Thanks to Netgalley and the publishers for the digital ARC.

I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book. A witty and humorous retelling of 'how Santa came to be'. This was definitely a pleasantly unusual read, combining a witch, vikings, Santa, magic, Loki and much more. I found myself laughing uncontrollably throughout the book. The Winter Riddle has something for everyone.

Volgha, the Winter Witch has never had anything in common with her crazy family which have ruled over the North Pole kingdom of Aurora since.. well no one remembers how long they have been there. Volgha only wanted to be left alone and be able to peacefully practice her witchery, away from her extravagantly crazy sister, the Queen and her best friend, Loki. . The Queen enjoys teasing and tormenting her introverted sister, almost as much as chopping peoples’ heads off or getting stimulated with the Royal Tickler. When Volgha helps Loki play a prank on himself, things quickly spiral out of control. Add vikings, druids in trees and an ex-warrior named Santa Klaus, and you have a complete mess with a stressed Volgha in the middle.

This is not an epic adventure, it's an epic mess that a couple of barely sane characters are trying to hold together.
Recommended to everyone who loves humorous adventure tales!