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Malene Sølvsten

Book - 2023

""The girl's slim neck was exposed above the low neckline of her dress, and it glowed nearly white in the light of the moon. A stream of icy fear ran through my chest as the man grabbed the other end of the cord and held it taut before him. "Watch out," I shouted uselessly. She could not hear me, after all. I was not there, and this had already happened, maybe a few months ago, maybe hundreds of years." Anna is a loner who only hangs out with her dog Monster. She's used to others either dismissing her or looking right through her, but when high school starts back up, she's suddenly surrounded by classmates seeking her company. Why do good-looking Mathias, charming Luna, and alluring Varnar suddenly wa...nt to be friends with her? Can she trust them, or is there something behind it? Anna can see events in the past, but the dream-like visions suddenly become very real when a series of bestial muders of young girls take place in the area of northern Denmark where she lives. Murders that she has seen in her dreams. Anna soon learns the murders are linked to an ancient prophecy of Ragnarök and supernatural forces are at work because her new friends are directly connected to the Norse gods, and all carry a knowledge of who she really is" --

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Subjects
Genres
Young adult fiction
Fantasy fiction
Published
Stamford, CT : W-1 Media, Inc./Arctis Books 2023.
Language
English
Danish
Main Author
Malene Sølvsten (author)
Other Authors
Adrienne Alair (translator)
Edition
First hardcover English edition
Item Description
Originally published in 2016 by Malene Sølvsten & Carlsen, Copenhagen.
Physical Description
715 pages ; 22 cm
ISBN
9781646900268
Contents unavailable.
Review by Kirkus Book Review

A girl and her canine companion begin to unravel the intertwined mysteries of her visions and a series of local murders in this title translated from the original Danish. Anna Sakarias' reputation precedes her as she starts high school, but her new acquaintances don't seem to be fazed by the stories. Mathias Hedskov and Luna Sekibo are persistent in their attempts to befriend her; when Luna's mom and dad are revealed to have known Anna's long-lost parents, Anna's resistance falters. Aside from recurring visions foretelling a series of grisly murders, Anna has little knowledge of her own history, but she possesses other inexplicable supernatural powers and has a surreal canine companion named Monster. The missing pieces of her identity begin to fall into place now that "something evil" has arrived in Ravensted to fulfill an ancient prophecy. The extreme violence of the murders and the intrigue of the central mystery blend with fascinating symbolism, history, and mythology in a lengthy work that drags at times. Additionally, some dialogue feels unnatural, one villain's moniker is a colonialist slur, a sexual situation involving a recurring peripheral character raises unresolved questions of consent, and the large cast feels a bit muddled at times. Most characters are white; biracial Luna's father is described as generically West African. Intriguing, with bountiful Norse mythological and folklore connections, but marred by problematic elements. (glossary; list of characters, places, and concepts) (Fantasy. 14-adult) Copyright (c) Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.

Copyright (c) Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.