History Literature / LokiWhereMischiefLies

** Loki tells Theo that he thinks that "SHARP" is a ridiculous name, so he proposes to rename it "[[Characters/{{SWORD}} SWORD]]" or "[[ComicBook/{{SHIELD}} SHIELD]]."

* ThenLetMeBeEvil: Played with. Loki is shocked when he reads the stories about him in Myth/NorseMythology that looks him a cheater and a villain. [[spoiler:Amora]] tries to convince him that he might as well play the role that others think of him and be evil. SHARP on the other hand, especially Theo, believe that these stories don't have to mean anything and that Loki has always a choice to decide who he wants to be. At first, [[spoiler:Loki seems to go along with Amora and tells her "let's be villains", and the two seem to decide to animate the living corpses with the Norn Stones to lead them against Asgard. Loki however figures out that Amora is only using him to get power over Asgard herself and tries to stop her. Then, when Odin decides to make Thor his heir, Loki returns to this mindset, believing his role to be the scheming witch since this is how Odin already sees him.]]

* SpeculativeFictionLGBT: Asgard is this in comparison to Earth. Theo is stunned when Loki reveals that no one on Asgard cares who loves who, and that Loki does not see to hide his gender-fluidity .

* SpeculativeFictionLGBT: Asgard is this in comparison to Earth. Theo is stunned when Loki reveals that no one on Asgard cares who loves who, and that Loki himself can exist as either gender since he is genderfluid.

* FutureMeScaresMe: Loki is shocked tho find out that the Godseye Mirror showed Odin a vision of Loki leading an army of the living dead against Asgard, which Odin believes indicates Ragnarok.

* FairyRing: Fairy rings are among the locations where inter-dimensional travel between realms is possible. When Loki is sent to Earth by Odin he appears on a fairy ring near to London.

* DeadpanSnarker: Half of Loki's dialogue is filled with snide comments and witty remarks. Then again, this IS Loki we're talking about.

* CrocodileTears: [[spoiler:Amora]] fakes crying when Loki arrives with SHARP to tell her about the theory [[spoiler:about Amora's magic accidentally killing the humans that Loki and Amora made up together.]]
* DeadpanSnarker:
Half of Loki's dialogue is filled with snide comments and witty remarks. Then again, this IS Loki we're talking about.

* CallingTheYoungManOut: After the diplomatic disaster on Alfheim, Odin calls out Loki for forging a plan that was supposed to make Alfheim look vulnerable and damaged Asgard's credibility instead of attempting negotiations, and Thor for putting all responsibility on Loki instead of owning up for his mistake of following along this plan.

* AnimateDead: [[spoiler:Amora]] animated the bodies of the humans that [[spoiler:she drained to have an army to take over Asgard.]]

* CallingTheYoungManOut: After the diplomatic disaster on Alfheim, Odin calls out Loki for forging a plan that was supposed to make Alfheim look vulnerable but instead damaged Asgard's credibility instead of attempting negotiations, and Thor for putting all responsibility on Loki instead of owning up for his mistake of following along this plan.

''Loki: Where Mischief Lies'' is a [[YoungAdultLiterature Young Adult]] novel based on Creator/MarvelComics character [[Characters/MarvelComicsLoki Loki]]. It is written by Mackenzi Lee and was published in 2019.

During a feast, Odin receives a vision of one of his sons leading an army of the dead against Asgard in the future.\\

Some time later, after a diplomatic disaster on Alfheim, Loki is [[ReassignedToAntarctica sent]] to VictorianLondon on Earth by Odin to assist the [[SecretSocieties SHARP society]] in finding a magical serial killer.

* SecretSocieties: SHARP is a secret society on Earth that works for Odin ever since its founder accidentally made contact with Asgard through a fairy ring.

Some time later, after a diplomatic disaster on Alfheim, Loki is [[ReassignedToAntarctica sent]] to VictorianLondon earth by Odin to assist the [[SecretSocieties SHARP society]] in finding a magical serial killer.

Some time later, after a diplomatic disaster on Alfheim, Loki is sent to VictorianLondon earth by Odin to [[ReassignedToAntarctica assist]] the [[SecretSocieties SHARP society]] in finding a magical serial killer.

Some time later, after a diplomatic disaster on Alfheim, Loki is sent to VictorianLondon earth by Odin to assist the [[SecretSocieties SHARP society]] in finding a magical serial killer.

* ToxicFriendInfluence: Thor sees Amora as a bad influence on Loki. He doesn't specify why and Loki doesn't reflect on it since Amora is his only friend. [[spoiler:This dynamic persists into their adulthood when Amora seriously makes Loki consider ThenLetMeBeEvil, while others such as Theo offer Loki the hopeful and idealistic notion that even if everyone thinks that he is evil, he he has the strength to chose his own destiny and be good.]]

* ToxicFriendInfluence: Thor sees Amora as a bad influence on Loki. He doesn't specify why and Loki doesn't reflect on it since Amora is his only friend.

* CallingTheYoungManOut: After the diplomatic disaster on Alfheim Odin calls out Loki for forging a plan that was supposed to make Alfheim look vulnerable but instead damaged Asgard's credibility instead of attempting negotiations, and Thor for putting all responsibility on Loki instead of owning up for his mistake of following along this plan.

* BilingualBonus: The Futhark runes on every other chapter title [[CypherLanguage spell]] "fate" (ᚠᚨᛏᛖ) and "will" (ᚹᛁᛚᛚ).

** Loki considers turning into a snake to eavesdrop on his patents and Karnilla, but decides against it thinking that Thor would pick up any snake to admire it, which references the snake story that Thor tells in ''Film/ThorRagnarok''.