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The Witch's Heart

Genevieve Gornichec

Discussion: Mythology

Why we're reading this: 09/30/22 nominated by Nicole
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Oct 30, 2022 Crystal rated it it was amazing

Shelves: audiobooks

Wow. I don’t know that I can do this book justice in this review. I picked it up back in the summer at the library, intrigued by the premise. But it wasn’t the right time, apparently, for I only read about a chapter or so before setting it aside.

I’d forgotten to cancel my Audible subscription as I’d planned, and had a credit to use this month, so I figured I’d give this novel a second try as an audiobook this time around. I’m so glad I did! The narrator’s voice was perfection; and the story was ...more

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Oct 23, 2023 Kim rated it it was amazing

Shelves: 2023

This is a beautiful book that fills the woman-shaped gaps in Nordic history and mythology. This is so much more than a love story between Loki and Angrboda; it’s a love story between Angrboda and herself. It’s a story in which she finds her own automony against even the gods.

Angrboda is a powerful witch who once was coveted by the gods themselves until she refused to give Odin what he demanded. But she isn’t so easy to destroy, and she finds her way back every time. During one of these lives, sh ...more

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