My thanks to both NetGalley and the publisher BenBella Books, Smart Pop for an advanced copy of this grimoire featuring fun tricks, slight of hands, and disappearing objects for mischief makers of all ages.

Loki Laufeyson, the Trickster God of the the Norse Pantheon. God of Lies, Mischief and stories. Adopted son of the Allfather Odin, step-brother to Thor God of Thunder. Enemy of boredom, a fool for fun, play and all in for mystifying the mundane. Also not that well known, a very good stage magician and slight of hand artist. One can not fool the Avengers without knowing how to hide a coin or a number of coins from the eyes of superheroes. And all great bad guys have to start off somewhere. Robb Pearlman has braved the darkness, translating this ancient book of magic from Norse to modern day so one can understand the draw of fooling others. Loki's Book of Magic and Mischief: Tricks and Deceptions from the Prince of Illusions are time tested tricks and and stage magic, quick to remove boredom and even calm a savage Hulk.

The book is a book of practical magic for burgeoning gods of mischief boy or girl. The book features illustrations and a brief story, the illustrations from various Marvel comics and the story tying everything together. The book features step by step instructions to make coins appear, or horns, and many other things to disappear or move somewhere the people don't expect. There are mentions of other spellcasters from the Marvel universe, some with suggestions or cracks about Loki which add to the fun.

The book is well written and laid out, with the instruction clear and concise and easy to get a grasp of even for the most clumsy of people like myself. This is an ideal book to get little eyes of youtube, even if it is just for a short period of time. My nephews had a good time with it, and even a few days later were still talking about some of their tricks. The writing is very informative, with jokes that are actually funny, which is not common in books that are written for children. Kid Lokis and grumpy Old Man Lokis will have a lot of fun with this.

A book that can be used to distract on rainy days, or when little eyes are starting to become militarized by what they find on youtube. Well-written, funny and lots of fun.