Loki by Mackenzi Lee

Loki (Marvel Universe YA, #1)

by Mackenzi Lee

This is the first of three young adult novels from New York Times best-selling author Mackenzi Lee that explores the untapped potential and duality of heroism of popular characters in the Marvel Universe.

Before the days of going toe-to-toe with the Avengers, a younger Loki is desperate to prove himself heroic and capable, while it seems everyone around him suspects him of inevitable villainy and depravity . . . except for Amora. Asgard''s resident sorceress-in-training feels like a kindred spirit―someone who values magic and knowledge, who might even see the best in him.

But when Loki and Amora cause the destruction of one of Asgard''s most prized possessions, Amora is banished to Earth, where her powers will slowly and excruciatingly fade to nothing. Without the only person who ever looked at his magic as a gift instead of a threat, Loki slips further into anguish and the shadow of his universally adored brother, Thor.

When Asgardian magic is detected in relation to a string of mysterious murders on Earth, Odin sends Loki to investigate.

As he descends upon nineteenth-century London, Loki embarks on a journey that leads him to more than just a murder suspect, putting him on a path to discover the source of his power―and who he''s meant to be.

Reviewed by moraa on

4 of 5 stars

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Perhaps the future was only inevitable once you began to shape all your actions to fit it.

Mackenzie Lee has done it again, dearest friends and foes and I am on my knees.

First of all, I would like to disclose that I am biased. I love Loki. I love his character so very very much.

I would have much preferred to know the exact year (instead of having to guess at it) but the pacing was ✨✨✨ and plot progression ✨✨✨✨ and character development ✨✨✨✨✨

If anyone needs me, I will be in my coffin, waiting to be resurrected by the sequel.

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