founded that could have been filled in more completely. I liked the style: it reminded me of Megan Whelan Turner because it approached the characters as real people and yet took the idea of storytelling seriously.