Genre: Adult Fantasy
Year Release: February 2021
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Content warning: childbirth, burning alive, sutures
I was a Norse mythology kid growing up. And the books that I had read painted Angrboda as the de facto villain with Loki being kind of a quaint deuteragonist. This book tells the story from Angrboda’s point of view, starting with her third burning through her courtship with Loki, to the birth of her monstrous children, and finally, Ragnarok itself. Beautiful imagery, full of romance, and heart-breaking in its pivotal moments, this book has captured my heart, and I’m not sure I’m getting it back any time soon.
Author Genevieve Gornichec will be featured in a blog interview on release day, February 9th, 2021.
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