Lucas Blake - Age 10

This book is really good. The suspense builds chapter by chapter, getting more and more exciting. It is so gripping as soon as I got home from school, I wanted to pick the story up again. There is a lot of myth, fantasy and adventure and if you like dragons like I do, you’ll like Nidhog, the keeper of Niflheim.

The adventure is set in Viking times and follows Whetstone, (an amateur thief) to Asgard, realm of the Gods. Whetstone befriends Lotta, a Grade 3 Valkyrie (angel-type character) who takes him to Valhalla, the hall of Odin the King of the Gods.

From here they go on a quest to retrieve a talking cup. Will Whetstone become the hero Lotta mistook him for? This is an easy to read book with great pictures, so I’d recommend it for ages 7+

Amatullah Khatun - Age 11

‘How to be a hero take up the quest’ reminds me of Cressida Cowell’s How to train your dragon. Like Hiccup, a small boy named Whetstone, has been assigned to complete a mission to steal a golden cup. Afterwards he and Lotta, a girl Valkyrie, go on a wild goose chase through the nine worlds and meet a mischievous god named Loki.

The story was full of adventure and funny! I learnt about the Vikings as well. I loved the drawings and the pattern on the armour and weapons.

Fern Tolley

An unlikely hero and an ungainly valkyrie face a vengeful dragon and a trickster god in a quarrelsome quest for a precious poetry-riddled cup, all wrapped up in the comically chaotic world of Norse mythology… kids are going to LOVE this book! It’s got all the adventure of How to Train Your Dragon, the humour of Who Let the Gods Out, and the storytelling spirit of Storm Hound. And this is just the first hilarious exploit of Whetstone and Brings-A-Lot-Of-Scrapes-And-Grazes aka Lotta in an already confirmed trilogy by debut author Cat Weldon!

Vicariously vivid and gloriously giddy with two extremely lovable heroes at its heart, How to Be a Hero is a rollicking, madcap, action-packed adventure that middle graders will whizz through. And not to mention that it’s brilliantly illustrated by Katie Kear throughout! Yep, kids are going to LOVE this book.

Alex Urban - Age 8

One of the best adventure-packed stories I have ever read!

Whetstone, a Viking thief, steals a mysterious cup and discovers a whole new world when Lotta, a clumsy valkyrie mistakes him for a hero. Desperately trying to cover up her mistake, Lotta breaks lots of rules by Coming down to Midgard. Can the pair give back the stolen cup and discover the secrets of Whetstone's past?
This book is one of the BEST books I have ever read. The illustrations just made the book better. I could barely take my eyes off the book. From dragons to cups - this book has everything.

Josh Bertenshaw - Age 9

Very funny book about a Viking boy who accidentally goes to Asgard because a Valkyrie thinks that he is dead when he's actually not, and he has to deal with a dragon. The characters were well-written, and my favourites were Whetstone (the main character) and Chief Awfulrick. It's got lots of action and adventure as well as being very funny. I've been doing about the Vikings at school so it was great to read a book about them like this as well.

Angelito Francisco - Age 10

This book was a great read. From beginning to end it captured my attention. I loved the way it started off telling the story of two different characters but then they came together and the story carried on.

The more I read the more I wanted to read.

I would definitely recommend this book as a great read for boys and girls. I would say around age 9 or 10.

You won't be disappointed by this book!