What did you read this year?
Phyllis’s
average rating for
2024
4.7
4.7
I dearly wish this book existed when I was 12 years old. I had finished The Lord of the Rings, and was desperate for another such saga. Loosely based on Nordic myths, the heroine travels to the unfamiliar North as wergild. At her side is her shieldmaiden. But nothing is as it seems. Saintcrow's writing creates another world beaurifully. Despite my tendency to read too fast, the intricate wordplay slowed me down. In addition to an exciting adventu
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