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Valkyrie by Kate O'Hearn
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really liked it
bookshelves: norse, non-european, other-mythology, evil-eccentric-or-funny-kin

I suspected that Ms. O’Hearn had been watching some movies. Thor was blond, and had a red cape. Loki had dark hair. In the afterword—aye, she had been.

Thor fanfiction/ Norse Mythology, with Angels of Death.

Asgardians, Midgardians, Angels of Death and a raven: Freya no.
Freya the Valkyrie: Freya yes.

The Angels of Death are neat. Picture Middle Earth Elves with warm smiles and wings.

Baldur is not well portrayed; he should be princely, good, and important, not just a drunken brother Thor has.

Thor is a lot like Thor in the Marvel movies; I quite liked him.

Odin has red hair and is a monologist.

Loki is a lot like Loki in the movies, but less sad—or at least he doesn’t act as sad. He aid Freya the Valkyrie in peregrinating to Midgard, and we’re meant to believe that he forethought to betray her the whole time. But actually he gives her several warnings to come back (including a lovely one in which he pretends to be a substitute teacher, Mr. Jotunn, and makes an Asgardian stink bomb), and doesn’t actually betray her until she THREATENS TO BETRAY HIM and says she’d like to hit him.

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Reading Progress

February 16, 2016 – Shelved
February 16, 2016 – Shelved as: to-read
February 16, 2016 – Shelved as: norse
April 27, 2016 – Started Reading
April 27, 2016 –
page 222
63.07% "I was very much liking this, and then it became even better.

Loki pretended to be a substitute teacher called Mr. Jotunn and taught a (thrilling) science lesson."
April 28, 2016 – Shelved as: non-european
April 28, 2016 – Shelved as: other-mythology
April 28, 2016 – Finished Reading
April 29, 2016 – Shelved as: evil-eccentric-or-funny-kin

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