This book totally took me by surprise, I must say. This is, I suspect, true for most things in life. It is certainly an exceptional debut novel.įlowers blossom most thoroughly when given time, affection, and kindness. It must also be said that the writing in this book is lush. I understand why, like, it makes sense for her characterisation – she’s always been pushed aside and forgotten about and dismissed – and I’m glad she slowly stopped caring so much as the book went on and her confidence grew, but there were a lot of moments early on where I wanted to be like GURL WHY DO YOU CARE WHAT ODIN THINKS? HE’S BEING SUCH AN ARSEHOLE JUST DO YOUR OWN THING!! And then Thor just flipping on a dime and turning against Loki also really bothered me cos I was hoping Thor was going to have Loki’s back _ I really appreciated Loki’s resistance to everyone’s scorn, but Sigyn’s longing to be needed and approved of by the others made me growl internally a few times. I say ‘family’, cos everyone from Odin to Sif were so endlessly dismissive, antagonistic and cruel to both Sigyn and Loki. Not that they weren’t well written, they absolutely were, they were just such jerks. Their ‘family’ in Asgard really frustrated me, though. Watching him run circles of thievery around Sigyn had me giggling. Loki is such a fun character, right from the start. Their first meeting is just *chef’s kiss*. The Goddess of Nothing At All tells Sigyn and Loki’s story.
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