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The Rot

The Rot

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  • Author：Siri Pettersen
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Summary

Book Two in Siri Pettersen's epic fantasy trilogy - The Raven Rings - at last comes to the U。S。 after taking European audiences by storm。 

 
 

To protect her homeland of Ym， Hirka left it behind。 She traveled through the raven rings， a stone circle that can be used as a portal， to an unfamiliar world。 A world without the Might， a world where none of the people have tails， a world that seems rotten at its very core。 That world is modern-day Europe。

Hirka was supposed to fit in with humans here。 And her departure was supposed to be save Ym from the invasion of the blind。 Yet none of that has happened。 Instead， Hirka finds herself just as much of an outsider among the humans as she was among ymlings—even more so when she discovers that she has blood of the blind running through her veins。 Meanwhile back in Ym， Rime—now the Ravenbearer—is fighting an ongoing battle against the blind， not to mention against his fellow Councilors， as well as with his own despair over losing Hirka。

Separated by worlds， unsure who to trust， and hunted for reasons they cannot understand， both Hirka and Rime must find a way to stop a thousand-year-old evil from destroying not only Ym， but every world in existence。

 

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Reviews

Andra Mihaela ，

I wil begin by thanking NetGalley and Arctis Books for the opportunity to read "The Rot"。After finishing this book， I'm happy to say my decision to dive deep into this series is set in stone！ I LOVED what Siri Pettersen did in this second installment， and i'm eager to read more from her！Back to the book。。。compared to "Odin's child"， "The Rot" is very much a book about lost people。。。about blind people。 We see Hirka in a new world， the human world， and get to experience with the a sense of permane I wil begin by thanking NetGalley and Arctis Books for the opportunity to read "The Rot"。After finishing this book， I'm happy to say my decision to dive deep into this series is set in stone！ I LOVED what Siri Pettersen did in this second installment， and i'm eager to read more from her！Back to the book。。。compared to "Odin's child"， "The Rot" is very much a book about lost people。。。about blind people。 We see Hirka in a new world， the human world， and get to experience with the a sense of permanent confusion， distrust and anger mixed with fear，as she tries to find a home。The author learned a lot from the first novel， and managed to develop Hirka naturarely into a capable， still flawed young woman，that is a pleasure to follow。 Unlike the first book， in which she's pulled along by the current， here， she dictates the flow。She felt compelling， beleivable， her confusion，fear and sorrow were ours， and most importantly， she felt real。"The Rot"， thankfully， got rid of the problematic stereotypes， and instead had only strong and memorable characters。 We see just enough of everyone's motifs to side with or against them， we understand or reject reasons and pretty much judge the situation for ourselves。I really enjoyed how Rime evolved into a desperate man， a young leader lost between duty and his heart。 He was a sane man appearing insane to everyone else。 His fire-like spirit and quick and angry approach to situations put him in a spot of isolation。。。a great job！; for it would be exactly what would happen to someone in his position with his problems。As much as I complained about Urd from the first book， here Graal and Naiell take the cake！！ ^_^I did not know what to think about them 'till the last minute！ Loved that for me！ :）））Stefan， Allegra and the forgotten were nicely done in my opinion， and highlighted a real situation that could play out if you're put up against someone like Graal and his charm。In addition， Stefan really caught my eye。。mostly because i don't think his role was as clear cut as the author would have wanted it to be。。。but still。。。really interesting character。On the opposite， Damayanti was kind of dissapointing me。。。she wasn't as cunning as I expected her to be， but in the same time still retained a lot of her connection to Graal。。。this is kind of funny in my opinion。。。she gave Rime the easy way in， but still lived。。。。strange。。。maybe in book 3 we find out more。I'm also sorry about Lindri's situation。。hope it gets better， and for Svarteld。。。it's not fair！ Rime better make amends for that one！ >。。。。> I also have a feeling Graal has his own plans and the Ym is not safe from the deadborn。 Finally， the religious aspect of the story， along with the political one， were the only 2 that still leave me wanting for more information/explanation。 I would really like a big flashback with the thousand year myth and how everything came to be this way。 It would greatly benefit the series as a whole。Don't get me wrong， this book does a splendid job of expanding on the building blocks of the first volume; it's way more complex in terms of plot， character motifs and personalities， objectives and world development。Since last time I recommended this series to beginners and mythology fans。This time I will add thirst for a well developed fantasy world with young protagonists a level above many MCs out there。You will get myths， truths， illusions about imortality and divinity and the sad and lonely life without an end， power and greed。。。overall。。a nice mix for everyone！ ^^I cannot wait to continue this trilogy， and I hope "The Might" is even better！ Hirka is such a compelling MC with lots of facets still to show us， as well as Rime。 Let the political games begin！ muahahaha！ ^_^ 。。。more

Bára Mlynářová ，

4。5

BookDragon ，

Thank you Netgalley for this ARC in exchange for my opinion。This is book two in the Raven Rings trilogy。 The events of this book take place almost directly after the events of book one。 Hirka has traveled through the rings into present day Europe。 The modern world is foreign and strange and completely different from anything Hirka has ever known。 Here is where she thinks she will fit in because it is where she was meant to be。 But after a devastating loss Hirka finds that thing in this new world Thank you Netgalley for this ARC in exchange for my opinion。This is book two in the Raven Rings trilogy。 The events of this book take place almost directly after the events of book one。 Hirka has traveled through the rings into present day Europe。 The modern world is foreign and strange and completely different from anything Hirka has ever known。 Here is where she thinks she will fit in because it is where she was meant to be。 But after a devastating loss Hirka finds that thing in this new world are not as they appear。I love， love， loved this！ It took me a minute to adjust to the new setting after being completely immersed in Ym the first time around。 But soon I was able to get past that and truly enjoy the story。 Can't wait to see how this all ends！ 。。。more

Rachele Annesi ，

Senza parole

Giulia Pantanetti ，

Questo libro mi ha stravolta。È successo tutto quello che non mi aspettavo。Hirka finisce nel mondo degli umani。 Nel nostro mondo。È stato bello vedere come risulti marcio dai suoi occhi。 Un mondo morto。È palese che sotto al "non è solo la mancanza del dono a rendere questo mondo così morto" ci sia una critica verso l'uomo di oggi。 E niente， ho amato tantissimo。Hirka cresce ancora， prende consapevolezza di ciò che è e di ciò che può fare。 Conoscerà finalmente suo padre e ciò cambierà tutte le carte Questo libro mi ha stravolta。È successo tutto quello che non mi aspettavo。Hirka finisce nel mondo degli umani。 Nel nostro mondo。È stato bello vedere come risulti marcio dai suoi occhi。 Un mondo morto。È palese che sotto al "non è solo la mancanza del dono a rendere questo mondo così morto" ci sia una critica verso l'uomo di oggi。 E niente， ho amato tantissimo。Hirka cresce ancora， prende consapevolezza di ciò che è e di ciò che può fare。 Conoscerà finalmente suo padre e ciò cambierà tutte le carte in tavola。Ho amato tantissimo i nuovi personaggi， tutti ben caratterizzati， si sono fatti amare fin da subito。Forse non ho amato tanto il rapporto tra Hirka e Stefan， non lo so ma non mi sono sembrati per nulla amici， ma di più。 Poi ovviamente lei è innamorata di Rime da una vita quindi non succederà nulla， ma non mi è piaciuto questa specie di triangolo。Rime continua ad essere pucciosissimo， non possiamo dirgli nulla。 Solo avrei voluto vederlo di più， soprattutto insieme a Hirka。 Non è un segreto che io li adori insieme。Ho amato il finale， quasi identico al primo。 Stavolta， però， lascia una porta aperta verso un altro mondo ancora che non vedo l'ora di scoprire。Gli Orbi， o meglio gli Umpiri， sono un popolo che mi ispira molto e non vedo l'ora di avere le risposte che merito。Inoltre spero che sapremo di più su Urd。Comunque spero che alcuni personaggi conosciuti nel mondo degli umani non scompaglino， perché mi piacerebbe molto vederli ancora。Leggendo Il Marciume ho avuto paura che alcuni personaggi semplicemente scomparissero perché di loro non c'era più bisogno， vedi Urd， ma il finale mi ha dato un po' di speranza e spero non sia vana。 。。。more

Damian Mądry ，

Dobra kontynuacja。 Super pomysł z przeniesieniem akcji w nasze czasy。 Widać też rozwój głównego bohatera。 Zaraz zaczynam trzecią część。

Marie -The Reading Otter ，

Review:https://pagestoexplore。blogspot。com/2。。。 Review:https://pagestoexplore。blogspot。com/2。。。 。。。more

Julie Harris ，

This series took a twist for the better！ I honestly did not see any of it coming。 Again I feel like some stuff was lost in translation， overall an amazing story and I can't wait to read The Might when it's released in English in America！！ This series took a twist for the better！ I honestly did not see any of it coming。 Again I feel like some stuff was lost in translation， overall an amazing story and I can't wait to read The Might when it's released in English in America！！ 。。。more

Patrick ，

As an American reader， I'm behind the curve and I have to avoid spoilers。 So， to say that when my 6 month wait for this book was up and I finally got into the gist of this story my initial reaction was an eyeroll that almost gave me a headache。But cooler heads prevailed。 Pettersen had proven in Odin's Child that she can take tired tropes and make them feel fresh and new again， so I needed to give this idea more than a few paragraphs before allowing my hopes to be dashed。Pettersen did it again。 M As an American reader， I'm behind the curve and I have to avoid spoilers。 So， to say that when my 6 month wait for this book was up and I finally got into the gist of this story my initial reaction was an eyeroll that almost gave me a headache。But cooler heads prevailed。 Pettersen had proven in Odin's Child that she can take tired tropes and make them feel fresh and new again， so I needed to give this idea more than a few paragraphs before allowing my hopes to be dashed。Pettersen did it again。 More character growth。 More lore。 More beautiful prose to keep you reading sentence to sentence， paragraph to paragraph， and page to page。 。。。more

Bianca 1973 ，

Hirka muss sich alleine in einer fremden Welt zurechtfinden。 Das macht ihr furchtbare Angst， aber als kluges und mutiges Mädchen weiß sie sich zu helfen。 Doch ihr sind Verfolger auf der Spur und sie sieht sich plötzlich einem übermächtigen Feind gegenüber。。。Derweil versucht Rime seine Position im wankelmütigen Rat zu festigen。 Er ist klar， wie zerbrechlich die Bündnisse sind， doch die Sorge um Hirka zwingt ihn zu drastischen Schritten。。。Der zweite Band nahm mich ebenso gefangen， wie der Vorgänge Hirka muss sich alleine in einer fremden Welt zurechtfinden。 Das macht ihr furchtbare Angst， aber als kluges und mutiges Mädchen weiß sie sich zu helfen。 Doch ihr sind Verfolger auf der Spur und sie sieht sich plötzlich einem übermächtigen Feind gegenüber。。。Derweil versucht Rime seine Position im wankelmütigen Rat zu festigen。 Er ist klar， wie zerbrechlich die Bündnisse sind， doch die Sorge um Hirka zwingt ihn zu drastischen Schritten。。。Der zweite Band nahm mich ebenso gefangen， wie der Vorgänger。 Die Figuren sind mir sehr ans Herz gewachsen， mit all ihren Vorzügen und Unarten。 Ich bin sehr gespannt， wie die Geschichte im letzten Band weitergeht。 。。。more

Abigail Dewstow ，

Not as good as the first， but not bad。 Lots of characters but very little character development。 Fast paced but not in a clear way

Annie （Putt） ，

I cannot get over how obsessed I am with this series。 AND THE WHIPLASH。 I need book three。Now an actual review。I loved the integration of our modern world into the magic and laws of Ym。 Seeing our world through Hirka's eyes really drives home how much we waste and misuse on our planet， in terms of resources as well as the chemicals we pollute everything with。 There's a lot of great discourse throughout the book regarding Earth's degradation the more "modernized" we become as a people。As far as c I cannot get over how obsessed I am with this series。 AND THE WHIPLASH。 I need book three。Now an actual review。I loved the integration of our modern world into the magic and laws of Ym。 Seeing our world through Hirka's eyes really drives home how much we waste and misuse on our planet， in terms of resources as well as the chemicals we pollute everything with。 There's a lot of great discourse throughout the book regarding Earth's degradation the more "modernized" we become as a people。As far as characters， everyone from book one really gets even more fleshed out in this， and those new characters introduced add a lot of information to the history and worldbuilding that answers a lot of questions from book one。 The plot twists throughout this were so well-delivered and definitely felt like the information had been left as a breadcrumb trail throughout book one。 Nothing comes out of the blue because if you pay attention， it makes sense what's being revealed。I'm really intrigued for how the story continues （and concludes）。 I'm enjoying that， just like the first book， nothing is clear cut and simple and the characters have to make tough choices。 。。。more

Babs ，

This story will take you on a roller coaster of emotions！ A layered fantasy that will draw you in and keep you suspended as it unfolds。 We pick up right where we left off in Odin's Child， if only a bit forward。 Hirka's journey has always felt inescapable in a way， where her choices would mount to something grand。 She has always had a calm about her even when she was on the verge of losing it。 Love is what motivates and moves her， the people she has come across through her journey are written on This story will take you on a roller coaster of emotions！ A layered fantasy that will draw you in and keep you suspended as it unfolds。 We pick up right where we left off in Odin's Child， if only a bit forward。 Hirka's journey has always felt inescapable in a way， where her choices would mount to something grand。 She has always had a calm about her even when she was on the verge of losing it。 Love is what motivates and moves her， the people she has come across through her journey are written on her heart。 The amount of information that was unloaded in The Rot blew my mind。 The pacing was quick but it never felt rushed。 The sense of urgency was for good reason！ I absolutely groan when the characters make decisions that seem wrong; yet sometimes things must come down to be built up proper。 I cannot wait for the third installment！ Thank you to Arctisbooks for the review copy in exchange for my honest review！ 。。。more

Tamara ，

Title: The RotAuthor: Siri PettersenGenre: FantasyRating: 5 out of 5I love this series！ Phenomenally well-written， engrossing， and just plain fascinating， I wanted to binge-read the entire thing （except for you know， responsibilities）。 I liked how Hirka and Rime are forced to grow while being separated by worlds， yet their bond remains strong and sure。 I cannot recommend this highly enough！（Galley courtesy of Arctis Books in exchange for an honest review。）

TINA ，

（ARC read）Let me just say， trust NO ONE！ Ugh this was good。 Soooo good imo。 All the twist and turns？ This book had me picking my jaw up off the floor so many times。 4⭐

Joanna ，

Ganz knapp nur schafft es Band zwei der Trilogie von mir noch auf drei Sterne。 Und das ist alleine dem Ende geschuldet。 Anfangs mochte ich das Buch und hatte grossesMitleid mit Hirka。 Doch mehr und mehr ging sie mir mit ihren Atttitüden auf die Nerven。 Auch die anderen Figuren waren nicht besser。 Alle jammern sie und stöhnen und klagen， aber wirklich etwas Gescheites unternimmt niemand。 Welch Qual！ Hirka wurde mir immer unsymapthischer， am liebsten hätte ich sie in die Themse geschubst。Aber das Ganz knapp nur schafft es Band zwei der Trilogie von mir noch auf drei Sterne。 Und das ist alleine dem Ende geschuldet。 Anfangs mochte ich das Buch und hatte grossesMitleid mit Hirka。 Doch mehr und mehr ging sie mir mit ihren Atttitüden auf die Nerven。 Auch die anderen Figuren waren nicht besser。 Alle jammern sie und stöhnen und klagen， aber wirklich etwas Gescheites unternimmt niemand。 Welch Qual！ Hirka wurde mir immer unsymapthischer， am liebsten hätte ich sie in die Themse geschubst。Aber das Ende hat mich dann doch noch einmal gepackt und der Widerwille， zu dem Buch zu greifen， verschwand ein wenig。 Band drei werde ich trotzdem auch lesen， einfach der Vollständigkeit halber。 Ausserdem will ich doch wissen， wie die Geschichte ausgeht。 。。。more

Tiia ，

Erilainen jatko-osa。 Tyylilleen uskollinen ja siksi viihdyttävä。 Ennalta-arvaamaton。 Liikaa toistoa joissakin sanoissa， jotka häiritsivät hetkittäin。 Kokonasuudesta on helppo löytää samankaltaisuuksia ensimmäisen osan kanssa， mutta tämä tarina sijoittuu eri ympäristöön， mikä tekee siitä uudenlaisen。 Tykkäsin kovasti myös tästä。

Kirstyn （readwithkirstyn） ，

What I liked:The fact the characters just don't feel like they fit in sometimes， a super realistic feeling that a lot of people go Hirka doesn't know who she can trust， this is by chance the only realistic thing I find in her character arc。 It's because of this that I struggle to believe she would just go along with what everyone else wants。What I didn't like:Hirka seems to accept what other people tell her way too easily。 She way too easily accepted who she was （a child of Odin/the rot） and the What I liked:The fact the characters just don't feel like they fit in sometimes， a super realistic feeling that a lot of people go Hirka doesn't know who she can trust， this is by chance the only realistic thing I find in her character arc。 It's because of this that I struggle to believe she would just go along with what everyone else wants。What I didn't like:Hirka seems to accept what other people tell her way too easily。 She way too easily accepted who she was （a child of Odin/the rot） and then based everything she decided on that going forward without a second that。 She doesn't even really question when she is told her former friend is actually evil and just moves forward without a second thought。 She doesn't have the desire to learn anything for herself and that seems to be the problem， she just takes what everyone tells her。 Rime was angry and everything he did reflected his anger。 I appreciate the attempted portrayal of grief in this way but it just didn't work for me。 I get what the author was going for， but it didn't hit that mark。Characters should never just vanish without an explanation。 To be honest， I hate this， it seems lazy on the part of the author， like it was an afterthought and the character was simply forgotten。 Overall， it's hard for me to look past the issues I found within the character's development and appreciate the story at hand， making this a much lower-rated read for me than Odin's Child， a book I adored。 。。。more

Linda ，

I enjoyed this book。There were a few things that didn't work for me， though:Hirka seems to accept what other people tell her way to easily。 First she accepted that she was a Child of Odin/the rot and based everything she did on that belief。 Now， when she is told that Naiell （once her raven friend Kuro） is actually evil， she accepts it with only a small amount of questioning。 I kept wanting to yell at her that she was being used。 It would have felt more realistic if she had come to that conclusio I enjoyed this book。There were a few things that didn't work for me， though:Hirka seems to accept what other people tell her way to easily。 First she accepted that she was a Child of Odin/the rot and based everything she did on that belief。 Now， when she is told that Naiell （once her raven friend Kuro） is actually evil， she accepts it with only a small amount of questioning。 I kept wanting to yell at her that she was being used。 It would have felt more realistic if she had come to that conclusion on her own and we'd come there with her。Also Rime。 I wanted to smack him upside the head。 He was angry and violent and his actions reflected that anger。 It really bugged me。 To be fair， it is a good portrayal of how grief often makes people act weird。 We spend a fair bit of time in his POV， and then he just kind of disappears。 He is still there， but we never "hear" from him。What I liked:The theme that sometimes we don't just feel like we don't fit in， but that as a result of not fitting in， we don't know who we can trust。 Perhaps that was part of what drove Hirka to accept what others told her。 Hum。I liked that Hirka decided she had to stop running and make a decision/do something。 I may personally feel she made the wrong decision， but she made a decision。 I'll have to read the third book to see if I'm right or if Hirka was right。 。。。more

Reece ，

ARC from NetGalleyWell， this certainly isn't where I thought the stones would take Hirka。 I liked this book a lot more than the first one。 It was an excellent read， multifaceted and intriguing。 Lots of morally grey characters。 The modern-day setting was a sharp departure from Ym。 I'm quite intrigued to see what happens in the next one。 Do recommend。Note to self: （view spoiler）[Hirka travels through the stone circle to hopefully rid Ym of the deadborn。 She ends up in modern-day Europe， knowing no ARC from NetGalleyWell， this certainly isn't where I thought the stones would take Hirka。 I liked this book a lot more than the first one。 It was an excellent read， multifaceted and intriguing。 Lots of morally grey characters。 The modern-day setting was a sharp departure from Ym。 I'm quite intrigued to see what happens in the next one。 Do recommend。Note to self: （view spoiler）[Hirka travels through the stone circle to hopefully rid Ym of the deadborn。 She ends up in modern-day Europe， knowing nothing， everyone thinking she's crazy。 Kuro， her crow friend， travels through with her， and he ends up quite ill。 He dies， in an explosion of feathers and guts， and ends up a blindborn man。 This man turns out to be the Seer， the one worshipped in Ym， and he has a brother who is tainting people in Earth， banished there without a dick， srs。 Anyhoodle， the dickless dude is made out to be the bad guy for most of the book but then turns out to be Hirka's dad and a semi decent guy though admittedly not a good guy。 Rime realizes some shit， ends up getting that raven beak inserted into his neck， thus is her father's slave， he comes to Earth to save Hirka， they kiss， they better get together in the next book。 She ends up pissed at him because he kills the seer， but she's still going to try her best to get her blindborn brethren to pry the beak out of his neck and save his life。 The book ends with her off through the stones to Ym just for a pitstop onto the land of the deadborn。 （hide spoiler）] 。。。more

Book of the Universe ，

Zapewne nie raz słyszeliście o klątwie drugiego tomu i z pewnością wiecie o co w tym chodzi。 Czemu o tym wspominam？Dlatego， że coś takiego spotkało mnie przy lekturze "Zgnilizny"， która opowiada ciąg dalszy historii Hirki。 Chociaż muszę tu zaznaczyć， że napotkałam w tej części też kilka pozytywnych zaskoczeń！Na początku zacznę może od rzeczy， które mnie zawiodły i sprawiły， że trochę zabrakło mi klimatu z pierwszego tomu。Na pewno zaskoczyłam się miejscem， gdzie toczy się większość fabuły。 Przyzn Zapewne nie raz słyszeliście o klątwie drugiego tomu i z pewnością wiecie o co w tym chodzi。 Czemu o tym wspominam？Dlatego， że coś takiego spotkało mnie przy lekturze "Zgnilizny"， która opowiada ciąg dalszy historii Hirki。 Chociaż muszę tu zaznaczyć， że napotkałam w tej części też kilka pozytywnych zaskoczeń！Na początku zacznę może od rzeczy， które mnie zawiodły i sprawiły， że trochę zabrakło mi klimatu z pierwszego tomu。Na pewno zaskoczyłam się miejscem， gdzie toczy się większość fabuły。 Przyznam， że wybiło mnie to trochę z klimatu poczutego w "Dziecku Odyna"， który bardzo kojarzył mi się ze starymi legendami czy wierzeniami， a tu。。。 Ten czar prysnął。 Każdy rozdział skupiał się na ciągłych podróżach， słuchaniu jacy to ludzie są okropni i że czeka ich straszliwy los， a także na dziwnych wyborach bohaterów。Och， ci bohaterowie。。。 Początkowo sądziłam， że są dojrzali jak na swój wiek， ale zmieniłam zdanie。 Po tym， co zafundował mi drugi tom， stwierdzam， że są nastolatkami popełniającymi głupie błędy - zwłaszcza Rime。Mam też trochę problem z fabułą， bo niektóre rzeczy były rzucane tak nagle i nie umiałam znaleźć logicznych powiązań w zachowaniu niektórych postaci i wydarzeń。 Mimo to wciągnęłam się w lekturę， ale nie zmienia to faktu， że mam mieszane uczucia 😕Wymieniłam już wady， więc czas na zalety。 Nie jest ich sporo， ale warto je przytoczyć， aby spojrzeć lepiej na tę książkę。Na plus jest fakt， że styl w drugim tomie się poprawił。 Zdania są coraz dłuższe， dzięki czemu czyta się to o wiele lepiej， płynniej i szybciej。 Nie miałam podczas czytania zastojów tak jak zdarzało mi się to w pierwszej części， co naprawdę jest dobrą zmianą。Kolejna rzecz， która mi się podobała to rozwinięcie tematu ślepych i całej historii Widzącego。 Jest to chyba najlepszy aspekt całej opowieści - wierzenia ludzi， Evna i świat Ym oraz właśnie ślepych。 Oby było tego więcej。Nadal mam mieszane uczucia， co do drugiego tomu， bo mam wrażenie， że był w pewien sposób gorszy od pierwszego， ale jednocześnie lepiej mi się go czytało。 Oby trzeci zwieńczył w jakiś interesujący sposób całą historię i pozwolił mi lepiej patrzeć na tę trylogię 。。。more

Story Eater ，

***STOP！ Don’t read this review if you have not yet read Odin’s Child; it contains spoilers for OC。 If you’re interested in OC， see my review here。 I highly recommend it！***Phew。 I’m ready to go back to Ym after this。 Pettersen certainly does not suffer from a sequel slump with this one。 It was absolutely fantastic！ I will note， however， that this one is significantly more mature in content than Odin’s Child， and I feel strongly that it is more suited for mature， adult audiences than those in YA ***STOP！ Don’t read this review if you have not yet read Odin’s Child; it contains spoilers for OC。 If you’re interested in OC， see my review here。 I highly recommend it！***Phew。 I’m ready to go back to Ym after this。 Pettersen certainly does not suffer from a sequel slump with this one。 It was absolutely fantastic！ I will note， however， that this one is significantly more mature in content than Odin’s Child， and I feel strongly that it is more suited for mature， adult audiences than those in YA。 More on that further down in the review。We go from Ym to our world’s Europe in the next installment of the Raven Rings trilogy。 At the end of OC， Hirka leaves Ym and goes to our world， where， though everyone is like her—tailless—she finds herself no more connected to those around her than she did in Ym。 She does， however， find some who are willing to be kind to her， even though they raise their brows at her every time she speaks。 The brilliance of this installment， to me， lies in the fundamental inability for the reader to trust the characters。 I’m going to come right out and say， TRUST NO CHARACTER。 I mean it。 NONE。 I found myself dropping my jaw so much while reading this book， and that was mainly because every time I made an assumption about the reliability of a character， well， one knows what happens when one assumes something。 The armchair traveler will also get quite a ride out of this one; Hirka takes us to quite a few places in Europe and back again， and Pettersen skillfully immerses the reader with the settings and descriptions。 I just love when authors can put readers right into a place， and the book magically takes them there。 Many read to escape and learn new things and go on adventures。 The Rot does this well; it was one of my favorite aspects of the book overall。 I have only two major qualms with the book。 My first is the language in it。 The Rot is being marketed as a YA book—age 14 or grades 8 and up—（as the first was）， but it contains strong language in abundance。 Just a bit of nitpickiness—grade 8 is younger than 14。 My second is that Hirka forms a mutual attraction with a character much older than she， though she is a character of only 16。 I won’t elaborate， as it spoils some of the plot。 I’m not ignorant of the ages of consent around the world， but I’m sensitive to those types of situations， as I teach adolescents。 Druthers notwithstanding， this middle–of–a–trilogy book is one of the best second–parters I’ve ever read。 I don’t know how many have just made things worse， but The Rot is most assuredly not one of them。 My thanks to Arctis Books via Edelweiss for the ARC， for which I heartily give my own opinion。 。。。more

Vlaďka Novotná ，

I ve druhém díle je to velmi zajímavá fantasy， ale přijde mi tak nějak nekonzistentní。Postavy mi přijdou ploché a jejich jednání často naprosto nelogická。Na třetí díl jsem ale zvědavá

Rebecca ，

Rime och Hirka， vad jag har saknat er！Uppföljaren till Odinsbarn utspelar sig huvudsakligen i vår värld， dit Hirka kommer efter att ha passerat korpringen i Manfall。 Och handlingen är en rafflande eskalering från första sidan till sista， om man tyckte att handlingen i Odinsbarn var monumental är det ingenting mot den här。Jag tycker att boken är underbar。 Samma saker som var bra i ettan är också bra nu - framför allt att våra huvudpersoner faktiskt beter sig som de tonåringar de är， och plöjer ge Rime och Hirka， vad jag har saknat er！Uppföljaren till Odinsbarn utspelar sig huvudsakligen i vår värld， dit Hirka kommer efter att ha passerat korpringen i Manfall。 Och handlingen är en rafflande eskalering från första sidan till sista， om man tyckte att handlingen i Odinsbarn var monumental är det ingenting mot den här。Jag tycker att boken är underbar。 Samma saker som var bra i ettan är också bra nu - framför allt att våra huvudpersoner faktiskt beter sig som de tonåringar de är， och plöjer genom världen på i många fall ganska oklara sätt。 De gör fel， och ibland gör de rätt， de är dumdristiga och satsar högt och snubblar över varandra。 Och som i alla de bästa böckerna vänds sanningar om gott och ont på ända ännu en gång。 Och insatserna är höga！ （view spoiler）[Särskilt för Rime。 Liksom， Svarteld？？ Och vad ska hända med hans svans？？ （hide spoiler）]Någonting som är särskilt exceptionellt med Röta är hur vår värld flätas in， och hur vår teknik samspelar med den uråldriga magin。 Ofta i böcker där en magisk värld samexisterar med vår， är magin helt OP och vår teknik obetydligt underlägsen。 Så är det inte här， istället kompletterar de varandra och skapar oförutsägbara situationer för alla inblandade。 Jag gillar också att författaren vågar ha kvar de komplikationer som kommer av att de inblandade inte pratar samma språk！ Någonting som många författare annars brukar försöka undvika så mycket som möjligt。Och Rime och Hirka， när ska ni äntligen få varandra？ Nästa bok MÅSTE sluta lyckligt för dem， annars vet jag inte vart jag tar vägen D: 。。。more

Siv-Marie ，

Fantastisk univers， fabelaktiv skrevet。 Får meg til å føle all the feelings。 Hopper rett på neste bok！

Nadine ，

Was für eine Spannung und die Wendungen 😍😍 bin gespannt wie es weitergeht

Friederike ，

Very slow for me in the first half， and a bit difficult to get into it again （I read this one over a year apart from book 1）。 Definitely picked up the pace later。It probably also didn't help that I was slumping？ oopsie。Nonetheless， a good book and I wanna know how the trilogy concludes！ Very slow for me in the first half， and a bit difficult to get into it again （I read this one over a year apart from book 1）。 Definitely picked up the pace later。It probably also didn't help that I was slumping？ oopsie。Nonetheless， a good book and I wanna know how the trilogy concludes！ 。。。more

Inês Bookish Wanderluster ，

I'll update this tomorrow at some point。。。 for now: go read it！ I'll update this tomorrow at some point。。。 for now: go read it！ 。。。more

Alyshia ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for this arc。 I was so excited to see it after reading “Odin’s Child” earlier this year。 I enjoyed the book and the direction it took。 At times， it was a little slow for me。 There was plenty of interesting things happening but not what I was hoping would happen。 The ending left me sad but interested。 I can’t wait for the next book。 This part of the review will contain spoilers。 I was dying for Hirka and Rime to end up back together。 It took so long in thi Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for this arc。 I was so excited to see it after reading “Odin’s Child” earlier this year。 I enjoyed the book and the direction it took。 At times， it was a little slow for me。 There was plenty of interesting things happening but not what I was hoping would happen。 The ending left me sad but interested。 I can’t wait for the next book。 This part of the review will contain spoilers。 I was dying for Hirka and Rime to end up back together。 It took so long in this book。 I got so nervous any time they would get tempted by something else。 It broke my heart to have them apart。 And then， Rime comes。！ Yay。！ But he barely gets any time with Hirka before she’s disappointed in him and he’s sent back to Ym。 *cue more heartbreak* I know their relationship is a little toxic。 They’ll do basically anything for each other， even becoming the worst versions of themselves。 But I love it， and I love them。 I so hope they get more time in the third book， although Hirka is going to another world， yet again。 。。。more

Zuzia ，

4。75

Reference

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hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=The Rot&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft

The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,The Rot&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0