Wowza! It was freaking marvelous!This is not retelling folks, this is epic, heartbreaking, powerful reimagining of Norse mythology by bringing a new character , adding more modernist approach and rewrite the story around her! It’s unique, riveting, moving, intriguing! This is not only Loki and Angrboda’s love story. This is a woman’s standing for herself and her motives to do whatever it takes to protect her children fulfill their destinies even though her enemies are the more threatening and p...

This book is fantastic.Honestly, when I started it, I was a little underwhelmed. There is a slow start, following Angrboda through her everyday life in the woods as a witch who cannot remember the lives she has lived. But then the book becomes un-put-down-able. An epic tale that spans thousands of years, love, heartbreak, tragedy, and of course the end of the world, this book will pull you in and leave you with tears streaming down your face (at least, it did to me).

I really really loved this story that reimagines Norse Mythology in a beautiful yet approachable way. I didn't want to put this one down and even got a little sad when it was over. The story follows Angrboda, a witch who survived a burning by the Norse gods and hides in a remote forest. However, her attempts to be alone are thwarted by a loyal huntress and Loki who help her start a new life in a dark cave. It doesn't remain dark for long as she falls in love with Loki and soon they start a beaut...

What a unique mash-up of genres in this book! I love a witch story, and I adore this cover!Angrboda has been banished and even burned at the hand of Odin when she is found by Loki.The two fall in love, and they have three children together. Each child has a destiny Angrboda keeps a secret until their futures are in danger.The Witch’s Heart is an epic story, stunningly written, engaging, consuming, original, and awe-inspiring. The depth and marvel to the story, as well as the skilled writing, rem...

i have to assume that this is going to be incredibly popular with the same people that made madeline miller popular, i.e. a readership of mainly cis women who love ao3 and being talked down to by their authors. it is a similarly easy read. what i WILL say is ms miller occasionally pulls out a Line that earns its place in the italicized-beneath-the-picspam canon, whereas this book has the worst dialogue i have read all year.what hangs me up about most retellings of myths and legends is the sense

I. Love. This. Book. Ilovethisbook. Mark your ever-loving calendars for February 9, and then pick yourself up a copy of this beauty!THE WITCH'S HEART is the story of Angrboda, a witch possessed of many secrets, three children (two of whom are large animals), and the least reliable husband in all of Norse mythology. We follow Angrboda through an epic, apocalyptic, deeply moving journey as she finds out who she is, what she wants, and how much power she really has.I was excited about this book bec...

I was lucky enough to get an advanced reader copy of this book, and I'm thrilled because this is a stunning, beautiful tribute to the women who are often voiceless in myths. Gornichec's prose is heartfelt and honest, and there's something akin to magical realism in this novel--yes, it's set in a world with magic, but the lush simplicity of it all really stays with you.Angrboda is a rich and resilient protagonist and the women of myth who surround her--Skadi, Sigyn, Gerd, and more--really come to...

What Madeline Miller did for Circe, Genevieve Gornichec does for the Norse giantess witch, Angrboda. Known for nothing more than being the mother of three of Loki's infamous children, Gornichec brings this woman, mother, and warrior into the world's radar. An epic story of love, loss, and destiny, Angrboda is woven into a complex individual, a devoted mother, and a loyal lover, until her whole world falls apart and she must face her cruel past.

This book utterly consumed me. When I wasn’t reading it, I couldn’t stop thinking about it. In canonical Norse myth, Angrboda is only briefly mentioned as the giantess who births Loki’s three monstrous children. In The Witch’s Heart, she transforms into a powerful tragic figure, a witch who has altered the course of the world and suffered as a result. Her strength as a mother is brought to the forefront, all the more impressive for the nature of her children. Disparate elements and canon pillars...

I loved every word of this dark and epic novel. I can't recommend it enough!

A clever and engaging reimagining of Norse mythology. Angrboda is a witch with the gift of seeing the future, a gift much desired by Oden. When Angrboda refuses to share the secrets of her gift with Oden he burns her not once, not twice, but three times. When he still fails he steals her heart and banishes her to the Ironwoods. It is in the Ironwoods where Angraboda crosses paths with Loki with who she forges a relationship. Loki pops in and out of her life and ultimately fathers her three child...

Generally, I do not engage with fiction based on mythologies or historical periods I am deeply interested in. I typically find the liberties writers take to be superfluous, and often the changes made are weaker than the original myths, facts, and characters and/or historical figures. Thankfully, the premise of The Witch's Heart by Genevieve Gornichec intrigued me, and the positive buzz on social media convinced me this was an exception I needed to make.I could not be happier that I did. (Minor s...

One of my favorite books of the year and my pick for the Fantastic Strangelings Book Club. It made me cry but in such a good way.

The Witch's Heart is a story filled with love, loss, forgiveness, and hope. For those of you somewhat familiar with Norse Mythology, I think you will enjoy how the author incorporated those myths into the book. Angrboda was a fantastic character and you will easily root for her. You will love and hate Loki throughout the book which is exactly how it should be.Overall, the pacing for the book was good but part two did drag for me a bit. I just felt the plot sort of meandered for a little while. T...

This book was absolutely incredible. I’m not sure the experience can be adequately put into words, but I’m going to give it my best shot. :)The Witch’s Heart features a captivating plot, an expansive cast of characters, incredible dialogue, and it abounds with humor and heart. It takes the broad strokes of mythology you’re familiar with and humanizes it, shaping it into a fascinating perspective that roots you in its grasp and pulls you along to the riveting, powerful ending.Normally in a premis...

I read this in one day and I am emotionally wrecked. One of the best books I've read in awhile

1/26/2021: Hello, friends! We’re two weeks out from the US release of THE WITCH’S HEART, and I just wanted to drop by with some additional info before it’s out in the world.CONTENT WARNINGS: burning alive, sutures, childbirth (x3), family separationI wrote the first draft of this book for NaNoWriMo in 2011 and it’s still really surreal to think that it actually exists and people are reading it. Thank you so, so much for giving THE WITCH’S HEART a chance.

4.5 stars I loved this book! In The Witch's Heart, Gornichec tells the story of the witch Angroba (previously known as Gullveig). Angroba is a powerful witch who uses seid to see into the future. The voice of Angroba was ethereal and otherworldy, and it fit her because she is an ancient being. Although Angroba is burned at the stake three times by Odin, she manages to survive and escapes. Loki finds her in the forest and returns her heart to her. Angroba bears three children with Loki: Hel, Fenr...

As soon as I met Angrboda, I was in. This story is a retelling of Norse Mythology and Ragnarok and how the characters make everything come to pass. The novel is also really about love and different kinds of love. Angrboda knows magic and she teaches it to Odin, except he wants to know the future. When Angrboda refuses to teach him prophecy, the gods burn her thrice and stake her heart and thus begins a story that grabs you and doesn't let you go. I read this over just two days and when I wasn't

The Witch's Heart is immersive and rich, delivering the familiar tales of Norse mythology from the fresh perspective of Angrboda, wife of Loki and Mother of Monsters. Angrboda is an honest and relatable protagonist, unyielding in the face of burnings and betrayal and challenges - and the gods who brought them about. Even the secondary characters are incredibly well-developed and vivid, from the multi-faceted trickster, Loki, to the buff bi bestie with a sword who may or may not be out to kill hi...

This was so beautiful and just so good. I don't usually do book comparisons all that often, but if you liked Circe, then you'll probably like this too. And if you didn't like Circe, you'll probably like this too! Find this review at Forever Lost in Literature!The Witch's Heart is a beautiful and emotional gut punch of a story that completely enraptured me and left me unable to put this story down. This is a Norse myth retelling about the witch Angrboda, who is punished and cast out by the gods a...

The Witch's Heart by Genevieve Gornichec is a book based on Norse mythology, and it's about the witch Angrboda, one of Loki's wives. I don't know a lot about Norse mythology beyond Marvel movies. I've heard of Odin, Loki, and Thor, but I never knew anything about Angrboda and her children or any other gods. The book starts after Angrboda is burned three times by Odin for refusing to show him the future. She flees to isolated woods, where Loki finds her and returns her heart to her. Thus starts a...

Thanks to the publisher and to Netgalley for getting me an ARC for review! I have had this book on my radar for months and was so, so excited to have a chance to read it.I wrote a much longer, gushier review here.This is the story of Angrboda Iron-Witch, Sorrow-Bringer, first wife of Loki and mother of “monsters.” This is the story of a woman thrice burned, thrice reborn. This is the story of the gods who lived before Asgard and the gods who lived after. This is the story of Ragnarok. Gornichec

The Witch’s Heart by Genevieve Gornichec is an excellent novel that is full of rich imagery, Norse mythology, and was utterly captivating from beginning to end.This story brings to light Angrboda, a figure that was only mentioned in passing as the woman that gave birth to Lodi’s offspring, and passed over from there. Here, she receives an intricate, emotional, and passionate story that is so unique and impressive, the reader feels as if this telling must be from ancient sources itself. Full of e...

Omigosh, this was amazing.

I see Loki, I read.

I just finished my ARC this morning and I IMMEDIATELY had to share how awesome it is in review form. If you are not yet hyped for this book... GET THERE. I was completely and fully transported into the story from the very first paragraph, and I was in love with Angrboda by the second. Every character in this tale was so incredibly complex and vivid. I laughed, loved, and grieved right alongside the titular witch, Angrboda. DO NOT MISS THIS ONE.

I finished reading Genevieve Gornichec’s The Witch’s Heart on Saturday and have slowly been coming down from the high ever since. This book was so good, so beautifully written, that I just want to run around telling people to read the book and share the experience of reading a story that will totally knock their socks off...Read the rest of my review at A Bookish Type. I received a free copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley, for review consideration.

Many thanks to Netgalley for the advanced reader's copy. I loved this book! Gornichec tells a story that fleshes out the life of Angrboda (or Gullveig, Mother Witch and other names as well), who was the mother of Loki's children who bring about Ragnarok. But she was so much more. A great character study and a really interesting take on Norse Mythology and on those goddesses and giantesses that only get mentions in most Norse mythological works. Angroboda is a fascinating character and the re-int...

This is going to be so fucking epic I can feel it in my bones!!! Cannot wait to read this!