The indigenous tale, tellings, superstitions, crossing over with the environmental concerns of today build up a solid foundation for a highly cinematic fantasy world. At times the journey of the characters reminded me of the TV series Stranger Things but even more interesting than the Hollywood production, as it is grounded in the exotic Nordic forests, in the Arctic ice, with true legends and belief systems wiring the tale.
The shortcoming of the book is the writing. Too much repetition and waiting around for action, not very subtle in terms of linguistic craftsmanship. I felt the whole piece could have been written as a short story and would have been more effective. The ending was quite enigmatic and poetic to my surprise.