Member Review

I. Love. This. Book.

For starters, it's a UK-based magical realism novel, which is always going to win me over. Then you have the police procedural, mystery, humour, drama and a bit of romance... Bam. Perfection.

The Goddess of The North is a love letter to the best parts of Yorkshire and the UK, whilst also shining a spotlight on some of the worst. It deals with matters of identity, self-acceptance, memory and forgiveness; of race and nationality, and on the flip side of that, racism and xenophobia, classism and gender issues. By its very nature, it embraces multiple mythologies and religions, and gives us glimpses of other countries and other worlds; it is a celebration of multicultural society. It is everything I love in a book. I wish I could give it more than 5 stars.

The Goddess of The North is perfect for fans of Nicola Mostyn, Ben Aaronovitch, and Neil Gaiman, whilst standing firmly on its own two feet. I hope there's much more to come from Kamsika.