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Don't read this review if you haven't read the first book!
After finishing 'Odinskind' (Odinsbarn/ Odin's Child) I already had few theories on how this story would continue and was thrilled when I thought one of them being correct when I discovered the map of Europe inside the book. However, Siri Pettersen seems to love suprising us, and it was nothing that I have expected.
I don't know how much I can tell without giving away too many spoilers, because this book shined through its way revealing one thing after another, making us drop our jaws because we did not see it coming. This happens so rarely to me, you must know. Mostly, I try not to think too much about a story, not to make up too many theories, because they end up being true and thus taking away any suprising effect on me. Not with 'The Riot' though. Every thing I assumed while reading has proved itself wrong when a twist - which was clearly better than whatever I made up - got revealed.
We follow both, Hirka and Rime, through their journey. Each one of them is in a different place, fighting their own battle. Rime remained in Ymsland, trying to understand their history and secrets. Hirka, on the other hand, is with the humans; desperately trying to fit in, only to figure she is being hunted again.
The story has a slower pace compared to the first book which made it sometimes hard to really follow through. At the same time, this book has managed to emphasize how long and dragging the story actually is for both our protagonist. It definitely helps its cause - to show us more of the worlds Siri Pettersen has created, and how they're interwined with each other. And of course, why Hirka grew up in Ymland in the first place. This makes me - yet again - ask myself so many questions that I'm impatiently wating for the last book to be published in Germany, so I can finish Hirka's story. Because even if we got so many answers, many more questions have appeared and when I was finishing this book, I knew that I might be confronted with the worst answers soon.
I can only recommend for everyone to read this book, or series. I love the worldbuilding, the way plot twists are revealed, how one thing doesn't mean what we believe it does, or how it leads to another thing while at the same time it does not. This story has a great way of telling, a set of characters that are unique, and it shines most because of its complex and rich worldbuilding.
After finishing 'Odinskind' (Odinsbarn/ Odin's Child) I already had few theories on how this story would continue and was thrilled when I thought one of them being correct when I discovered the map of Europe inside the book. However, Siri Pettersen seems to love suprising us, and it was nothing that I have expected.
I don't know how much I can tell without giving away too many spoilers, because this book shined through its way revealing one thing after another, making us drop our jaws because we did not see it coming. This happens so rarely to me, you must know. Mostly, I try not to think too much about a story, not to make up too many theories, because they end up being true and thus taking away any suprising effect on me. Not with 'The Riot' though. Every thing I assumed while reading has proved itself wrong when a twist - which was clearly better than whatever I made up - got revealed.
We follow both, Hirka and Rime, through their journey. Each one of them is in a different place, fighting their own battle. Rime remained in Ymsland, trying to understand their history and secrets. Hirka, on the other hand, is with the humans; desperately trying to fit in, only to figure she is being hunted again.
The story has a slower pace compared to the first book which made it sometimes hard to really follow through. At the same time, this book has managed to emphasize how long and dragging the story actually is for both our protagonist. It definitely helps its cause - to show us more of the worlds Siri Pettersen has created, and how they're interwined with each other. And of course, why Hirka grew up in Ymland in the first place. This makes me - yet again - ask myself so many questions that I'm impatiently wating for the last book to be published in Germany, so I can finish Hirka's story. Because even if we got so many answers, many more questions have appeared and when I was finishing this book, I knew that I might be confronted with the worst answers soon.
I can only recommend for everyone to read this book, or series. I love the worldbuilding, the way plot twists are revealed, how one thing doesn't mean what we believe it does, or how it leads to another thing while at the same time it does not. This story has a great way of telling, a set of characters that are unique, and it shines most because of its complex and rich worldbuilding.