Loki's Wolves by K.L. Armstrong, M.A. Marr

Loki's Wolves (Blackwell Pages, #1)

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

In Viking times, Norse myths predicted the end of the world, an event called Ragnaroek that only the gods can stop. When this apocalypse happens, the gods must battle the monsters - wolves the size of the sun, serpents that span the seabeds - all bent on destroying the world.

But the gods died a long time ago.

Matt Thorsen knows every Norse myth, saga, and god as if it was family history - because it is family history. Most people in the modern-day town of Blackwell, in fact, are direct descendants of either Thor or Loki, including Matt's classmates Fen and Laurie Brekke.

But knowing the legends and completely believing them are two different things. When the rune readers reveal that Ragnaroek is coming and kids - led by Matt - must stand in for the gods in the final battle, Matt can hardly believe it.

Matt's, Laurie's, and Fen's lives will never be the same as they race to put together an unstoppable team to stop the end of the world.

Reviewed by Melanie on

3 of 5 stars

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Not sure what I'm going to think of this book. It is more for kids 8-13, but I love the author. I've read several of her adult and young adult series, so I'm willing to give this a try. Also, it is about the Norse mythology, which I would love to read more about. I'm a few pages in and so far, I'm enjoying it. We'll see where it goes from here.

Very cute book. The story has only just begun. This book reads a lot like a young adult. It only mentions a few times that the characters are middle school aged. I know some about Norse mythology, but this book does go into explaining the myths, so if you are not familiar with it, don't let that scare you off. This might even be a good and easy way to learn more about the Norse myths before moving on to an adult series about the Norse. I'm going to look for some.

If you don't mind YA books, then this would be a good book for you. If you don't like YA, then I would stay away from this. I will say that so far there hasn't been any romantic entanglements, though one person mentions that she has a boyfriend, but we never see them together.

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