The first twenty or so pages are tough to get through, and some of the dialogue is clumsy at best. (I actually ended up abandoning the physical book to listen to the audiobook, which I'd highly recommend for the fun accents. I also think the dialogue works better when listening to rather than reading this.) I wasn't expecting Angrboda's cave to feel like such a warm gathering place--at least, in the first part of the book--and I was pleasantly surprised by the coziness of it all. Readers who know more about Norse mythology might take issue with the way the characters are depicted, but I enjoyed learning more about the lore in an accessible way; this made me want to read more about the subject.