Melissa marr matt thorsen is a direct descendent of the orderkeeping god thor, and his classmates fen and laurie brekke are descendents of the trickster god loki. Destined to fight trolls, monstrous wolves and giant serpentsor. Hold onto the maps because the next two books may take readers on an even longer journey. Something that you have no idea after that exposed to be populared with guide loki s wolves blackwell pages, by k. Lokis wolves is a collaboration by kelley armstrong and melissa marr, well known for their paranormal young adult books. Kelley armstrong is one of my favorite writers of all time, but i think she and melissa marr need a lot more practice writing books for younger readers without all the extraneous explanations and clunky dialog.
This first volume was very much an introduction to the series and the characters. Kelley armstrong and melissa marr on their middlegrade debut. While matt knew he was a modernday descendent of thor, hes always lived a normal kids life. Ya giants kelley armstrong the summoning and melissa marr wicked lovely are incredibly successful on their.
Lokis wolves is a truly fantastical, middle grade novel that focuses on norse mythology. Unlike harry potter, yearold matt thorsen has always known he has. Still, the characters themselves were enjoyable, and the plot was interesting. In what ways are the characters in lokis wolves the same. Although this is aimed at teenagers, i bought it because kelly armstrong. Description of wolfs curse by kelley armstrong epub wolfs curse is a story of love, loss, heartbreak, and unbreakable bonds. Bestselling urban fantasists kelley armstrong and melissa marr. Yes, he needed to stop fen and laurie, but he had to be cool about it. This is a gorgeous story about how life doesnt always work out the way we want it to, but if were willing, we can still make it a great life. Matt thorsen, a thirteenyearold eighth grader, has always known he was a descendant of thor.
Lokis wolves is the first storyline in kelly armstrongmelissa marrs new middle grade series the blackwell pages based on norse mythology and. I love kelley armstrong and ive been dying to get my hands on a novel. In fact, most people in the small town of blackwell, south dakota, are direct descendants of either thor or loki, including matts classmates fen and laurie brekke. Maybe he could just walk past, pretend he didnt notice them, and. This series will mine norse mythology for its world building.
Kelley armstrong graduated with a degree in psychology and then studied computer programming. Lokis wolves has everythinga fastpaced, exciting plot, endearing and. This book is a promising buildup to the rest of the series. Lokis wolves begins a new middle grade fantasy series by veteran authors kelly armstrong and melissa marr. The blackwell pagesseries overdrive rakuten overdrive.