Loki: Where Mischief Lies
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- Author：Mackenzi Lee
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Summary
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。
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。
Reviews
Nora Dykhuis
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I have read this book once before and I'm re-reading it， it's just so good！ I would recommend it for any Marvel lover or someone new to Marvel。 Some of the names are a bit tricky to pronounce， but otherwise， it's really good。 I have read this book once before and I'm re-reading it， it's just so good！ I would recommend it for any Marvel lover or someone new to Marvel。 Some of the names are a bit tricky to pronounce， but otherwise， it's really good。 。。。more
Nikki Boisture
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It was OK。 Entertaining， but the prose was really bland。 Worth reading if you're a massive MCU fan， not if you're a Mackenzi Lee fan though。 It was OK。 Entertaining， but the prose was really bland。 Worth reading if you're a massive MCU fan， not if you're a Mackenzi Lee fan though。 。。。more
allison taylor lin
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 This sounds insane， and it is， but in the time span of 3 months， I read this book from start to finish three times。 （And I revisited some of my favorite parts， like chapter 34）First， at the Royal Feast， we got the classic Thor and Loki bickering。 But we also had Amora！！！！ And it was so cool because LOKI WEARS HEELED BOOTS。 HE PAINTS HIS NAILS BLACK。 LIKE HOW COOL IS THAT？？？ BADASSSSSS！！！！！！ He was so confident and I loved that。 But also it wasn’t always liek that thru the whole book。 Not even 10 This sounds insane， and it is， but in the time span of 3 months， I read this book from start to finish three times。 （And I revisited some of my favorite parts， like chapter 34）First， at the Royal Feast， we got the classic Thor and Loki bickering。 But we also had Amora！！！！ And it was so cool because LOKI WEARS HEELED BOOTS。 HE PAINTS HIS NAILS BLACK。 LIKE HOW COOL IS THAT？？？ BADASSSSSS！！！！！！ He was so confident and I loved that。 But also it wasn’t always liek that thru the whole book。 Not even 10 pages in I really wanted to give Loki a million hugs。 “He had tried to make himself a warrior， tried to run faster and train harder， learn to take a blow without buckling。 All the things Thor seemed to do without trying， the skills they had been told were most becoming of a future king of Asgard， while Loki’s only skill seemed to be turing the mead in his brother’s goblet into slugs once he began to drink， and then back into wine when he spat it out。” Like that quote was so SAD。 And then he sees that Thor and Frigga are both wearing head piece thingys and he feels bad because he said no to his。 Back to the story line， Karnilla uses her magic to help Odin look into the Godseye Mirror。 And then all these royal ppl rush out so Loki being Loki goes to find out and he disguised himself and overhears that his father saw one of his sons leading an army of dead people against Asgard。 And Loki knows it’s him。 Thor even says it’s probably him， which is so PAINFUL TO ME。 And it hurts Loki too。 Loki is so torn and feels like it won’t be him but it could and AhhhhhSo loki finds amora to go see what his dad saw AND THEN THEY SHATTER THE FODDAMN MIRROR HDIDDUDJDHJ。 AND THEN THEY RELEASE THE LURKING UNKNOWN AND ALMOST DIE。 and then odin was so MEAN AND DIDNT LISTEN TO LOKI AND BANISHED AMORA TK EARTH。 AND LOKI BEGGED AND CRIED LOOK ST THIS QUOTE: “‘Father， please！’ Loki cried， struggling to his knees， hating the look of supplication but unable to stand fast enough without tipping over。 ‘I’m complicit as well。’Odin did not look at him。 ‘Stay back， my son。’‘Then arrest me too！’ Loki cried， his voice breaking。 “I was trespassing; it was my idea’” HELP。 NOT OKAY。 SAD LOKI = SAD ME。 I WAS CRYING ISTFG。 。。。more
Charmaine Worth
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Oh I love Loki and this story was just wonderful 😍
Sanna-Mari
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Aloitan sanomalla， että Asgard， Loki ja Thor ovat aina koko Marvel-universumissa olleet mun suosikkeja mutta väitän， että tämä on oikeasti myös hyvä teos。 Kirjassa tutustumme nuoreen ja varhaisnuoreen Lokiin。 Lokin lapsuudesta tämän hengenheimolainen， hovinoidaksi koulutettava Amora karkotetaan magiattomaan Midgardiin ja muutamaa vuotta myöhemmin Thorin pelkuruuden ja isänsä pelon vuoksi Loki piilotetaan， ja pitkälti Lokin näkökulmasta myös hylätään Midgardiin tutkimaan mysteerisiä murhia， jossa Aloitan sanomalla， että Asgard， Loki ja Thor ovat aina koko Marvel-universumissa olleet mun suosikkeja mutta väitän， että tämä on oikeasti myös hyvä teos。 Kirjassa tutustumme nuoreen ja varhaisnuoreen Lokiin。 Lokin lapsuudesta tämän hengenheimolainen， hovinoidaksi koulutettava Amora karkotetaan magiattomaan Midgardiin ja muutamaa vuotta myöhemmin Thorin pelkuruuden ja isänsä pelon vuoksi Loki piilotetaan， ja pitkälti Lokin näkökulmasta myös hylätään Midgardiin tutkimaan mysteerisiä murhia， jossa kuolleet eivät kylmene ja jokin on mätää。Vallan taidokkaasti Lokin pettymystä， raivoa ja kateutta rakentava teos on mielestäni aivan poikkeavan taidokas nuorten fantasiaromaani。 Osittain elokuvista， myyteistä ja （myönnän） teiniklisheistä rakennettu viktoriaaninen Lontoo on aivan liian herkullinen ja kirja olisi voinut olla pidempikin。 Kirjassa kerrotaan taidokkaasti magiasta， uskomuksista， seksistä ja seksualisuudesta ja ennen kaikkea Lokin asemasta isänsä， （mielestäni） perinteisen väkivaltaisesti hallitsemassaan perheessä ja Asgardissa。En myöskään nähnyt paria ovelasti rakennettua twistiä， jotka Loki itse oli huipennusta varten rakentanut。 Lisäksi tässä on pienoinen SHIELD-vitsi， jota nauroin ääneen。 （En siis tiedä， mikä SHIELDin alkutarina oikeasti on。）Olin sijoittanut tämän nuorten puolelle， mutta sen verran tässä on eläviä kuolleita， murhia ja veritöitä että ihan pienille lukutaitoisille Marvel-faneille en tätä antaisi。 。。。more
Bella
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My poor Loki 😭😭😭 Also， is there more to this？ Is there a sequel？ Because I want a second book。 I want more of my mischievous god。 🐍
Tiasany
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Just more proof that when it comes to Loki， Marvel isn't the problem。 Disney is。This books offers the best characterization （aside from the comics） and an inside look at Loki's thoughts and experiences， much better than everything else we've received when it comes to movies and TV shows。 It also doesn't shy away from LGBT representation and some period-typical sexism and homophobia。 In the very first chapter we have Loki rocking thigh high boots with gloriously high heels， and that mental image Just more proof that when it comes to Loki， Marvel isn't the problem。 Disney is。This books offers the best characterization （aside from the comics） and an inside look at Loki's thoughts and experiences， much better than everything else we've received when it comes to movies and TV shows。 It also doesn't shy away from LGBT representation and some period-typical sexism and homophobia。 In the very first chapter we have Loki rocking thigh high boots with gloriously high heels， and that mental image had me hooked。 The book was surprisingly less tame than I expected。 Overall a very solid read about one of my favorite characters。 。。。more
isobel
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loved it！！ i enjoyed it very much and it was such a good ‘backstory’ for loki！！
Mars
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Was pretty eh for a good chunk of the book but in the last 50-100 pages things go insane and I absolutely love it。 Read it solely for the ending。 I did not put this book down through those last pages。 The story and characterization is fairly bland so if you're not looking for any crazy deep writing and an easy read this is really good for that。 Was pretty eh for a good chunk of the book but in the last 50-100 pages things go insane and I absolutely love it。 Read it solely for the ending。 I did not put this book down through those last pages。 The story and characterization is fairly bland so if you're not looking for any crazy deep writing and an easy read this is really good for that。 。。。more
Geneva
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Loved how this felt like it tied in nicely with the current MCU as well as expends the characters already established in the comics。 Lots of what I saw as Easter eggs made me smile。 The lines the characters spoke were insightful and witty， laughing many times myself at their antics。
Lotte
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It was a really good book！ Especially the last 100 pages were phenomenal。 I thought it was a bit slow in the middle but it didn’t last very long。 I would definitely recommend reading this if you’re a marvel fan！ There are also some references to the movies in this book。
Ashleigh
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i LOVED learning more about loki’s youth and teenage years， including his relationships （especially with frigga， amora and theo）。 plot was alright but ending was a bit off。 black nail polish。
Tales Viegas
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Gosto muito da Marvel， os MCU， as séries e os livros， apesar de não ter lido muito os quadrinhos。Já tinha lido outros livros da Marvel e， como a série do Loki irá começar na Disney+ em junho， resolvi comprar e ler um pouco mais da história do qual considero o melhor vilão/anti-herói das primeiras fases do MCU。O livro conta a história de como o Loki descobriu e evoluiu os seus poderes， junto com uma "história de amor" entre ele e a feiticeira Amora。 A história é envolvente， com bastante ação e al Gosto muito da Marvel， os MCU， as séries e os livros， apesar de não ter lido muito os quadrinhos。Já tinha lido outros livros da Marvel e， como a série do Loki irá começar na Disney+ em junho， resolvi comprar e ler um pouco mais da história do qual considero o melhor vilão/anti-herói das primeiras fases do MCU。O livro conta a história de como o Loki descobriu e evoluiu os seus poderes， junto com uma "história de amor" entre ele e a feiticeira Amora。 A história é envolvente， com bastante ação e algumas reviravoltas dignas do personagem。Para quem gosta， recomendo bastante。 。。。more
uponthemoor
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“𝑌𝑜𝑢 𝑐𝑎𝑛𝑛𝑜𝑡 𝑙𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝑡𝑜 𝑓𝑢𝑙𝑓𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑜𝑟 𝑎𝑣𝑜𝑖𝑑 𝑤ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑚𝑎𝑦 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑒 𝑡𝑜 𝑝𝑎𝑠𝑠“ 𝐹𝑟𝑖𝑔𝑔𝑎Loki。 Loki。 Loki。*always on my mind*Did I scream imagining Loki in a top-hat？ Yes I did。I never trusted Amora at all from the beginning and 100% ship Loki and Theo。I absolutely adored the banter between Loki and Thor， it was everything and more。 Yes I pictured Ragnarok Hiddleston and Hemsworth the entire time which made it so amazing。The ending did feel a tad bit rushed but overall I REALLY enjoyed this book。 I do think that being “𝑌𝑜𝑢 𝑐𝑎𝑛𝑛𝑜𝑡 𝑙𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝑡𝑜 𝑓𝑢𝑙𝑓𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑜𝑟 𝑎𝑣𝑜𝑖𝑑 𝑤ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑚𝑎𝑦 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑒 𝑡𝑜 𝑝𝑎𝑠𝑠“ 𝐹𝑟𝑖𝑔𝑔𝑎Loki。 Loki。 Loki。*always on my mind*Did I scream imagining Loki in a top-hat？ Yes I did。I never trusted Amora at all from the beginning and 100% ship Loki and Theo。I absolutely adored the banter between Loki and Thor， it was everything and more。 Yes I pictured Ragnarok Hiddleston and Hemsworth the entire time which made it so amazing。The ending did feel a tad bit rushed but overall I REALLY enjoyed this book。 I do think that being a tad bit obsessed currently with all things Marvel made this thoroughly enjoyable， the references to SHIELD and other things was just icing on the cake。Odin scared me as Odin should。And I want Frigga to be my mother。Loki， I simply adored him， of course as one must。 His poor lonely， tortured soul。 My god！ I felt for him in how he always has to constantly prove himself to be “good” and always living in Thor’s shadow and the way Odin just looks down on him for how darks his edges are。 It broke my heart。 But I also just need more， MORE LOKI PLEASE？！ I will 100% be rewatching Loki now and sobbing the entire time。This book was so much more than I expected。 Especially Theo’s storyline， that very touching。 And I would of loved to see it explored more especially how Loki comes into play。Another line that just resonated with me was;“But Frigga was not his Father’s。 She was her own” 🥲Marvel fans just read this asap。 ✨ 。。。more
lauren | laurlovesbooks
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the best way that I can describe this book （and I promise this is a compliment） is that it's a highly detailed and well thought-out Loki fanfic。 Loki is one of my FAVORITE characters in the MCU， so when his name caught my eye on the spine of a book， you know I had to grab it。I read this book in 2 days， because like most fanfictions， it was a very easy read， but still had such a great plot that I would marvel （haha I'm so funny） at how well the different aspects fit together。 Lee wrote Loki's voi the best way that I can describe this book （and I promise this is a compliment） is that it's a highly detailed and well thought-out Loki fanfic。 Loki is one of my FAVORITE characters in the MCU， so when his name caught my eye on the spine of a book， you know I had to grab it。I read this book in 2 days， because like most fanfictions， it was a very easy read， but still had such a great plot that I would marvel （haha I'm so funny） at how well the different aspects fit together。 Lee wrote Loki's voice perfectly， and the other characters were all their own and great。 And， 19th century London。 I'm sold。 I also loved the major theme in this book surrounding the question of how much we truly know about ourselves and what fate can decide。 Again， as somebody who loved the background we got from the Loki TV show， this was just a little gem that I'm so happy I found。 While I can see why this isn't an uber popular book， for a crazy Marvel fan like me， this is all I can ask for and more for what it is: another accurate， funny， and mischievous story about my favorite God of Mischief :） 。。。more
Raquel Euphrasio
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Foi uma leitura divertida， eu adorei conhecer um pouco mais da personalidade do personagem。。。 a narrativa tem em todos os pontos uma razão para o Loki que conheço hoje ser quem é。
Adrian
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I wanted to cry-
Joey
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This was great。
Rosa
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This just felt like reading a really good fanfic 😍 Not the biggest fan of how gullible Loki seemed to be at times and I also would have liked a different ending （or a pt。 2）。 But overall I really enjoyed it
Sarah Matthews
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This needs a sequel！ The author captured Loki's voice and mannerisms so well。 Flew through this in no time and I only want more！ This needs a sequel！ The author captured Loki's voice and mannerisms so well。 Flew through this in no time and I only want more！ 。。。more
April
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My gosh I love Loki
Kristina Webb
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This book is a great character study of Loki。 It shows his physchology and really demonstrates his familial dynamic and how he works。 He is not a simple character， yet somewhat predictable in his actions。 Loved it。 Very true to who he is。 And the others that played a roll in how he became who he is ♥️
Julie ~
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Ce livre se déroule bien avant les aventures sur Grand écran que l'on connaît。 On découvre un jeune Loki qui rêve de faire ses preuves et prouver sa valeur pour montrer à Odin qu'il peut lui aussi prétendre au trône d'Asgard， plutôt que son frère， Thor， qui est le prince guerrier que tout le monde apprécie。 Loki n'a en effet， pas l'allure d'un guerrier。 C'est un mage， ce qui semble attirer la peur et la méfiance des autres。。。 sauf Amora， une mage du même âge avec qui il se lit d'amitié。 Au cours Ce livre se déroule bien avant les aventures sur Grand écran que l'on connaît。 On découvre un jeune Loki qui rêve de faire ses preuves et prouver sa valeur pour montrer à Odin qu'il peut lui aussi prétendre au trône d'Asgard， plutôt que son frère， Thor， qui est le prince guerrier que tout le monde apprécie。 Loki n'a en effet， pas l'allure d'un guerrier。 C'est un mage， ce qui semble attirer la peur et la méfiance des autres。。。 sauf Amora， une mage du même âge avec qui il se lit d'amitié。 Au cours d'un grand événement pour lire l'avenir du royaume， les deux amis vont découvrir le sinistre avenir de Loki et accidentellement détruire l'artefact qui vaudra à Amora d'être bannie sur Midgard， la Terre。 Bien plus tard， des morts plus que suspectes sont recensées à Midgard。 Odin décide de laisser une dernière chance à Loki de faire ses preuves : enquêter sur ces étranges décès。L'intrigue est vraiment intéressante et même si on peut voir certains événements venir， on pourra être surpris par d'autres retournements de situation。 J'aime le personnage de Loki : il n'est pas "gentil" mais en même temps， il n'est pas fondamentalement "méchant"。 On arrive à s'attacher facilement aux divers personnages de l'histoire， notamment grâce à l'interprétation du narrateur。 Victor Alexis est le doubleur de Loki dans les films。 Et autant vous prévenir : il est convainquant。 Il donne le ton et nous permet de nous attacher facilement aux personnages， et rend l'ensemble très dynamique。 De même， le rythme du roman fait qu'on ne s'ennuie jamais。 Dans l'ensemble， c'était une lecture très sympathique sur un personnage de la licence Marvel très apprécié dont j'ai adoré découvrir sa jeunesse。 。。。more
Stephanie
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It was a decent read。 Kept me interested made me laugh。 Only bad I would say is it's very predictable。 It's good if you love Marvel and don't want the story to end。 It was a decent read。 Kept me interested made me laugh。 Only bad I would say is it's very predictable。 It's good if you love Marvel and don't want the story to end。 。。。more
Emma
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I really enjoyed this Book。 I love Marvel， Loki and i want to know more about the norse mythology so it's was cool。 I think， i will reread the Book later。 I really enjoyed this Book。 I love Marvel， Loki and i want to know more about the norse mythology so it's was cool。 I think， i will reread the Book later。 。。。more
Milla Huhtala
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I loved it！ Many references to other marvel stuff
Morgan Mills
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Meh。 I was really excited about some young Loki stories but this wasn’t it。 It was very bland and boring and had to push to keep reading it。 Overall very meh。
Léna
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c'était pas mal， sans plus， je trouve que ça met beauuuucoup trop de temps à se mettre en place et ensuite bon je comprends le principe etc， mais loki ressemble vraiment pas à loki du tout je m'attendais pas vraiment à ça， après c'est sympa quand même comme lecture ！ c'était pas mal， sans plus， je trouve que ça met beauuuucoup trop de temps à se mettre en place et ensuite bon je comprends le principe etc， mais loki ressemble vraiment pas à loki du tout je m'attendais pas vraiment à ça， après c'est sympa quand même comme lecture ！ 。。。more
Bells
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Gosh this book was SO amazing。 I have gotten really attached to the character Loki over the months （+ Tom Hiddleston） and I’ve been dying for a little bit more of him， and I got exactly that。 With this Origin story you really didn’t know what to expect and there was twists and turns。 I loved how it also shed some light on the issues of sexism and homophobia as well！ The author really made Loki’s gender fluidity shine in this book as well as his sexuality of being bisexual and I’m so happy she di Gosh this book was SO amazing。 I have gotten really attached to the character Loki over the months （+ Tom Hiddleston） and I’ve been dying for a little bit more of him， and I got exactly that。 With this Origin story you really didn’t know what to expect and there was twists and turns。 I loved how it also shed some light on the issues of sexism and homophobia as well！ The author really made Loki’s gender fluidity shine in this book as well as his sexuality of being bisexual and I’m so happy she did！ 。。。more
Samantha Forgosh
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