Loki: A Bad God's Guide to Being Good

Even though the book is for 8-10 years of age, i had to read the book because of loki... I'm sure even the adults will find this book a good read.

Loki while on Earth is chilled with ice cream and wants to introduce the concept of ice cream to gods in Asgard once he returns. Will he ever go back and enjoy the luxurious godly existence?Loki is the God of lies, trickster who for playing a prank on the goddess Sif is sentenced on Earth for an hourglass of a month as an eleven year old boy with fake parents and a fake sibling Thor by Odin (The Allfather). What’s even more worse is that he is supposed to document every single day in a magical diary to put to the proof of befitting a better person and worthy of Asgard. And if he fails to do so, he is destined to snakesville. That’s an arduous task, ain’t it?!To add more to the ocean of despair, for every lie written in the diary by Loki, the diary will auto correct it. So he has no chance of being true to his own personality. How ironic!However hard Loki tries to up his score, he hardly succeeds but mostly looses. With this equation, what’s your thought on his returning?Loki’s dilemma with humanly existence is packed with humour, sarcasm, a tint of emotions, whacky illustrations,doodles and definitions throughout the diary. According to Loki, an adult human who imprisons children during the day and yells facts at them is a TEACHER😄🤣. I already warned you about the heights of fun you are going to roll with. The corrected comments by the diary will keep you equally entertained.Loki seems good and funny with his writings and jokes. Indulge in a riot of chuckles and I am sure you will be delighted as much as am I and would be expecting many more from the series.

My 9 year old reluctant reader is enjoying this book and I am quite too. She did notice this cheap shot on page 46:"Private School: a place where the children of the rich learn how to talk over each other and are told on a daily basis that they are born to rule the world. They inevitably grow up to be politicians and bosses and do indeed run the world, very badly." The more accurate reference would be to sons of the rich and b) public schools (Eton). How interesting that the author went to St Paul's Girls' School herself though! Where she presumably had the chance to study Classics, perhaps inspiring this series.

Everyone loves a bad boy and Loki has always been one of the baddest. Now he has to live on 21st century Midgard (that's Earth to you and me) and try to be good in order to avoid a worse punishment. Loki's attempts to do the right thing and navigate a world he doesn't understand are told through a hilarious diary and readers will enjoy cheering him on, while having a sneaking desire for him not to change. The book also very cleverly provides a stealth introduction to Norse mythology and will spark further discussion and investigation. Above all, though, it is highly entertaining and will leave you wanting more. Recommended.

My son (10) read this book in 2 day, my daughter (12) is now reading it.I could hear them laughing while reading and they have voted it one of the best books they’ve ever read..and they read a lot!They can’t wait for the next book!

Having read the story myself, I had a good feeling that my Year 4 class (avid lovers of the classic 'Diary of a Wimpy Kid') would greatly enjoy this particular book. We began it last week and it has proven an instant hit; they all look forward to story time at the end of the day now and check it will be happening first thing in the morning.In comparison to their favourite book, the language within Loki: A Bad God's Guide to Being Good is more challenging but not overly so in comparison to the Diary of a Wimpy Kid, all the while retaining a good humour. The book itself is filled with several opportunities to apply cross curricular learning, especially in regard to Loki’s relationships with other characters. The tone of the book is fantastic and it reads smoothly, peppers with hilarious illustrations that clarify key moments within the tale.Overall, I would highly recommend as a class text for Key Stage 2; my class cannot wait to find out how Loki is going to improve his virtue score!

If you or your kid like Wimpy Kid, you are going to LOVE this. Louie Stowell has written and illustrated one of the funniest, charming and most inclusive children's books to come out in years. You'll laugh, your kid will laugh - and you might just learn something about mythology along the way.