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Assistant to the Villain by Hannah Nicole Maehrer

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vira92's review

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adventurous medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0

shinyfox's review

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adventurous emotional funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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milo_venus's review

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5.0

I desperately need the second book.

Go figure my top book of 2023 would be the one that I put aside for a month after buying it. Shame on me.
Imo, this is an excellent example of how to write a book. I love the character development, the story, and honestly, even the tropes(which I'm sorry, soooooo many books lately rely entirely too much on tropes. We went from writing books that *happen to have them* to writing books that are nothing but them. It's irritating. But I digress.) were well done.
No spoilers from me, but I literally could not put this book down once I started it and managed to finish it in approximately 5.5 hours. Granted, I'm a relatively fast reader, but still. I have yet to devour a book the way I did this one.
The humor caused me to actually laugh aloud more times than I can count. It was well placed, but never so much that I felt it took away from the actual plot. You can tell the author truly took her time with this and made sure that everything fit.
My only complaint is that I have to wait till next year for the next one.

If you like books that are comically evil, please read this.

912jae's review

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adventurous emotional funny fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

hr13's review

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Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

karladuhrla's review

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adventurous funny lighthearted slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

I really liked the plot. What really irked me was the narration. It's weird to have 2 POVs but still have it written in the third person with their thoughts italicized. It would have probably flowed better and faster if narration is in first person.

starena's review

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funny mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

The ending was quite a twist for me, which I so appreciated. It was only then that I kind of woke up and really paid attention. I wish, though, that it hadn’t

been left on such a cliffhanger! Is there going to be a sequel????

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