I enjoyed reading Agnes' story but the pace was quite slow for the first two thirds of the book. It wasn't until the last third that I really felt gripped and was excited to pick it up and find out how her story would end. This book was atmospheric and I enjoyed the portrayal of rural Iceland and seeing a glimpse of how people lived in that time and place. Definitely not a book with a happy ending but still an emotionally intense story and a fascinating look at a time period not often shown in historical fiction.