In this instant New York Times bestseller, a young Loki is desperate to prove himself as a hero—and not the villain he’s destined to become.

It seems that everyone around Loki suspects him of inevitable villainy and depravity ... except for Amora. Asgard’s resident sorceress-in-training feels like a kindred spirit. But when Amora is banished to Earth, Loki loses the only person who saw his magic as a gift instead of a threat.

So when mysterious murders on Earth, in the backstreets of Victorian London, seem connected to Asgardian magic, Loki jumps at the opportunity to investigate. But while Loki’s mission leads him back to Amora, it also makes him question what he really wants—and where the line between hero and villain really lies ...
Mackenzi Lee is the New York Times bestselling author of ten books, including The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue, a Stonewall Honor book, New England Book Award winner, and NPR and Vulture best book of the year. Her short fiction and nonfiction have appeared in The Boston Globe, Atlas Obscura, Teen Vogue, and Bust Magazine, among others, and she holds a BA in history and an MFA in creative writing from Simmons College. Lady Like is her adult debut. View titles by Mackenzi Lee

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In this instant New York Times bestseller, a young Loki is desperate to prove himself as a hero—and not the villain he’s destined to become.

It seems that everyone around Loki suspects him of inevitable villainy and depravity ... except for Amora. Asgard’s resident sorceress-in-training feels like a kindred spirit. But when Amora is banished to Earth, Loki loses the only person who saw his magic as a gift instead of a threat.

So when mysterious murders on Earth, in the backstreets of Victorian London, seem connected to Asgardian magic, Loki jumps at the opportunity to investigate. But while Loki’s mission leads him back to Amora, it also makes him question what he really wants—and where the line between hero and villain really lies ...

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Mackenzi Lee is the New York Times bestselling author of ten books, including The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue, a Stonewall Honor book, New England Book Award winner, and NPR and Vulture best book of the year. Her short fiction and nonfiction have appeared in The Boston Globe, Atlas Obscura, Teen Vogue, and Bust Magazine, among others, and she holds a BA in history and an MFA in creative writing from Simmons College. Lady Like is her adult debut. View titles by Mackenzi Lee
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