Reviews tagging 'Chronic illness'

Assistant to the Villain by Hannah Nicole Maehrer

40 reviews

wickeddelights's review

adventurous funny lighthearted relaxing slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

This book suffered from a lot of editorial drawbacks.  There were inconsistencies that started from  the get-go and moments where little things like the severity of ailments or a characters stance on whether or not they would reveal something would change in the space of 1-2 pages. 
Some of the names of characters felt very out of place in a fantasy environment. And the characters could act downright cartoonish at times (ie, waving their arms wildly around, or quite literally rolling on the floor laughing) 
I don't think it is meant to be taken too seriously, but there were so many instances where it felt like there should be a Disney sitcom laugh track playing in the background. 
It just wasn't for me. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Physical abuse, Chronic illness, Classism, Cursing, Violence, Kidnapping, Bullying, Torture, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Alcohol, and Blood

flohbeutel's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment and Death

Moderate: Abandonment and Chronic illness

anna_t_512's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, Terminal illness, Chronic illness, Murder, Gore, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Death, Terminal illness, Violence, and Sexual harassment

obsessivebooklover's review

dark funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious relaxing sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture and Murder

Minor: Chronic illness, Violence, and Sexual assault

book_rat's review

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

5.0

A lighthearted slow burn romance with a fun premise. Gently touches on some heavier emotional topics like continuing life after family tragedy, absent parents, and feeling deserving of love in ways that add emotional depth to characters without compromising an overall lighthearted atmosphere to the story.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Chronic illness, and Abandonment

Minor: Violence, Gore, and Fire/Fire injury

This book is free of characters actually wanting to kill themselves but it's not free of 'I'm gonna kms at a minor inconvenience' jokes.

brewingespresso's review

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

Solid 4-star read for me! This is such an easy, “I don’t need my brain fully on” book and I LOVED it! It’s so cute, there are so many great Grumpy x Sunshine moments, the burn is slower but the story is adorable. I loved Evie and all her little side notes to herself and I loved the Villain and all his anger issues.

Also I have to be so so fr, you just know he’s hung

Kingsley was a phenomenal character I just wish we’d gotten more of him.

FUCK GRIFFIN SAGE ALL MY HOMIES HATE GRIFFIN SAGE

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, Sexual violence, Child death, Chronic illness, Torture, Sexual harassment, Police brutality, Grief, Gaslighting, and Emotional abuse

kinsportch's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Confinement, Death, Sexual violence, Torture, Sexual assault, Violence, Kidnapping, Murder, Chronic illness, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Blood, Genocide, and Grief

Minor: Cursing

lri_reads's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Chronic illness, Violence, Sexual assault, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Trafficking, Death, and Kidnapping

Minor: Torture

wickedgrumpy's review

adventurous dark mysterious sad slow-paced

2.5

It had promise but ended up lacking.  The pacing felt awkward, the pining was uninspired, the world building was confusing..  I could go on, but it wasn't a bad book.  Doubt I will continue the series.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child abuse, Animal cruelty, Chronic illness, Violence, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, Medical content, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Murder, Death, Gaslighting, Grief, Blood, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Gore, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Sexism, Torture, Sexual assault, and Toxic relationship

142whoopingllamas's review against another edition

dark funny lighthearted tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

I enjoyed this very much! I just wish it didn’t end on a cliffhanger.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Chronic illness, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, and Murder

While the content can be dark, it is narrated from the POV of the personal assistant who is ever optimistic and the embodiment of sunshine and rainbows— so it’s all filtered through her eyes.