The Witch's Heart by Genevieve Gornichec

The Prose Edda ( Gylfaginning) describes her as 'a giantess in Jötunheimar' and as the mother of three monsters: the wolf Fenrir, the Midgard serpent Jörmungandr, and the ruler of the dead Hel. She is only mentioned once in the Poetic Edda ( Völuspá hin skamma) as the mother of Fenrir by Loki.

She is the mate of Loki and the mother of monsters. For the moon of Saturn, see Angrboda (moon).Īngrboða ( Old Norse: also Angrboda) is a jötunn in Norse mythology. I look forward to reading more by Gorichec.'Angrboda' redirects here. And one I found myself drawn in from the beginning. The Asgardians took her kids, laughed at them, and then punished them for even existing. She was trying to protect her kids, who she knew the world would scorn because they were unusual. Her desire to stay away from Odin became stronger after she became a mother. She did not want anything to do with Odin or even Asgard. Looking at you, Zeus!Īngrboda just wanted to be left alone, to live out her life. And because all gods and goddesses in any mythology seem to have high opinions of themselves. I will not discuss how unfair the gods were to Angrboda and her family because that is how the folktale is told.

One out of the two was more closely related to the characters of this book. My Opinionīefore reading this book, my knowledge of Norse mythology was from reading the Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard series by Rick Riordan and Marvel comics. But that is more on me and my lack of knowledge about Norse mythology. Outside of the behavior of several of the characters. I’m not sure I can truly find something else I did not like about the book. I assume that means the chapters in the actual book were close to 70 pages each. Yes, I listened to the audiobook, but each “chapter” was roughly 75 minutes in length. One negative about this book is the lack of chapters. This is a story of love- the love of a mother for her children, a wife for her husband, the love of friends. This is more than a story of a powerless witch gaining her powers back. And if you are unfamiliar with many of the names found in Norse mythology and folklore, this is probably the best way to read the book. I will admit, I listened to the audiobook and did not read a physical copy. Will she fight to stop the prophecy? Or will she fight to control the destiny of her loved ones? Postives Angraboda works hard to keep her family safe, especially as she starts to regain her power of prophecy. Their union produces three children, each with a unique power and destiny. She distrusts him and his actions, but over time finds herself in love with him. He reveals himself to be the trickster god, Loki. Soon she is found by a man bearing a special gift. Injured and powerless, she flees to the farthest corner of the 9 Worlds. CW/TW: death, violence, murder, war, forced marriage, kidnapping Synopsisįor refusing to give Odin what he wanted, Angrboda was sentenced to death by burning.

The Witch's Heart by Genevieve Gornichec