Thor's Serpents by K.L. Armstrong, M.A. Marr

Thor's Serpents (Blackwell Pages, #3)

by K.L. Armstrong and M.A. Marr

Norse legends walk among us…

Thirteen-year-olds Matt, Laurie, and Fen have beaten near-impossible odds to assemble their fellow descendants and champions of the Norse gods, coming face-to-face with trolls, fire-breathing monsters, and even death. Now they have to tackle their most epic quest of all: stopping the apocalypse in its tracks. They’ll need all their strength and wits—and each other—in order to defeat the fierce monsters and obstacles that await.

But when they learn that Matt must go into the final battle alone and Fen and Laurie are pulled in other directions, the friends have to accept that they can’t take this journey together. Matt, Laurie, and Fen will each have to fight to be true to themselves and one another, and to survive. With the fate of humanity hanging in the balance, there isn’t a lot of room for mistakes—and to save the world, each of them must learn what it really means to be a Champion.

The stakes couldn’t be higher in this action-packed and thrilling conclusion to The Blackwell Pages trilogy.

Reviewed by Melanie on

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3.5 stars

Review originally posted at RabidReads.com.

I thought this was a great ending to this trilogy. It picks up right where Odin’s Ravens left off. Matt knows that he is going to be Thor’s champion in the battle at Ragnarok. He has several friends that have been traveling with him throughout the stories that are champions for Loki, Odin, Baldwin, Freya and Frey.

In the first two books the kids have learn a lot and have really become a team. At the end of the previous book, it seems that one character going in a different direction than all the other characters. This starts this story off with the relationships tested between all of the friends. They’ve come so far, but yet still have so far to go.

I enjoyed the ending. I thought it wrapped up the story really well. I loved how these two authors brought the real life attractions like the museum and the Corn Palace and balanced it with things like mara (which are nightmares) and Jotunn, the fire giant. I think that they did a great job dealing with the emotions of thirteen-year-olds on a mission to save the world. These guys are betrayed by family and grownups and they have to learn to tackle these problems on their own.

I think that if you look at this book with the fact that it was written to appeal to grades 4-8, you will enjoy the story. I thought it was a great escape. I loved the Norse mythology. The characters were great. I’m a huge Kelley Armstrong fan, so I knew going into this series that I would love the characters. This is my first with Melissa Marr. I will say that this story has been a great ride. Just keep in mind that this is written for a younger age group and I think you will enjoy it.

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