I had a lot of fun with this book! I didn't like most of the lusting scenes, I got tired of reading "my core throbbed" in almost every chapter and wished some of those scenes had been replaced with ones that focused on the culture and gods. Very disappointed they left the mountains so quickly.

I guessed the ending during the mountain scene and I am happy that I guessed correctly!

Before I started reading this book, I somehow thought that the story would be about Frigga and that she was given a variant spelling of her name and the story would be about her life before marrying Odin BUT turns out I got the gods names wrong haha

While I did enjoy this book there were moments where I wished for more. I wished Freya and Bodil spent more time together, because it would've made her blind rage moment more impactful. I also wish that the female characters around her were built up more. We mainly got one dimensional female antagonist or distant acquaintances. For the latter, when they died, because we didn't get much scenes with them it felt less impactful. Like missed opportunities for Freya to bond with them and for them to become friends. Maybe that was the author's intent. I hope in the next story we get female friendships; I'm noticing in the romance books I've read that female friendships aren't a thing and it sucks. I felt so much happiness for Freya when she joined Bodil and her maidens at the campfire. Freya absolutely needs female friends!

Very interested to read the sequel. Overall, a good story!