A Strip of Velvet
Book description
Katla Elínsdóttir has always believed in the old ways. She grew up in a rural village worshipping Heimr, an ever-changing and seductive god of the hunt. Offering blood to make the crops grow is second nature, but part of Katla fears a darker side of her nature that longs for…
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Why read it?
1 author picked A Strip of Velvet as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
There's nothing like the pairing of a prickly woman and a gender-nebulous forest god.
Rien Gray always hooks me with their intriguing characters, but combine that with this story’s spiritual atmosphere and Norse mythos? It felt less like I was reading a book and more like I was wandering into the seductive dark of the woods myself.
Although this story is short enough to read in one sitting, its gorgeous prose and immaculate intimacy still pack a major punch.
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