Disclaimer: I received a copy free from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.

When Lena’s younger sister Fressa is found dead, their whole Viking clan mourns her. Lena struggles to recover from her sister’s dead and just can’t let go. Lena is determined to found what and who killed her sister, and also how to bring her back. In her desperation, she makes a deal with Hela. In order to get her sister out of Valhalla, Fressa’s soul must be replaced by one of equal weight. Soon, she finds herself in the midst of a dangerous plan to start Ragnarök. Just how far is Lena willing to go to save her sister?

The Weight of the Soul had so much potenial – it could have been truly epic. The questions of morality could have been explored much more deeply. She also never truly suffers the consquences of her actions which was something that could have definitely be explored more. The mythology, which was an aspect I loved, could have been delved into much more.

Lena as a character was interesting, she was decent but so much more could have been done for her character and so much potential. She was impuslive and selfish and I adore unlikeable female characters and there was so much potential for character exploration that wasn’t really done. Fressa died early in the novel so we never really got to know her, never really got to connect with her, or even truly see her relationship with Lena.

As I mentioned earlier, I enjoyed the mythology aspect. I liked the twists near the end too. But, again, so much potential here! It just wasn’t explored and executed as well as it could have been. I would have loved some chapters from Fressa’s point of view while in Valhalla, that would have been so interesting.

Overall, The Weight of a Soul had so much potential and a really great premise that, unfortuantely, wasn’t executed as well as it could have been. An enjoyable book, but could have been better but Elizabeth Tammi is still an author I will keep an eye on.