Odin's Child
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Summary
An epic fantasy trilogy from Norway about thousand-year-old secrets， forbidden romance， and what happens to those who make a deal with the devil comes at last to the United States！
15-year-old Hirka has always been an outsider in the world of Ym: she’s the only person without a tail， and the only one unable to access the Might， a current of power that runs through the earth。
Her differences become more and more of a concern as the date approaches for the Rite—the ceremony where everyone is to be blessed by the all-knowing Seer and the Council of powerful families who rule in His name。 With only a few weeks until the Rite， Hirka discovers the shocking secret behind why she is tailless and Mightless: she is not from this world。 As an infant， she was brought through an ancient stone circle known as a Raven Ring， and as long as she’s in Ym， the passageway between worlds remains open inviting terrifying creatures called the blind to follow。
No one can know the truth of Hirka’s identity， especially
not Rime， her childhood friend who just might become something more。 But is Rime is hiding secrets of his own？
The first in a trilogy， Odin's Child is a thrilling modern fantasy epic。
15-year-old Hirka has always been an outsider in the world of Ym: she’s the only person without a tail， and the only one unable to access the Might， a current of power that runs through the earth。
Her differences become more and more of a concern as the date approaches for the Rite—the ceremony where everyone is to be blessed by the all-knowing Seer and the Council of powerful families who rule in His name。 With only a few weeks until the Rite， Hirka discovers the shocking secret behind why she is tailless and Mightless: she is not from this world。 As an infant， she was brought through an ancient stone circle known as a Raven Ring， and as long as she’s in Ym， the passageway between worlds remains open inviting terrifying creatures called the blind to follow。
No one can know the truth of Hirka’s identity， especially
not Rime， her childhood friend who just might become something more。 But is Rime is hiding secrets of his own？
The first in a trilogy， Odin's Child is a thrilling modern fantasy epic。
Reviews
Liz
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Loved it！ Can't wait for the next one to release in english！ Loved it！ Can't wait for the next one to release in english！ 。。。more
Alyssa Braun
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3。5 stars rounded up to 4。
Vixiene
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Předně musím podotknout， že jsem knihu poslouchala jako audioverzi a byla to chyba。 Rozhodně doporučuji ji spíše číst。 Projev byl sice fajn， takový pohádkový， ale prostě si nemohu pomoct， audioverze tomuto příběhu vůbec neslušela。 Příběhu nesedla ani délka - tolik zbytečných a hluchých míst co v knize bylo。。。 autorka by udělala lépe， kdyby finální verzi malinko seškrtala。Moje očekávání prostě byla zase příliš vysoká。 Byla to milá fantasy， ale dělalo mi problém se k ní vracet。 Nebyly tam žádné st Předně musím podotknout， že jsem knihu poslouchala jako audioverzi a byla to chyba。 Rozhodně doporučuji ji spíše číst。 Projev byl sice fajn， takový pohádkový， ale prostě si nemohu pomoct， audioverze tomuto příběhu vůbec neslušela。 Příběhu nesedla ani délka - tolik zbytečných a hluchých míst co v knize bylo。。。 autorka by udělala lépe， kdyby finální verzi malinko seškrtala。Moje očekávání prostě byla zase příliš vysoká。 Byla to milá fantasy， ale dělalo mi problém se k ní vracet。 Nebyly tam žádné strhující situace， žádné "cliffhangery"。 Musím se přiznat， že hlavní hrdinka Hirka mě někdy svou hloupostí vyloženě vytáčela :-D Člověk by snad nenašel jedinou kapitolu， kde nepronesla nějaká slova sebelítosti。 Záporák byl jako vystřižený ze šablony， stejně jako typická YA romantická linka。 Svět je vykreslený pěkně， je originální。 Námět jako takový je také super。 Jen mi to přišlo ploché， místy až bezdějové。 Za velké plus považuji vizuál knihy， hlavně ten mě totiž nalákal ke koupi。Když to vezmu kolem a kolem， jsem z knihy spíše zklamaná， nicméně další dva díly si i tak přečtu， třeba svůj názor změním。 K přečtení doporučuji （nejen） mladším čtenářům， kteří si nepotrpí na moc náročné a propracované fantasy příběhy a mají rádi spíše jednoduché oddechovky。Mimochodem - z knihy vyplývá jedno důležité ponaučení。。。 Dávejte si pozor na to， s kým máte sex， můžete totiž zplesnivět。 （Jo， fakt。。） 。。。more
Hawa Sillah
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Eftersom jag vet att det är en serie kan jag ändå tycka att boken är bra， då världsbygget är så otroligt bra， detaljrikt och målande。Samtidigt tyckte jag att det hände väldigt lite I boken vilket gjorde den lite tråkig och utdragen。 Hade hellre sett mer action。Jag lyssnade på boken， vilket jag också tror är till nackdel。 För de korta bitar jag läste var så mycket bättre och gav en större/bättre upplevelse。Dock gjorde slutet mig otroligt nyfiken på nästa del i serien， och det är den sista femtede Eftersom jag vet att det är en serie kan jag ändå tycka att boken är bra， då världsbygget är så otroligt bra， detaljrikt och målande。Samtidigt tyckte jag att det hände väldigt lite I boken vilket gjorde den lite tråkig och utdragen。 Hade hellre sett mer action。Jag lyssnade på boken， vilket jag också tror är till nackdel。 För de korta bitar jag läste var så mycket bättre och gav en större/bättre upplevelse。Dock gjorde slutet mig otroligt nyfiken på nästa del i serien， och det är den sista femtedelen av boken där majoriteten händer och fångar en。I det stora hela en fantastisk bok på sitt sätt och jag ser fram emot att avsluta serien。 。。。more
Giorgia
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Meriterebbe un po’ più di tre stelle e un po’ meno di quattroNote positive:•scrittura scorrevole e fluida•ambiente fisico ben fatto e risulta vivido nell’immaginazione •storia coinvolgente anche se inizia un po’ lenta•protagonista piena di risorse e non il cliché da young adult spiccioNote negative:•non mi sono affezionata a nessun personaggio， avrei voluto conoscerli di più •avrei voluto meno scene inutili e più spiegazioni sulla storia di ymslanda （almeno sarebbero stati spiegoni utili）•i pers Meriterebbe un po’ più di tre stelle e un po’ meno di quattroNote positive:•scrittura scorrevole e fluida•ambiente fisico ben fatto e risulta vivido nell’immaginazione •storia coinvolgente anche se inizia un po’ lenta•protagonista piena di risorse e non il cliché da young adult spiccioNote negative:•non mi sono affezionata a nessun personaggio， avrei voluto conoscerli di più •avrei voluto meno scene inutili e più spiegazioni sulla storia di ymslanda （almeno sarebbero stati spiegoni utili）•i personaggi un po’ bidimensionali hanno reso la vicenda un po’ piatta a volte， nonostante l’idea fosse buonaGià letto saghe fantasy in cui i personaggi sono iconici e non super studiati， ma funzionavano benissimo Qui ho sentito mancare qualcosa， spero nei prossimi due volumi 。。。more
Alitash
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oh my Lord this has got to be one of my favourite stories ever。 This novel is definitely on par with lord of the rings and the hobbit in my opinion， it’s fascinating to say the least。 The intricacy of this fantasy world is mind blowing。 I love this story and everything that came with it。
Alexandria Drzewiecki
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Actual rating: probably somewhere between a 3。5 and 3。75 rounded up to a 4。 I loved the world and the characters and the story/plotting。 But there was something about the writing that made transitions in chapters/paragraphs and the dialogue/interactions between characters both feel very choppy and abrupt。 Like missing a step when going up a flight of stairs。 I am just unsure whether this was due to the author's writing style， OR if it was something lost in translation。 Either way， I very much lo Actual rating: probably somewhere between a 3。5 and 3。75 rounded up to a 4。 I loved the world and the characters and the story/plotting。 But there was something about the writing that made transitions in chapters/paragraphs and the dialogue/interactions between characters both feel very choppy and abrupt。 Like missing a step when going up a flight of stairs。 I am just unsure whether this was due to the author's writing style， OR if it was something lost in translation。 Either way， I very much look forward to the next book's translation being published this fall。 The characters and the world are （so far） enough to keep me reading despite the disrupted flow of the reading。 。。。more
celeste
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*ARC provided by the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review。Odin’s Child follows the story of Hirka， a 15 year old girl who happens to be different from the rest of her village because she doesn’t have a tail。 Yes， you read that right， a tail。 What was the point of characters in this world to have tails？ Lord only knows why was the authorial choice to make tails a thing， since apparently， they didn’t serve a single purpose。 Anyways， because of that， her whole life Hirka’s been *ARC provided by the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review。Odin’s Child follows the story of Hirka， a 15 year old girl who happens to be different from the rest of her village because she doesn’t have a tail。 Yes， you read that right， a tail。 What was the point of characters in this world to have tails？ Lord only knows why was the authorial choice to make tails a thing， since apparently， they didn’t serve a single purpose。 Anyways， because of that， her whole life Hirka’s been bullied and ostracized by the majority of the villagers， except for a handful of people who see past that， among which there’s Rime， the grandson and sole heir of the matriarch of the kingdom。 Once you start this book you can clearly tell it’s going to be infused with norse folklore， a childhood friends to lovers and forbidden romance， adventure， and the prospect of evil lurking in the holiest of places。 And as much as all of that sounds like exactly my cup of tea （because what’s there not to like about all that？）， I had more issues and disappointments with this book than otherwise。My first issue with Odin’s Child was the writing。 I don’t know if it’s because it’s a translation from Nowregian to English， if things got lost in translation， or if that was indeed the way the original content was supposed to sound like， but the writing didn’t click for me。 I couldn’t connect with it， and consequently I couldn’t connect with the characters at all。 The writing felt clipped， with short sentences that didn’t flow or felt inorganic in the English language。 Because it’s also written in third person， everything felt standoffish， cold， impossible to connect or care for what I was reading。 The dry writing didn’t help at all either when the pacing of this book was as slow as a slug。 Maybe the book needed of an extra round of editing and the chopping off of a significant amount of pages because the slow pace and never-ending addition of scenes that went nowhere affected my overall reading experience to the point of wanting to DNF the book altogether。And here comes another problem I had with this book: the lack of explanation of the world-building。 I had no idea what I was reading， or what anything was supposed to mean。 The amount of terms and terminology thrown at you as soon as you start this book made it impossible for me to understand anything when no explanations were provided as to how anything worked。 The Might， the blind， the Rite， the undead， Kolkagga， children of Odin， and so on and so forth these terms were mentioned in every single page without a single explanation as what they were or how they worked。 While the book gets its inspiration from Norse mythology， there’s only so much that an outsider reader can know， and the rest was just a guessing game trying to follow through and make sense of whatever was going on。But not everything was a disappointment and yes， I’m talking about Rime and Hirka’s relationship and dynamic。 I’ve always been a sucker for angsty romances and forbidden relationships between characters that no matter how much they love and care for each other， there are significant reasons why they cannot be together。 The angst was not lost in Odin’s Child either。 Not only are the characters separated because of their differing social classes and status amongst the community， but also because of Hirka’s secret of being a child of Odin （whatever that means， since again， nothing was explained as to what that actually entails）。 Those reasons keep our protagonists apart and unable to fully surrender themselves to their feelings。 “He gripped the pendant on her chest。 The pendant he had left with her in Blindból。 His hand burned feverishly against her skin and she felt her body come alive。 It was violent。 Dangerous。 She shut herself off from the Might and was glad she managed it without screaming。 Rime put his lips to her ear。 His voice was rough like stone。 “Urd found a way。 I’ll find a way too。 I’ll find you。 And I’ll bring you the truth about the rot”。 Given the way this book ended， one cannot help but think that those reasons are going to be fully elaborated on in the second book of the series。 And still， even if the only driving force for me to keep reading this book were those two and their dynamic， I couldn’t fully connect with them separately。Last but not least， I need to make an honorable mention to yet another twirling-mustache type of villain that has flooded the YA genre since time immemorial。 Odin’s Child couldn’t be free from the stereotypical villain for whom everything comes so easily， his manipulations were so easy to make and no one even deemed to mistrust him。 It felt completely unrealistic how he could convince anyone of whatever he wanted to accomplish in such a short amount of time， and again， it felt like the mystery as to what his ulterior motives were could have remained a secret for the reader to be surprised by them when the time came for the characters to know them as well。After years of praying for this book to get an English translation， and the second one being translated and to be released in October， I have no idea how to feel。 While I’m left more with a feeling of disappointment of what this story could give， there were conceptual things that were interesting to me in this story， but unfortunately everything fell through in their very lackluster execution。 Will I continue with the series？ Only time will tell。 。。。more
Brian L。
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Awesome， epic adventure。 Anxiously awaiting the next installment in the series！
Elin
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Jag älskade den här historien， då jag har fått upp ögonen ännu mer för vår ‘historia’ med just nordisk mytologi och ‘hedniska’ riter osv osv。 Trots allt som händer i boken， känns den väldigt fin， bra karaktärer och en bra ‘värld’ att hamna i när man läser。 Jag tycker att den är väldigt lättläst， väldigt lätt att hänga med i， behövs inga större ‘ansträngningar。’
stef
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4。5 stars“ Everything dies。 As sure as you're alive right now。 Nothing changes， Hirka。 We're torn apart and put back together， as something new。 You’re the sky， you’re the earth， water， and fire。 Living and dead。 We’re all dead。 Already dead。 „Thank you NetGalley and Arctis Books for providing me with an advanced reader copy in exchange for an honest review。Okay， let me just say — I was not expecting this。I don't think I've read any Norse inspired fantasies， despite my absolute adoration of stor 4。5 stars“ Everything dies。 As sure as you're alive right now。 Nothing changes， Hirka。 We're torn apart and put back together， as something new。 You’re the sky， you’re the earth， water， and fire。 Living and dead。 We’re all dead。 Already dead。 „Thank you NetGalley and Arctis Books for providing me with an advanced reader copy in exchange for an honest review。Okay， let me just say — I was not expecting this。I don't think I've read any Norse inspired fantasies， despite my absolute adoration of stories centred around Norse mythology （I'm looking at you， Assassin's Creed Valhalla）， so I was really excited to get into this。At first I was kinda just。。。 confused。 Nothing was making sense。 I don't know， maybe I wasn't in the mood for fantasy， or some things were getting lost in translation， but I was not enjoying myself。 Concepts were constantly being mentioned with no explanation， and it felt like everyone knew what was going on except for me。 I want to be transparent here; I was 200 pages or so into this and I was bored。 The original plan was to give this two stars， at most。 But this is a 4。5 star review！ I decided to throw the original plan away。Because after reaching the 300 page mark， I could not， in good conscience， give this book any less than four stars。 Even that didn't feel right， so here I am giving it 4。5 rounded up。 And it deserves it for redeeming itself so well。 I loved these characters， especially Hirka and Rime （and Kuro）。 Yes， they were a little cliché， but I loved them all the same。 The world of Ym？ Beautiful。 The Might as a magic system？ Exquisite。 The story of a girl trying to find her place in a world where she doesn't belong？ Outstanding。 I just loved it all。 I genuinely can't believe that the first and second half of this were the same book。 But I wouldn't be surprised if I ended up actually enjoying the first half after a reread; a lot of my initial frustration with this story came from me being confused by the worldbuilding， which， thankfully， I'm no longer confused about。And the ending？ Let's not talk about the ending。 That felt like what I imagine having your heart wrenched out of your chest feels like。 I'm literally going to teach myself Norweigan so I don't have to wait for the next book to be published in English to read it。（view spoiler）[（spoiler warning） Just a sidenote: Having Thorrald — the only character in this story who uses a wheelchair — kill himself because he would have been a 'burden' to Hirka seemed weird and kinda ableist。 Idk。 It's as if the only reason this had disability rep was to give Hirka trauma for the advancement of the plot。 And he was a pretty cool character too。 He deserved to be more than just Hirka's motivation to go to Ravnhov instead of the Rite （which she ends up going to anyway， so his 'sacrifice' was very unnecessary and yes I'm mad about it）。 （hide spoiler）] 。。。more
Kelli
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I loved this book。 Favorite read so far this year。 I can’t wait to read book #2。 So glad this is a trilogy。
arcticbooklover
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The Raven Rings series is one of my sister's all time favorite book series。 She has begged me to read these books for so long， and now that the first book， Odin's Child has been released in English I figured I could give this series a try。I might not be an "over the moon" fan like my sister， but I ended up really enjoying this read。 For each chapter read， I needed to know more， I needed to know how it all was connected。 It was an easy book to get lost in。 And emotional。 At one point I was ready The Raven Rings series is one of my sister's all time favorite book series。 She has begged me to read these books for so long， and now that the first book， Odin's Child has been released in English I figured I could give this series a try。I might not be an "over the moon" fan like my sister， but I ended up really enjoying this read。 For each chapter read， I needed to know more， I needed to know how it all was connected。 It was an easy book to get lost in。 And emotional。 At one point I was ready to hurl the book at my sister。 Glad I didn't do it though ;）Fantasy and Nordic mythology， and somehow it felt kind of familiar。 Looking forward to read The Rot when it get published 。。。more
Kirstie Ellen
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DNF 60%Thank you NetGalley for a copy of this in exchange for an honest review。First thoughtsI just couldn't get through this one， unfortunately。 I tried so hard to push through this but I found the pace incredibly slow and despite making it to 60%， it just didn't feel like this was going anywhere。 I nearly guilted myself into keeping going but for now I'm putting it down。 For such a long book， I really needed some more action and plot progression to keep me interested！Odin's ChildThis is the s DNF 60%Thank you NetGalley for a copy of this in exchange for an honest review。First thoughtsI just couldn't get through this one， unfortunately。 I tried so hard to push through this but I found the pace incredibly slow and despite making it to 60%， it just didn't feel like this was going anywhere。 I nearly guilted myself into keeping going but for now I'm putting it down。 For such a long book， I really needed some more action and plot progression to keep me interested！Odin's ChildThis is the story of Hirka who was born without a tail。 She's raised by an adoptive father but doesn't know this until she's nearly an adult。 The story follows Hirka through her discovery of this fact and how she grapples with coming to terms with her identity。 Her inability to wield the magic in this world brands her as an outcast and ultimately inspires her to run away。 The plot largely revolves around setting up the world， the politics and introducing a good handful of supporting characters to beef up the story， as it were。Why I DNF'dIn short， I got bored， and I was not inspired to pick the book up。 If anything， this actually made me sail straight into a reading slump。 As much as I loved the world that Pettersen was creating， and I did find the new race that is introduced in this book （humans with tails） interesting， the execution of the idea was dry and super slow。 I felt that the 60% of the book that I did read honestly could've been done in a third of the page count。 I couldn't really tell you what plot progression even happened during this time， it's all world-building。 The Might （magic） was also an interesting concept but considering the main plotline is that Hirka can't access this magic， we are left wanting to see more of the magic of this world， and it never quite delivers。 So to sum up， this book is a slow burn that I couldn't get into。 There are so many great reviews out there for this where people have loved the world that Pettersen has created - but I just can't count myself among them。Happy reading！ 。。。more
Misa
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Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for this ARC in exchange for an honest review。AMAZING！！ If you love Norse myths， unusual epic fantasy， hidden secrets， fascinating world and characters this book might be for you but it could be a better experience if you read Norwegian because I'm sure that must be so much better in its original language。 Anyway， the story of Odin's Child is captivating but it took me some number of pages to get immersed completely in this epic adventure。 This was a surp Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for this ARC in exchange for an honest review。AMAZING！！ If you love Norse myths， unusual epic fantasy， hidden secrets， fascinating world and characters this book might be for you but it could be a better experience if you read Norwegian because I'm sure that must be so much better in its original language。 Anyway， the story of Odin's Child is captivating but it took me some number of pages to get immersed completely in this epic adventure。 This was a surprise and a unique experience。 You must be patient in order to get to the good stuff and it might be the case for many amazing epic fantasy books。 I loved Hirka as an heroine 。 I heard that the second book will be so fantastic and I can't wait for the translation。 I'm so sad that it took me this long to discover this book and to read it。 。。。more
Fredagsmys1
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This was actually pretty good！ Didn't expect it。 Very pleased。But I do question some things。 Like the length and the pace and some aspects of the characters and some other aspects of the story line。 But you know what， I had a pretty good time reading it， even if I'll never make it to part 2 and 3。 This was actually pretty good！ Didn't expect it。 Very pleased。But I do question some things。 Like the length and the pace and some aspects of the characters and some other aspects of the story line。 But you know what， I had a pretty good time reading it， even if I'll never make it to part 2 and 3。 。。。more
Celeste Coelho
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Very high fantasy！ Epic journey！ It dragged at times but the overall brutality of life was intriguing。 Definitely read when your in the mood for a grim fairytale。 Can’t wait to see what Hirkas world looks like in book 2
Jackie
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DNFing at 44%。 I got bored and wasn't excited to read it， but continuing out of obligation。 Magic was interesting with calling the Earth。 The tail thing was weird and I tried to see it without it coming off as silly。 I guess I lack imagination， but at least she was trying。 She probably really loves Norse mythology， which she was inspired by。 It's not actual Norse mythology， which is what I was hoping for。 （No， I'm not interested in Rick Riordan。） I liked the short chapters。 The main characters w DNFing at 44%。 I got bored and wasn't excited to read it， but continuing out of obligation。 Magic was interesting with calling the Earth。 The tail thing was weird and I tried to see it without it coming off as silly。 I guess I lack imagination， but at least she was trying。 She probably really loves Norse mythology， which she was inspired by。 It's not actual Norse mythology， which is what I was hoping for。 （No， I'm not interested in Rick Riordan。） I liked the short chapters。 The main characters were starting to annoy me。 600 page books will take me two months to read and this was a library book， and I'm not a fast reader， especially when I'm not loving a book。 Not terrible， but wasn't eager to continue。 。。。more
bohemianrhapsodyreads
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This book definitely includes Norse mythology and politics。 If these are topics that interest you then you should definitely read this book。I just reviewed Odin's Child by Siri Pettersen。 #OdinsChild #NetGalley This book definitely includes Norse mythology and politics。 If these are topics that interest you then you should definitely read this book。I just reviewed Odin's Child by Siri Pettersen。 #OdinsChild #NetGalley 。。。more
Abigail Dewstow
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What a trip！ This book was everything I was looking for jumping back into fantasy。 The story is epic and refreshing， standing out from other fantasy novels with just how deep the horrors of the world go。
Mimi
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I cannot wait for the remainder of the trilogy to be translated because I had a hard time putting Odin’s Child down！Spectacular world building， this was my first Norse based read and the cast of characters staring Hirka and Rime was to put it simply marvelous。 This is a coming of age story full of secrets and self discovery。 Hirka is a teenager in this novel so she may not resonate with many readers however she did allow me to look back upon myself at that age to draw some loose connections。 Esp I cannot wait for the remainder of the trilogy to be translated because I had a hard time putting Odin’s Child down！Spectacular world building， this was my first Norse based read and the cast of characters staring Hirka and Rime was to put it simply marvelous。 This is a coming of age story full of secrets and self discovery。 Hirka is a teenager in this novel so she may not resonate with many readers however she did allow me to look back upon myself at that age to draw some loose connections。 Especially when it comes to Hirka’s teen girl fantasy and obsession in some ways with Rime， part of me just wanted them to get together to end some of the more uncomfortable areas but nonetheless great story， would definitely read the rest of the trilogy。 。。。more
Marie -The Reading Otter
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Review:https://pagestoexplore。blogspot。com/2。。。 Review:https://pagestoexplore。blogspot。com/2。。。 。。。more
Madzia
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Świetna książka
caris
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i just didn’t like it。 the way it was written was tedious and childish， and it really sucks because i love mythology :（
Brianna Brown
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This book was okay， but not great。 From my understanding， it has only recently been released in English and was originally written in Norwegian。 Perhaps some of the story was lost in translation。 For a lot of the first half of the book， I felt like I was missing some very important information that I needed to fully understand the story。 I'm not completely unfamiliar with Norse mythology， but I've never done a very in-depth study of it either。 This may have also played a role in some of the info This book was okay， but not great。 From my understanding， it has only recently been released in English and was originally written in Norwegian。 Perhaps some of the story was lost in translation。 For a lot of the first half of the book， I felt like I was missing some very important information that I needed to fully understand the story。 I'm not completely unfamiliar with Norse mythology， but I've never done a very in-depth study of it either。 This may have also played a role in some of the information I felt like I was missing。 I didn't ever fully grasp the importance of tails/how not having one was going to bring on the end of the world。 The book was filled with almost every single YA trope out there， and they weren't particularly well-done。 However， they weren't terrible either。 Overall， it was what I expect from any YA fantasy: The same story that's been told again and again， with only the details of the characters changed。 Did I absolutely love it？ No。 Would I use it in a classroom setting？ No。 Would I recommend it to students as independent reading books？ Yes。 。。。more
Salla Erho
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Ihanaa lukea pitkästä aikaa fantasiaromaani， joka vie matkaansa niin totaalisesti， että yöunet jäävät vähiin。
Cassandra **The Bibliophagist**
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I want to begin by thanking NetGalley and Arctis Books for the opportunity to read "Odin's Child"。I did really enjoy the novel but found the stereotypical characters a bit annoying。 I was really hoping for something more unique。 Sometimes the characters seemed to have flaws in their characteristic background。 They seemed to handle some situations well but when the main character had someone learn her true identity。。。she behaved as more a child than she had before。 I also really wanted more descr I want to begin by thanking NetGalley and Arctis Books for the opportunity to read "Odin's Child"。I did really enjoy the novel but found the stereotypical characters a bit annoying。 I was really hoping for something more unique。 Sometimes the characters seemed to have flaws in their characteristic background。 They seemed to handle some situations well but when the main character had someone learn her true identity。。。she behaved as more a child than she had before。 I also really wanted more descriptive detail！！ What about the tail？！ We don't know why she doesn't have one。 How long are the tails？ The color？ I felt the overall story was planned well but some plot points were just not executed well enough。 I do look forward to the second book and I hope the author has figured out how to improve from this one <3 。。。more
Akanksha Dutta （Athena Book Briefs）
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This book is the first in The Raven Rings Series， a fantasy series set in an otherworld inspired by Norse themes and mythology。 It is nit exactly a happy ending but there is sufficient amount of closure to the story。 The protagonist is a young girl Hirka， raised by a single father a skilled healer， but is seen as other by the people she is surrounded by， but supported by her childhood friend， who himself feels like an outsider in the elite nobility his family is a part of， who are strong in thei This book is the first in The Raven Rings Series， a fantasy series set in an otherworld inspired by Norse themes and mythology。 It is nit exactly a happy ending but there is sufficient amount of closure to the story。 The protagonist is a young girl Hirka， raised by a single father a skilled healer， but is seen as other by the people she is surrounded by， but supported by her childhood friend， who himself feels like an outsider in the elite nobility his family is a part of， who are strong in their form of magic called "Might"。Their world is made up of 12 Kingdoms where 11 exist under a council headed by a godly Raven " Seer"， but one remains independent。 Their prime enemy are the Blind ones， a sinister kind of creatures that remain quite a mystery well into the book。 This book deals with the concept of fearing what is unfamiliar and how rumour mills work to agitate the public against innocent people。 It also deals with how those in power pull the wool over the people's eyes， if only to protect them。 All of this is done so subtly through the medium of this preindustrial fantasy world， you feel like you are part of the landscape， like one of the sacred Ravens watching the political machinations and Hirka's journey。 I'll be on tenterhooks till I can get my hands on the rest of series！ 。。。more
1001books
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4。5 stars
Nadine Jones
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Recommended by Laini Taylor https://www。tor。com/2021/04/14/five-b。。。。。。 also， it's interesting to see how the US edition cropped out the gruesome bloody end of the tail。 Recommended by Laini Taylor https://www。tor。com/2021/04/14/five-b。。。。。。 also， it's interesting to see how the US edition cropped out the gruesome bloody end of the tail。 。。。more
Reference
google book https://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&q=Odin's Child
hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=Odin's Child&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft
The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,Odin's Child&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0