*This review is for book 2 in the Unwritten Runes duology and it contains spoilers for The Goddess of Nothing At All.*

After the events of Ragnarok, the gods try to rebuild their lives/afterlives while dealing with grief and guilt. Sigyn’s daddy issues resurface, as we already know most problems in the realms are indirect consequences of Odin’s manipulation. Loki remains one of the most complex characters I’ve read in fiction, deeply flawed but endearing.

Cat Rector never fails to bring tears with her accurate renditions of human emotions, even when her characters are eternal gods.

I liked the addition of modernists (recently deceased humans), who bring new technologies and practices to gods who’ve lived for millennia. Working together to build a utopic city.

Regrets, memories, and the small pleasures of the living are depicted in snippets from the dead.

Full of informed queer representation, this book is about healing from trauma, companionship, and forgiveness.