“Something had drawn him to Ironwood that day with her heart tucked in his haversack. And he had a feeling that whatever was pulling him down this path was important, was special, was interesting, for he was so easily bored. ”

Angrboda is a powerful witch who can perform seid magic and because of it has felt the wrath of Odin thrice. She flees to Ironwood. Here Loki finds the witch to return her heart. From then on they seem to have a connection which grows out to more.

The Witchs Heart is a retelling of the Norse myth of the Witch Angrboda whom according to Poetic Edda and the Prose of Edda seduces Loki and bares him three children: Hel, Fenrir and Jormungandr. In classic myth Angrboda, is the one who offers sorrow or the one who brings grief, but in the retelling of Gornichec she is a likeable, strong character with some trust issues.
The story has no chapters and is divided in three parts. The first part of the book is mainly focused on characterization of the characters Angrboda and Loki. In which you really connect with her as she is very charismatic and funny. You also get attached to Loki when he comes to visit her yet again because he has gotten himself in trouble. In the second part the pacing takes up a notch as we follow Angrboda preventing a prophecy. And this is not the best part of the story. As it is somewhat sloppy in pacing. But besides that the story is as well accurate to the myths as sweet. I would highly recommend this for everyone interested in Norse mythology retellings!