Loki: A Bad God's Guide to Being Good: Trickster Norse god turned school kid - the bestselling first book in the hilarious comics-style diary series for 7-11-year-olds: 1

Love this series. It’s a bedtime story my son loves, and I enjoy reading because it’s so sharply put together. Love the language, the silliness, and human insight. Despite being about learning to be “good” it feels completely non-judgemental.

Funny. Kids love it!

8-year old grandson is finding it amusing.

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.

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!

Very adventurous book and my sons lost onto this book with his imagination going off Brill for his flight journey

Fantastic reads. My loki mad 10/11yo daughter loves this series. Would recommend. Similar kind of style to wimpey kid. They are very funny.

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.

Mischung aus Dark Lord und Gregs Tagebuch. Kurzweilig. Super.

My 8 year old loves this series. This is the first book, but it doesn't seem necessary to read them in the correct order

Very nice book so good story

Letto tutto d'un fiato. Molto carino

As middle grade readers about Norse gods go, this one was pretty good! My son and I read it together over the course of several nights before bed and it offered the level of humor and wit that we both look for in books. The illustrations are great and really take the book to the next level! All about Loki and his quest to appease Odin for his troublesome tricks, he is sent to Earth to try to atone for his many mistakes. He has a whole month to redeem himself or else he will be sent to Hel wherein he will find an eternity of torture by the fangs of venomous snakes. The book is fun. The comedy is great for kids. And the story ends on a cliffhanger (sort of), which of course means we can't wait for the next volume in this series. If you have a kid who enjoyed Diary of a Wimpy Kid - and also enjoys reading about ancient mythology - check this one out!! It's wonderful!