I throughly enjoyed this story the world building felt unique and it is clear the author was passionate in the mythology created for it because it felt flawless. As if you could escape to this place

Everything was thoroughly explained, you knew what was happening and why it was happening, it wasn’t a vague magic it was explored. I felt as though I never had to question how something happened.

I did feel like the characters were a bit of the typical YA stereotype at the begging but as the story progressed they became their own and really stood out to me.

Overall this was a beautifully written story with equally as charming characters and mythology

Ok, I have dso many thoughts that I'll try to put them in some kind of order... I might fail, but let's see.

What I liked:
1. The worldbuilding. The author put actual thought into creating Ym, the mythology, how everything works. If something happened we knew why and how, it wasn't just like "and then the magical force flew through her and destroyed something". Everything was nicely explained with no info dump. So, thank you for that.
2. The characters. I'm a little bit on the fence abou that, tbh, since none were original - 15yo redhead that has no powers (but hasnt she really?), emo conflicted rich boy. I mean this sounds like EVERY. SINGLE. YA. EVER. But they were likable. Sort of. Secondary characters were great and I liked them a lot.
3. After I got into the story it was hard to put down.
4. The translation was overall good. It felt natural at most parts, even though at some moments it felt like "yep, this book is translated", if you know what i mean.

What I didn't like:
1. The writing. There was almost no compound sentences in the enire book! The sentences here are so short it makes the writing feel clunky and it really slows the pacing. It's unnatural and you can feel it while reading. I thought that this feeling of clunkiness was the translation's fault, but after reading some reviews, I know it's not.
2. The above made it hard for me to get into the story.
3. Rape as a plot device. Never ok.


Note for the publisher, that's not included in my GR review: The review copy was formatted in a weird way that made reading really hard - there was no possibility od jumping to particular chapter (Kindle recognises the book as one big chapter). Also, there was no cover which made it impossible for me to hype this book on my instagram.

This is such a unique story, I’ve read nothing like it. Interesting world building, a plethora of great and interesting characters and fantastical beings. Plus the magic is just super cool. I highly recommend it. My only “issue” was that it was just a tad long in certain places but it really is a great set up for the continuation.

This is one of my holy grail book series. I grew up with it, it's such a tangible piece of my country's history and culture. I cannot tell you how excited I am that it is getting an English translation.

It's beautifully written, expertly crafted. And it gets bonus points for being written by a Norweigan author.

Rating: 4⭐️

I am currently on a mythology kick and had so much fun reading this book. The plot is interesting and the story is full of colorful characters.

As this is the beginning of a series, it does have a slow start due to world building and character introductions.

Thanks to the author for this advanced review copy, I cannot wait to read the next book!

Odin's Child is perfect for fans of Games of Thrones that are into complex fantasy worlds with numerous characters. Even though this was marked as YA, I would categorize it as adult fantasy due to profanity, nudity, and multiple graphic scenes.

Hirka is Odin's Child but she doesn't know it. Left at the world of Ym as a newborn, she goes through life believing she's one of them but just a bit different, until the man she believed was her father tells her the truth in an attempt to protect her from the people that see her as a threat. Hirka's life comes crashing down and she has to make some hard decisions along the way in order to survive and protect the ones she loves.

The story is intriguing and the reader won't be able to put it down until they get their answers. I loved Hirka and following where her unpredictable choices took her. The story is also told through various characters, which adds to its mysterious tone. Can't wait for the other two books in the trilogy of The Raven Rings to be translated by Arctis Books.

Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for providing an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Odin’s Child follows 15 year old Hirka in this recently translated trilogy. This book, I found, was very engaging to the point that I didn’t want to stop reading. I really enjoyed the Norse mythology and following Hirka as she finds more about herself and where she belongs in their world. Hirka was ultimately relatable as she felt like an outsider because of her lack of tail.

There were points in the book that I found it difficult to follow, but the writing was captivating and as I kept reading, everything more or less fell into place. Pettersen created a very enticing world that was utterly immersive and I can’t wait to read the next book!

*4.5 stars

I thoroughly engaging read that I just couldn’t put down. The novel has an intriguing plot and wonderful characters with great development.

As it’s the first novel in a series the beginning had a lot of plot and world building elements which was a little slow for me but after the halfway mark the story starts to pick up speed and I couldn’t stop reading.

I love all the characters and the storyline and setting is really different from anything I’ve read before.

I’m honestly so excited to get into the next instalment. The english translation needs to be published ASAP!

Odin’s child follows 15-year-old Hirka as she discovers secrets about herself and her community. The novel is captivating and leads the reader along a path of subterfuge and fantasy as Hirka finds her place in the world.


Book 1 of the Raven Ring novels, this novel created a world of characters that you are eager to revisit with the upcoming novels.

I am not extremely familiar with Norse mythos so I found myself researching different concepts as I moved through the book. There is a character list and glossary at the end of the book, but if you’re not familiar with Norse mythology you may initially be confused by the setting.

Odin's Child is an interesting story set in a land, inspired by norse mythology, where everyone has a tail. everyone, except our protagonist. The lack of a tail set our MC apart from the other, she's an outcast and this prompts her search of who she really is, where she belongs, where did she came from. I really liked this book for his originality, and for the setting, norse mythology has so much influence on fantasy and it's really lovely to go deep with the inspiration. The characters, especially our Main Character, are good, I care so much for them, they're at the start of their journey and i can't wait to see how everything will continue.

I got an ARC on Netgalley of the book "Odin's child" by Siri Pettersen, for an honest review.

This book should be up my alley cause it's with norse elements and I've seen the book around in Scandinavia. But it didn't catch my attention nor made me want to know more. It was rather dull and boring. It just wasn't a match for me.

I did not feel entertained, and I was more like ain't the book soon done. So there for my rating.

This book did not read like YA. The main character might be in the age range but I think this reads a lot more like an adult fantasy book with a younger protagonist. So be warned - there are explicit scenes of graphic scenes.

I very much appreciated the different cultural background for this - there is not a lot of fantasy by Scandinavian authors that gets translated. I have to say I don't think I know enough about Norse mythology or the mythological roots for this novel to comment on that.

The story is really interesting and I think beautifully written. Sometimes it comes off as a bit bloated but I think it works in the context of the story. While the story can be a bit weird and I still have a lot of questions (and would have liked a bit more answers) I think if you are interested in trying a fantasy from Scandinavia this might work for you.

The book had a good promise of Norse mythology, but the only Norse thing about it is the name Odin. I was expecting something along the Viking lines, with the correct mythology behind it. I couldn't get along with the style of writing and I made a lot of notes similar to 'the grandeur writing is too much'. quite frequently. It kept dancing around the reasons and thoughts rather than outright saying them and that got quite irksome. I got halfway through the book and had to stop as the writing style really bugged me. This book is definitely not for young adults; the language and some graphic scenes are not suited to 12-17 year olds, the book is definitely for adults. Even if the protagonist is 15-ish, it doesn't automatically make the book suitable to read for that age group. I did not quite get why they had tails, and I did not quite get the other terminology being used without it being explained. I suppose if you like odd fantasy novels with a grand writing style that doesn't explain things fully, go for it. This book was not for me unfortunately, though I did have good hopes for it