Bound To Stay Bound

Booklist - 08/01/2022 *Starred Review* The fates of all nine of the realms of Norse mythology, including ours, pivot on events in Culver City, California, after the cute white puppy that lonely Mott rescues from a recycling bin turns out to be Fenris—the all-devouring wolf of Ragnarok, destined to consume everything at the end of the world. A heart-deep promise to take care of her adorable new pet is tested by a sudden series of scary encounters with Loki and other Asgardians and puts Mott firmly on the horns of a dilemma—massive storms and other signs of impending doom are intensifying, and it looks like there’s no way to save both pup and planet. Along with trotting in young Valkyrie Thrudy, a staunch, if bloodthirsty, ally, for both support and comic relief (“You don’t know what chocolate is?” “No, we don’t have such a thing in Asgard.” “This is important: Let’s get some chocolate in you right now.” “First, I shall pee”), Van Eekhout gives readers both a redoubtable human protagonist who shows hidden depths of courage and resilience on the way to an ingenious resolution and a canine one who is at once irresistibly winsome and terrifyingly destructive (not unlike many nonmythical dogs). - Copyright 2022 Booklist.