Reviews

Children of Ragnarok by Cinda Williams Chima

knsawicki's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

okevamae's review

5.0

This is my first Cinda Williams Chima book, though I’ve heard her name mentioned often in the fantasy fiction world. I'm definitely going to be looking up some of her other works after this! The world building in this book was really strong - I liked the magic system and the use of the Norse setting and mythology. But what I liked most of all was the characters. It felt like it ended in a bit of an odd place, even for the first in a series, but it was still really excellent and I can’t wait for the next one!

Representation: nonbinary people mentioned, disabled characters mentioned

CW: domestic abuse, alcoholism, slavery, self-harm, gore

I received an ARC of this ebook from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

lpcoolgirl's review against another edition

5.0

This was such a great read, I loved this story, and I'm glad that I put off reading this book until now, because book 2 is coming out at the end of this year! 

aehaggerty's review

3.0

3.5, depends on how good the next one is

chaos29445's review

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

katie_linder's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

4.0

hs_3's review

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.75

maryconnors6's review

4.0

4 Stars

Children of Ragnarok was the quality YA experience I was looking for. There were a few parts that seemed a little too immature, but overall was an easy viking adventure. I look forward to the sequel

Age Recommendation: 14+

asklug's review

adventurous medium-paced

4.25

nklosty's review

5.0

Solid story with strong characters. Some myth information was a bit much.