Thorfinn and the Witch’s Curse (The Forerunner Saga Book 1) by Jay Veloso Batista – Review By Santana Hicks
Thorfinn and the Witch’s Curse by Jay Veloso Batista
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
I was enjoying the efforts that this author put into historical accuracy, up to and including the names of places, as well as the older spellings of some of the names from the Norse Gods. I found the intro to be something of a slow start, and you don’t quite start in the middle of it all, though it is close.
I found I had something of a mental disconnect for awhile before I started to properly grasp what was going on. I did enjoy seeing an author draw more openly from Norse mythological elements as opposed to the Greco-Roman style.
Personally I have been a long time fan of anything involving mythology, though it was a different take to see a child as the main character. Thorfinn does develop as a character quite a bit while coming to terms with his own strange abilities, as well as going up against the titular curse.
I would have loved to see a little more polish and coherence in the early novel, but other than that I didn’t have any significant gripes with the novel, and think many young readers could find hours of fun slipping inside this world. Subtly learning historical facts the whole while.
