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Thor wants to go riding, but Loki has other activities on his mind: sleep, for one. Eager to show his friend what he's missing out on, Thor drags him from bed and takes him to Vanaheimr for a night of drinking and singing. But when the activities do not live up to Loki's expectations, he takes control and leads Thor across an unwelcoming realm to fight beasts and bad-tempered dwarfs.
70 pages, Kindle Edition
First published August 11, 2014
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M.L. Larson
6 books2 followersMiles was born in the frozen depths of South Dakota, but never stayed there, or in any one place, for very long. After almost 30 years of living everywhere from the shores of Lake Michigan to the middle of Death valley, he now lives in Portland, Oregon with his partner and two cats.
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November 21, 2016
A fun story based in Norse mythology!
A fun, well-written story starring Thor and Loki, in which Thor tries to drag Loki off on an adventure and ends up getting dragged along in Loki's wake instead, discovering depths in Loki which he had never suspected before (and leaving him rather suspicious of what Loki has been up to when out of sight and where he learned some mysterious talents he exhibits). Not explicitly based on any particular Norse myth, but subtly referencing several, this book reminds me of what I set out to do with "Tales From Midhgardhur" (but I haven't actually got to the mythical figures yet, as of this review on 11/21/16). I would recommend this book to anyone with a fondness for Norse myth.
A fun, well-written story starring Thor and Loki, in which Thor tries to drag Loki off on an adventure and ends up getting dragged along in Loki's wake instead, discovering depths in Loki which he had never suspected before (and leaving him rather suspicious of what Loki has been up to when out of sight and where he learned some mysterious talents he exhibits). Not explicitly based on any particular Norse myth, but subtly referencing several, this book reminds me of what I set out to do with "Tales From Midhgardhur" (but I haven't actually got to the mythical figures yet, as of this review on 11/21/16). I would recommend this book to anyone with a fondness for Norse myth.
April 1, 2015
*I won this in a giveaway on LibraryThing in exchange for an honest review.
** This will also be posted on Goodreads and LibraryThing.
There's not much to say, really. This is just a short story about Loki and Thor and how it began with Thor dragging Loki out of bed and then turned out to be Thor following Loki like a puppy through this adventure with a band of Dwarves also known as a few of Loki's friends.
Basically, Thor wanted Loki to get out of bed and go outside and have fun, so he takes him someplace else to drink but instead Loki takes them somewhere else where they meet up with a group of Dwarves and go on a hunt. They end up killing two Gryphons, keeping a baby one, getting attacked and escaping and stealing horses and throughout there's a whole lot of action and it's great.
I liked it, yeah, but at the same time I just didn't love it. I feel like I couldn't connect and maybe also the fact that Loki didn't seem like Loki to me just made me not love it like I could have. I kind of have a problem. If I don't like the characters or I can't connect with them, then I tend to not enjoy the story as much as I otherwise would have.
Overall though, I enjoyed this short read and I would recommend it to anyone, really.
** This will also be posted on Goodreads and LibraryThing.
There's not much to say, really. This is just a short story about Loki and Thor and how it began with Thor dragging Loki out of bed and then turned out to be Thor following Loki like a puppy through this adventure with a band of Dwarves also known as a few of Loki's friends.
Basically, Thor wanted Loki to get out of bed and go outside and have fun, so he takes him someplace else to drink but instead Loki takes them somewhere else where they meet up with a group of Dwarves and go on a hunt. They end up killing two Gryphons, keeping a baby one, getting attacked and escaping and stealing horses and throughout there's a whole lot of action and it's great.
I liked it, yeah, but at the same time I just didn't love it. I feel like I couldn't connect and maybe also the fact that Loki didn't seem like Loki to me just made me not love it like I could have. I kind of have a problem. If I don't like the characters or I can't connect with them, then I tend to not enjoy the story as much as I otherwise would have.
Overall though, I enjoyed this short read and I would recommend it to anyone, really.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
April 28, 2018
Good
The characters felt a little too Marvel to me, whether they were or not I can’t say, but the personalities were off, however, the story was fun and I’m glad I read it.
The characters felt a little too Marvel to me, whether they were or not I can’t say, but the personalities were off, however, the story was fun and I’m glad I read it.
July 7, 2020
I really liked this one because Loki, guys!
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