New Review! Mjolnir by Brian James 4 Cranky Stars

Mjolnir by Brian James
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

4 Cranky Stars


What would you think would happen if gods and goddesses roamed around as everyday people?
Would people even notice? In this book, the gods and goddesses of Asgard are stranded on earth and forced to find ways to survive in our world. With Thor playing for the NFL, Freya a prostitute, Loki a CEO, and Odin a billionaire, humor abounds.


Each God or goddess finds a way to thrive in our modern day world the best way they can. The author does well using each one's personality and placing them exactly where they would be in modern society. The fact that their supernatural personalities such as their extreme dislike for people, and huge egos do shine through but no one notices it as anything abnormal makes it even more enjoyable. The conflict in the story involves each God and goddess taking a side, and it's interesting to try to figure out which side everyone is actually on and, it seems, they don't always know...


The book is well written and after getting through the rather boring and overly descriptive beginning, it flows nicely. There are a lot of twists and turns that kept me turning the page wanting to know what would happen next. There is a lot of fun humor but at times it's a tad repetitive although not so much as to take away from it at all. The characters are well developed based on their traditional mythological traits as well as traits given to them by the author. A lot of knowledge went into writing this book. There are some minor typos and words that seemed to have been left out so a little more proofreading would have been helpful. None of that affects the story and it's still very easy to follow. Overall there is a great combination of humor and action and it's definitely worth the read for both people who know and don't know Norse mythology. If you're looking for a book without all the seriousness of Norse mythology and all of the details this is it. But then again, when is true Norse mythology all humorless?


There is a part where a woman is raped and I feel the need to mention it in my review for people who may not want to be subjected to it. It doesn't take from the overall story, but it is rather brutal. It doesn't demean women in any way and I don't believe that was the author's intent.



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