I really enjoyed this book! I fell in love with Genevieve Gornichec’s writing when I read The Witch’s Heart last year. I couldn’t wait to dive into her sophomore novel. Once I started this book, I did not want to stop because I was fully invested in the fate of these 3 women. I found this to be a very entertaining novel set against a compelling Viking backdrop.

Gunnhild, Oddney, and Signy were fantastic characters. I could tell just how much they meant to each other as children. They haven’t seen each other for years but their paths cross just as Oddney and Signy’s farm is raided and Signy is taken away. They are both determined to do what it takes to get her back. This story was exciting and sometimes heartbreaking. There was just the right amount of magic and enough romance to keep things very interesting.

I listened to the audiobook and thought that Nina Yndis did a remarkable job with the story. I believe that this is the first time that I have had the chance to listen to this narrator’s work and I must say that I was impressed. I thought that she did a great job of bringing this extensive cast of characters to life. I found her voice to be very pleasant and had no issues listening to this book for hours at a time. I am certain that her narration only added to my overall enjoyment of the story.

I would recommend this book to others. I was drawn into this entertaining and often exciting novel featuring characters that I found easy to like. I cannot wait to read more of this talented author’s work.

I received a review copy of this book from Berkley Publishing Group and Penguin Random House Audio.

Sisters Signy and Oddny are best friends with Gunnhild as children in Norway. When an old  seeress named Heid comes to visit the girls are told that their fates are intertwined. Knowing that Gunnhild’s mother is furious with her–she had been told she could not see the seerer–Gunnhild escapes with Heid to the forest where she learns all she can from the old woman, but she never forgets about her two friends that she left behind. While checking up on them she is witness to a Viking raid that ends with Signy being kidnapped and Oddny finding herself alone, determined to rescue her sister. As Heid predicted, the girls’ fates become intertwined in ways they never could have imagined.

I kind of went back and forth in my opinion while reading The Weaver and the Witch Queen. There is a lot of action within the pages and Gornichec wrote these sections so well, but then there were large chunks of the story that seemed to drag and were hard to get through at times. The characters are wonderfully written; it was easy to understand the relationship the girls had as children and what it became as they got older and as they faced their intertwined fates. The myth and magic pulled me in and the characters and action made me stay.

The Weaver and the Witch Queen is an epic novel that delves into the realms of magic, sisterhood, and the intricate bonds that have the power to both unite and fracture us. This captivating tale lingered in my thoughts long after I turned the final page.

Gunnhild, Oddny, and Signy are the best of friends and sworn sisters- from a young age they know their destinies are tied together. When their farm is burned and Signy taken captive, Oddny goes to Gunnhild's family for help. Gunnhild, who ran away as a young woman to learn magic, returns to help find Signy with King Eirik and his band of raiders as uneasy allies. The connections between Gunnhild, Oddny, and Signy must last through both the mundane and the magical worlds as they fight politics as well as other witches in the battle to reunite.

This is a historical fantasy, so magic is as normal as any other job here, and Gornichec treats it that way. We learn the rules with Gunnhild but never get overwhelmed by anything, And Gornichec voices one of the rules that I've always noticed but no one ever mentions when it comes to prophecies: when you try to avoid them, that's when everything comes true! In an interesting twist that I rather liked, we don't know what the prophecy is, but when Signy and Oddny's farm is attacked we learn that the real attack is meant to be on Gunnhild. Since no one can find her, this is supposed to draw her out. Not for something she's done but for something she might do against a trio of witches she's never met. Clearly not a great plan since what happens? Gunnhild and Oddny join forces to track down Signy, discover their enemies, and defeat them- thus fulfilling the prophecy the other witches wanted to avoid in the first place.

All three women have the same dream: not to follow the traditional path of a woman of their time. Signy puts it best though, what can you do if you don't want to follow that path? What else is there? This book is, for better and for worse, about answering those questions. In some ways that's the interesting theme of the book: does a person have control over their own fate? Can they choose their own path or do they have to follow the traditional one set out for them by society? What happens if you're different? Many of the characters are, in one way or another, struggling with these questions, even before we realize it. I will probably end up going back and rereading the book with these struggles in mind the second time around to see what I think of them in that light. I think it will be very interesting.

Genevieve Gornichec (The Witch's Heart) returns with another vivid and enchanting book. You can tell Gornichec has done some research on what life might have been like in this time and place- the homes, the food, the clothes, all come across as very real. Whether entering one of the living halls or walking down the street in Birka, you get the feeling you are walking with the characters. And I'm a bit of a history nerd, so I admit there were times when I was reading this and going "wait, this reminds me of something I read in The Real Valkyrie or Children of Oak and Ash", but I promise you don't actually need to know anything about the true history of the time period to enjoy the book.


I received an ARC of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review

Perfect for fan of Vikings, especially if the women’s stories are your favorite part of the show. The Weaver and the Witch Queen was an entertaining read told from the perspective of two of three women who are bound to each other by an oath they made as kids.

I enjoyed both Gunna and Oddny’s sides of the story, they’re both sympathetic characters in different ways and even through their struggles and some poor decisions, I was rooting for them through the whole book. I enjoyed the setting and world building, the writing style was a little rough and some modern language choices mixed in with more period ones threw me off occasionally but it wasn’t super distracting. I especially enjoyed the magic system, which was really unique, and how the different aspects of it worked.

The ending felt like a solid conclusion but also somewhat open ended, leaving room for a possible continuation…which I hope happens, I would definitely want to read it! Especially if I it also gives flashbacks of Signy’s story which we don’t really know much about - a second book from Signy and Runfrid’s perspectives would be awesome. I’m also extra motivated to finally read The Witch’s Heart now, which has been sitting on my bookshelf waiting for me for too long!

In The Weaver and the Witch Queen, Genevieve Gornichec has achieved stunning and enthralling results, much like her previous novel, The Witch’s Heart. She has the ability to create spellbinding historical fantasy that feels authentic and is deeply moving. In this book, told in the voices of both Oddny and Gunnhild, the reader is swept up into the lives of the two women as their bonds are tested. Much like in real life, women have through the ages created sisterhoods between themselves but those bonds are worn thin when women choose different paths or different partners in life. This novel does a fantastic job of portraying sisterhood in a realistic way while stunning and enthralling with the magic and history of the time period.

I love how fierce Gunnhild is but I also love Oddny’s quiet strength and determination to find her sister. Both women are empathetic and engaging. The characters are complex and compelling, especially the men in the novel, Eirik and Halldor. Neither is quite what they appear and that adds to the intrigue and stunning nature of the novel. The pacing is absolutely brilliant and keeps you absorbed in the tale. The details of the historical time period also make the story enchanting. 

If you like authentic fantasy that delves into history and mythology, that is powerful and emotional, this is the novel for you. The magic is compelling and enchanting with characters that are complex and emotional. The story is stunning and enthralling. If you like novels about magic, this is definitely one to read.

The Weaver and the Witch Queen is a semi-Viking tale about three girls both bound together and torn apart by a prophecy. The three have their fates are intertwined when a wisewoman gives a reading at a village celebration. One girl leaves in an attempt to avoid the choices made for her by an abusive parent, the other two grow up together with a shadow cast over their futures. A decade after the foretelling they will be reunited, Gunnhild and Oddney will have to work together to save Signy the sister taken by raiders.

I enjoyed a lot of portions of this book. Three women tied together by magic with the determination to make the sacrifices needed to save their blood oath sister. Gunnhild, will make a bargain to ensure the help of the future king in order to say her friend from childhood. All three women are strong in different ways. Oddney has a tender soul and spirit but a fierce determination. She didn’t know how strong she really was until she needed to save the sister stolen by raiders. Signy captured will eventually have to find a way to deal with the trauma she survived and all three women will have to find ways to live their own lives, but also find a way to save and forgive each other.

The magic in The Weaver and the Witch was one of my favorite parts as it wasn’t overdone and seemed like it fit into the time. I also enjoyed the eventual love story between Gunnhild and the future king Eirik. A few of the side characters stole some of the best scenes and really were almost more interesting than the main characters. Arinbjorn was one those characters, half brother of the future king he is given the free reign to add a little levity to the very serious Eirik. I do have one small issue with the book. There is a character that ended up being trans. It seemed very far fetched in a Viking tale and that character ended up as one of the romantic interests. I just had a hard time buying into so many people in a Norse tale being so accepting of this situation.

I enjoyed the resolution to the story even though parts of it were a bit sloggy. I would have liked an epilogue showing Gunnhild and Eirik later in life together since it was eluded that she would become a very bloodthirsty Queen, much worse and Eirik. It would have been fun to have that confirmed or dispelled to bring the story to a full conclusion. But other than those few minor issues this is a great follow-up to Genevieve Gornichec’s first book The Witch’s Heart.

“Your enemies are my enemies.” At once he recognized his own words from the day they’d bound themselves with blood nearly a moon ago, and a ghost of a grim, determined smile played at his lips. This wedding was for his family, the people, the gods. But these words were a reminder of the oath they’d already taken, a reminder for just the two of them. “And your fate is my fate,” he said.

What's it about (in a nutshell):
The Weaver and The Witch Queen by Genevieve Gornichec is a historical fantasy story about Norway's Queen Gunnhild, a mythic and legendary figure in Norway's Viking Age.

My Reading Experience:
I found myself instantly immersed in The Weaver and the Witch Queen. Gunnhild's story took me away to a time long ago, touched my heart, and fascinated me. I didn't just want to know what happens to Gunnhild, Signe, and Oddney; I had to know and couldn't put the book down until the story played out to its conclusion.

I loved the witch magic. It was slightly different than any other magic I've read about but still in keeping with the area and the period. I found the spirit animals particularly intriguing. They never call them spirit animals, but that is what they are considering in how they come about and what happens if severed from the physical body of the witch. It reminded me of the witches in The Golden Compass series by Phillip Pullman.

I also loved the found family themes in the story. They are moving and delve into the depths of these women leading the story. The juxtaposition of the families featured in the story, of which there are three, is very interesting and illuminates the importance of family love, whether biological or found.

The romances, which are not the story's primary focus but still significant, are both enemies to lovers, which is always my favorite. I loved the wit, snarky dialogue, and the personal growth each character had to go through to make that leap from considering each other enemies to realizing they were feeling love.

Characters:
Gunnhild is my favorite kind of character - a modern woman in historical times who is rebellious, determined, and infuriating to most around her. She is unwilling to accept the status quo, instead opting to make her path and determine her future.

Oddny is more accepting of tradition than her sister Signe and Gunnhilde. Still, she has parents who don't seek to find her a husband, instead letting her figure out her future for herself, especially after a prophecy that made Oddney and Signe undesirable to most potential husbands. Signe, Oddney, and Gunnhilde, at age 12, solidified their sistership bond by cutting their palms and sealing the relationship in blood.

All the characters are developed so well that they jump off the page and still live rent-free in my heart and mind. There are so many layers made from heartache and personal challenges. The depth of each character is as much as any person you meet in your lifetime. In particular, Gunnhild is brought to life more than she ever has been in literature.

Narration & Pacing:
The narration is in the third person but primarily focuses on Gunnhild and her bonded sister, Oddny. They aren't blood sisters but found family as Gunnhild considers Oddney's mother, Ysera, more of a mother figure to her than her biological mother. Since the story focuses on women's empowerment, these are the perfect characters to focus on as their struggle exemplifies empowerment.

Setting:
The story is set in Norway in the 900s, considered the Viking Age - a dark time of raids and conquests that was truly a period of survival of the fittest. Women were nothing more than property and were often part of the spoils raided by Vikings.

Read if you're in the mood for:
An adventurous, emotional, and dark historical fantasy
Found family themes and enemies to lovers romances
A strong female main character

The Weaver and the Witch Queen
by Genevieve Gornichec
Pub Date: 25 Jul 2023

Oddny and Gunnhild meet as children in tenth century Norway, and they could not be more different: Oddny hopes for a quiet life, while Gunnhild burns for power and longs to escape her cruel mother. But after a visiting wisewoman makes an ominous prophecy that involves Oddny, her sister Signy, and Gunnhild, the three girls take a blood oath to help one another always.

When Oddny’s farm is destroyed and Signy is kidnapped by Viking raiders, Oddny is set adrift from the life she imagined—but she's determined to save her sister no matter the cost, even as she finds herself irresistibly drawn to one of the raiders who participated in the attack. And in the far north, Gunnhild, who fled her home years ago to learn the ways of a witch, is surprised to find her destiny seems to be linked with that of the formidable King Eirik, heir apparent to the ruler of all Norway.

But the bonds—both enchanted and emotional—that hold the two women together are strong, and when they find their way back to each other, these bonds will be tested in ways they never could have foreseen in this deeply moving novel of magic, history, and sworn sisterhood.

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A fantastic mythology and historical telling! I’ve been reading a lot of these lately, and this hit the spot so well. I really enjoyed it and I Will absolutely recommend it to those looking for these awesome magical and mythical reads!

I was so excited to get this one, but honestly it just wasn’t really my cup of tea. It was just a bit underwhelming to me.

Thank you the publisher and NetGalley for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review,

This author's previous novel, The Witch's Heart, has been sitting in my physical TBR pile for ages because the plot sounded amazing, and the only reason I haven't gotten to it yet is because I keep getting distracted by new NetGalley ARCs. However, I'm going to try to make a point to remedy that injustice now, as I did dearly love the writing style in this book, and all the characters in it. I did have some issues, of course: some of the bigger twists were easy to see coming, the pacing was a bit slow in the middle, but overall, it was a pleasant reading experience. I genuinely love books that make me pull up Wikipedia to get a deeper understanding of the historical and cultural references, and this was definitely one of those. And the inclusion of a trans character made my heart so happy, as did the author's note, where she stated, "We'll never know how many people we'd recognize today as LGBTQIA+ have been omitted from history, but we have always been here, and we always will be." Well said!

A very interesting historical fantasy based on a real life figure of Norse history. Not a lot of history is told through the eyes of women and the author uses this novel to show what life may have been like for at least some women of this time. Throw in some magical realism and you have a riveting tale.

Content warning: death, blood, gore, menstruation, gaslighting by a parent, child abuse, parental abuse, misogyny, self-mutilation in magical rituals, death of a parent, depiction and discussion of slavery in the Viking age, mention of child death, mention of sexual assault

Another Viking age fantasy from The Witcher’s Heart author, Genevieve Gornichec. This work of historical fantasy told in dual POV is about Gunnhild and Oddny, two women who swore a blood oath as children to always be together now have to fight magical forces, northern European political forces, and the literal seasons to get Oddny’s sister, Signy, back after a raid. It’s a tale of femininity, of friendship, and the things people will do to protect those they care most about.

A book that loves its women as much as it loves depicting Vikings as the job it was, Gunnhild and Oddny’s trials in trying to get Signy back captured my entire heart.

Going into this book, I expected a well-researched, immersive, and grounded Viking experience, and it did not disappoint on that aspect. Though this is a work of fantasy and there is magic connected to Nordic folklore, so much of the dialogue and action happen around the rituals of every day life. And since this is a book about women, there is a lot that went into the depiction of menstrual care and contraception, and showing the camaraderie and solidarity.

Throughout the narrative, this work posits the idea that the only wrong form of femininity is the one you didn’t choose. This is expressed especially in Gunnhild’s perspective, as a lesser daughter who chose her own path, and is also reflected in Oddny. While the book is sex positive, Oddny expressing demisexuality through waiting to sleep with someone until she gets to know them properly. While there is sexual content, it’s not explicit, but these characters do pursue their sexual interests freely. There’s no right way to be a woman or pursue sexual gratification, and this narrative loves all them all.

Of course, a book discussing femininity chosen and imposed would be missing an opportunity if it didn’t include a transgender character, and Gornichec sticks the landing here. Halldor was already my favorite due to the thorniness of his introduction as a Viking raider, and he just gets better and better as the book goes on. For queer readers who are worried, he does make it to the end. I will avoid saying more due to spoilers.

The aspect of this book that moved me most is the way this theme of femininity manifested in the relationship between Gunnhild and her mother, Solveig. The type of emotional abuse and gaslighting hit close for me. It’s difficult to read, and especially in the context of Gunnhild trying to make something for herself in spite of her mother. Sometimes closure comes in the form of getting the last word in. It’s heart-wrenching and painful in a true way.

This book has so much going for it: immersive, in love with women and femininity, and steeped in magic and folklore.

Pagan Norway - sisters Oddny and Signy are best friends with Gunnhild, the local leader's daughter. As a toddler, a seer spoke Gunnhild's future - though all refuse to share the details. A seer comes again with the girls on the brink of womanhood - their futures tied together, though again the seer refuses to share the entire vision.
Desperate to save her friends and have a decent life, Gunnhild runs away with the seer.
Years later, the friends are reunited - Signy stolen to be sold, Oddny and Gunnhild determined to find her; each begin their true destiny.
Rich with lore, humor, found family and magic, this historical fantasy will consume your thoughts. Loved it!

Since reading The Widow Queen and The Last Crown by Elżbieta Cherezińska, I have been interested in exploring more myths, legends, and history from that era and that geographic area. When Genevieve Gornichec’s upcoming novel The Weaver and the Witch Queen crossed my radar, I recognized the author’s name from my TBR list. I’ve had The Witch’s Heart on that list for a while now so I jumped at the chance to preview The Weaver and the Witch Queen. A story of sisterhood, of devastating loss and overcoming expectations, I can’t wait to read more of Gornichec’s work. I’m bumping The Witch’s Heart up on my TBR list however, after that it’s going to be a waiting game again but you can bet that I’ll keep her on my “upcoming releases” radar for the foreseeable future so I can get my hands on more of her work as soon as possible.

As children, Gunnhild and her two friends, Oddny and Svigny swear a blood oath that they will always be there for one another. Its intention is to help Gunnhild cope with her demanding and emotionally abusive mother but when a seeress notes that their futures are shadowed and intertwined, it becomes clear that some changes are on the horizon. Gunnhild is by the seeress’ example, running away from home to apprentice with the seeress herself – to learn magic and find a way in life where she won’t be forced into a marriage she doesn’t want or put up with her mother’s abuse anymore. Oddny and Svigny aren’t even sure that Gunnhild is still alive until their farm is raided and Svigny is captured. Oddny escapes thanks to the interference of Gunnhild and her powers. Determined to find Svigny, Oddny and Gunnhild join forces, not only with each other, but with the chosen heir of the King of Norway. It turns out Eirik might be the target of the same forces who had Oddny’s family attacked – but who’s behind the attacks and why?

The mystery of who is behind the attack on Oddny’s family and who has it out for Eirik do form a compelling narrative, but it’s the characters themselves and their relationships with one another that truly drive the story of The Weaver and the Witch Queen. When I finished the novel, I was hoping I’d be able to find chatter about there being another planned because I want to spend more time with these characters (the plot is irrelevant). Because Gornichec has done such a great job of building the friendship between Gunnhild and Oddny, when tension arises between the emotional weight has the momentum to carry things forward, regardless of its significance to the overarching plot (though, to be fair, it is pretty significant to that plot too). There’s just such careful complexity underlying all the friendships, the romances, and the family dynamics throughout the novel.

When it comes to the novel’s themes, revenge might be the most interrogated. The links between the concepts of revenge and honor… What is truly to be gained by enacting certain types of revenge… What motivators can be stronger than revenge… The Weaver and the Witch Queen examines all of these questions while playing with the scale of revenge in question. In some cases, it’s small enough that it might not really count as a true “revenge” plot, such as when Gunnhild is faced with confronting her mother about the abuse she suffered. Does she make the decisions she makes from a desire for revenge, showing her mother how wrong she was? And then Gornichec explores how that aspect impacts her feelings as she lives with the consequences of those decisions. Then there are the more public cases of revenge – those that are expected by society and are tied to concepts of honor. What happens when a quest for revenge is driven not by personal desire for revenge, but by the need to be accepted, the need to save face?

The Weaver and the Witch Queen will be available July 25, 2023.

4.5 stars! Told in Gornichec's lyrical style, The Weaver and the Witch Queen is an awesome historical fantasy novel set in Norway in Viking Age history. It reads like a well-told myth, with plenty of research to back up the Nordic history.
This is such a rich story, and I loved it! It's a story about family, bonds between women, an immersive setting, and magic. The exploration of the power of women, their bonds, their choices, their influence, and their impact was so powerful and well-done. I loved the development of the relationships between Gunnhild and Eirik and between Oddny and Halldor and the impacts those relationships had on Gunnhild and Oddny's own relationship.

*Special thanks to NetGalley and Ace for this e-arc.*

“One of you clouds the futures of the others. For better or worse, your fates are intertwined.” Her features contorted again, this time in fear and confusion. “I dare not say more.”

This was absolutely stunning. If you have followed me on any of my book review outlets in the last few years, you have likely heard me rave about The Witch’s Heart by Genevieve Gornichec. It’s one of my all-time favorite books.

I will admit, I was nervous about picking up The Weaver and the Witch Queen. Would Gornichec’s writing pluck at the same chords in my heart that TWH did? Would I be as captivated? Well, my friends, I had nothing to worry about because Gornichec’s talent knows no bounds.

Similarly to how I declared that I had no doubt that Gornichec’s account of Angrboda’s life would become the ultimate reference, I believe that this novel will become the same in regards to Gunnhild. This author knows how to write underrated historical or mythological women and bring them to the forefront. These aren’t just retellings, they are creative expressions so powerful that it is hard to remember that any mention of them existed before Gornichec continued the weaving of their stories. Simply put, I don’t believe that anyone could have done Gunnhild’s story justice in the same way.

“I suppose enduring this will make me stronger, then,” Oddny had said bitterly. “If it comforts you to think so,” Yrsa had replied. ‘But it’s all right to feel weak, Oddny. Sometimes our bodies give us more pain than we can bear. But any gods worth worshipping know that not every person can give the same effort.”

Additionally, the crafting of the completely fictional Signy and Oddny is done just as expertly and lovingly. Oddny’s characterization is especially fruitful and satisfying. The thread of these three women and their lifelines are beautifully entwined and a true testament to sisterhood, through blood and without it––not without flaws and hardships, but ultimately stronger than the trials that life throws at them.

I wanted to get back to The Weaver and the Witch Queen as quickly as possible whenever I had to set it down and found that I devoured it with ease. Gornichec doesn’t shy away from the enslavement that often came after raids, but is tactful enough not to gruesomely detail the sexual assault that took place, though it is alluded to. There’s a bit of enemies to lovers romance, as well as LGBTQ representation. The high stakes of the time period paired with the intent of the characters and the way that their storylines evolve keeps the plot going at a propulsive speed. I cared deeply about characters at the forefront and cared as equally for the smaller characters in the background. Nobody fell flat to me, all were fleshed out even if their roles were small. I wasn’t surprised by a major reveal of one of the antagonists, but it didn’t bother me at all.

“Your enemies are my enemies.” At once he recognized his own words from the day they’d bound themselves with blood nearly a moon ago, and a ghost of a grim, determined smile played at his lips. This wedding was for his family, the people, the gods. But these words were a reminder of the oath they’d already taken, a reminder for just the two of them. “And your fate is my fate,” he said.

One of my favorites themes across the mythologies of various cultures is the symbolism of the threads of Fate and their connection to our life-force. I take sincere delight in the way that Gornichec included this in the magic system. It was classic and refreshing all at once.

I could keep talking about this book, but I’ll end with this: The Weaver and the Witch Queen is satisfyingly action-packed, yet full of moments of tenderness and reflective introspection. It combines harsh realities with soft, inviting prose. It embodies the myriad emotions I want to experience while reading a historical fantasy novel.

“When your patron calls you, they’ll judge your strengths and weaknesses against yourself, not against others.”

Thanks so much to the team at Berkley and Ace for the ebook and finished copy of one of my most anticipated reads this year, it exceeded all expectations. The Weaver and the Witch Queen comes out July 25th, 2023.

The Weaver and the Witch Queen is an exciting new historical fantasy from Genevieve Gornichec, author of The Witch's Heart, a book that I absolutely adored. While I can't say that I loved The Weaver and the Witch Queen as much as The Witch's Heart, I did still have a great time with this story and think that Gornichec is a fantastic storyteller.

I found that The Weaver and the Witch Queen didn't tug at my heart and engross me as much as I'd expected, but I still really enjoyed getting to know our two protagonists Oddny and Gunnhild. Both have very unique and complex stories and have incredibly compelling characters arcs. I loved this setting and the way that Gornichec once again weaves in myth so effortlessly into the story. If you love a Norse/Viking setting and well-developed, exciting women leading the story, then you should definitely check out The Weaver and the Witch Queen.

This is art, a true masterpiece inspired from the Nordic Mythology.

The weaver and the witch Queen is a great addition to the feminist mythology retelling subgenre. Genevieve Gornichec's writing is beautiful, yet heartbreaking. The use of Nordic mythology and intricately weaving it to create a tale of the historic mythological fantasy novel was amazing! Every emotion was pulled out from me and I found myself wanting books from each of our characters’ perspectives by the end of the story!!