

This was a thoroughly engaging read based on Icelandic sagas. Gornichec gives us a historical fantasy that checks all the boxes: childhood friends growing up under a curse, check; witchcraft and shape shifting, check; power struggles, check; women seeking and finding non traditional roles, check; some men acting as oppressors and some as helpmates, check. My only criticism is that the author ties up the story in a trite bow. Sequel? Hope so.