Synopsis
The world believed the Gods were myth and the Giants were only stories. They were wrong.
The Gods aren’t dead – they’re merely sleeping, locked in mortal bodies, scattered across the world, waiting for the right spark to wake them. And Rey Stjerne’s father is the most ruthless of them all.
He raised her to obey, to bleed, and to be his blade when the time came. Now, he’s sending her to Endir University, a place steeped in ancient bloodlines and deadly secrets, with one mission: to steal back Mjolnir, the hammer of legend. If she fails, everyone she loves will die.
But Aric Erikson wasn’t part of the plan. He is the enemy’s heir. Distant. Dangerous. And the one person she absolutely cannot afford to fall for. He has closed himself off completely behind a wall of ice, but the more she is ordered to unravel him, the harder it becomes for her to remember where the lies end and who she truly is.
Only a mission she never chose – and a man she was never meant to love – stands between her and a war that will decide the fate of the world.
Review
In a world where Norse myths walk among mortals, the daughter of Odin is forced to attend Endir University in order to wake a sleeping Giant (the enemy in the war between gods and giants) and find Thor’s hammer in one week, otherwise her cruel mobster father will kill her step-mother, regardless that she’s his wife.
This is a turn-your-brain-off, cheesy, modern urban romantasy. Expect modern slang, a very American college experience, and an enemies-to-lovers plot line that balances insta-lust.
Rey is headstrong, stubborn, and caring. Aric is the same, but also frosty. This had great banter, but honestly? I was more interested in Aric’s brother.
This is a dual perspective, both in first person. This can make it frustrating when you, as a reader, are screaming the obvious and the characters seem oblivious despite the blaring signs. However, it makes you want to speed through the book to discover the climax and fallout.
Despite both characters supposedly being incredibly smart and manipulative, I guessed the reveals within the first half whilst they were left scrambling. I must point out that I have read many Norse-inspired books at this point and can see the signs.
This was easily bingeable and hit all the boxes for modern urban fantasy with tension and on-your-toes banter. It is an especially unique one that combines Norse mythology.
I think this will appeal to fans of City of Gods and Monsters.
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