"Witch's Heart" First Impressions *No Spoilers*

[SFFBC, Ancillary Mod]

Come talk about your initial, general impressions!

Please save all discussion of particulars, details from the story, character choices, plot questions, etc. for the full spoiler thread.

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[Jenni]

I'm not sure where it's appropriate to put this, but I've been having a hard time with the pronunciation of the Norse words so I looked them up. This guy does YouTube videos pronouncing a bunch of words you may or may not come across reading this book.

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLd...

[Allison, Fairy Mod-mother]

thanks Jenni!

[Ryan, Your favourite moderators favourite moderator]

'Oh Shit! It's another story involving the Trickster God'

[Michelle]

LOL!

[Mitch]

About 50 pages in, I'm liking this though I keep wishing our main character was stranger.

[Olga]

About 30% in and so far it just feels weird. Some hints on bigger things to happen, but I can't se how everything fits yet.

But this book made me want to finally read Gaiman's Norse Mythology that's been waiting on my Audible shelf for ages )))

[Jenni]

Thanks to being quarantined for covid, I am 72% in. I felt like the beginning was trying to cover a lot of backstory very quickly. But, eventually, it starts slowing down and developing more naturally.

[Jenni]

I also have Gaiman's Norse Mythology and haven't read it yet, but I've always meant to.

[Olga]

Jenni, how about a buddy read?

[Jenni]

Sure!

[Carro]

Initially liked it but got fed up with how he behaves and how she tolerates it - put it down to read a new book that arrived and am not yet motivated to go back to it. I think I'll read the spoilers thread to see if I want to continue.

[Liane]

One third in and I think I see how this is going. Funny, I tried Gaiman’s Norse book when it came out and couldn’t get into it. I’m surprised I’m so into this book.

[Mareike]

Started this today as I went for a brief walk after work. I’m enjoying it so far, though I’m only 9% in.

[Anjali]

Just started it, and I'm liking it so far!

[Linliny]

I'm getting pretty irritated with Loki. Not too far into the story, but she really needs to ditch him! I'm wondering how their relationship will end up.

[Beth]

I've barely started it, just about 30 pages in. I like the whole thing where Angrboda is a lone woman in the woods, and various folks (just two so far) come to see her. Reminds me a bit of the middle of Daughter of the Forest. I also appreciate that the seat of the gods (Aesir? Asgard? I'm sorry, I'm a total noob when it comes to Norse mythology) and the other big-picture mythology (including Loki's activities/antics) is dealt with "off screen" after the first couple of pages. Not sure where this is going, but I'm interested. Could do without extremely contemporary quips like "Wait, what?" though.

[Bonnie]

Beth wrote: "Could do without extremely contemporary quips like "Wait, what?" though."
Agreed...

“Fine.” He flopped down on the bed. “I’m hungry.”

Beth, I also thought of Daughter of the Forest.

I'm 12% in and not very interested. I'll keep going though.