The Relic Guild
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Magic caused the war. Magic is forbidden. Magic will save us. It was said the Labyrinth had once...
Mumbo Jumbo
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A plague is spreading across 1920s America, racing from New Orleans to New York. It's an epidemic of...
ClareR (5726 KP) rated Song of the Huntress in Books
Jun 25, 2024
This had just the right amount of history, myth and magic for me - well, anything with those three things in is a winner, in my opinion!
With the resurgence of Greek Myth (yes, I’m a fan), it has been really heartening to see the odd Norse and Celtic myth and folklore book coming out. I enjoy a good retelling, and 5is is a good read. Yes, there are some seemingly modern themes: Æthelburg and Herla’s attraction and Ine’s asexuality in particular, but who’s to say these weren’t appropriate in 60AD? I’m sure homosexuality and asexuality have been a ‘thing’ for as long as there’s been humans (there probably is someone who could say - this is the internet, after all).
To me, as a listener/ reader, this just felt really genuine and well researched. I loved learning about the characters and their world.
Just as Sistersong left me eagerly awaiting Song of the Huntress, I’m really looking forward to whatever comes next from Lucy Holland.
The Ultimate Soup Cleanse: The Delicious and Filling Detox Cleanse from the Authors of Magic Soup
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The ultimate cleanse programme packed with over 80 delicious nutrient-rich recipes to lose weight...
Owls: A Guide to Every Species
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The charm and mystique of owls resonates through human history. From ancient myth and superstition...
Stranger Magic
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Our foremost theorist of myth, fairytales, and folktales explores the magical realm of the...
Rosa Alchemica
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For those who are familiar with Yeats' poetry, particulary his beloved early poems like "The Lake...
The Deptford Trilogy: Fifth Business; The Manticore; World of Wonders
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At two minutes to six on December 27th 1908 the lives of three people become inextricably bound...
ClareR (5726 KP) rated The Valkyrie in Books
May 30, 2023
I’ll own up now. This was a NetGalley book, and it kind of got left behind. So I listened to the audiobook on Xigxag audiobooks. And I’m SO glad that I did.it came to life for me, and where some reviews have said that they were sometimes a little confused as to whose chapter it was, either Brynhild the fallen Valkyrie or Gudrun, Princess of Burgundia, I had no such issue. The narrators, Eleanor Jackson and India Shaw-Smith WERE Brynhild and Gudrun. And they were both self-assured, strong leaders who would take no nonsense.
What did surprise me was how forgiving Brynhild was of Sigurd lies. If you already know the myth, then you’ll know! Otherwise, my lips are sealed, because you really have to read this for yourself!
Oh, and the Germanic history was the icing on the cake for me. And there’s loads of extra information about both the Norse mythology and the German history, both in relation to the book, on Kate Heartsfields website - chapter by chapter! I’ve had the BEST time on there!
So, yes, this is very much a recommended book!