Reviews tagging 'Terminal illness'

Assistant to the Villain by Hannah Nicole Maehrer

33 reviews

peachypaige's review

adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Blood

Moderate: Sexual assault and Terminal illness

readsbymoonlight's review against another edition

dark funny lighthearted fast-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

4.0

Charming, cute, adorable, fun...I just wish there was spice. Excited to see where the story goes!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gore, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, and Murder

Minor: Child death and Torture

neeeek's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny lighthearted mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cursing and Sexual violence

Minor: Physical abuse, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Torture, and Abandonment

tymtoread's review

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted fast-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? It's complicated

4.0

Slay (the king). 

Fuck that cliffhanger tho

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Emotional abuse, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Blood, Kidnapping, and War

maregred's review

dark lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Death, Sexual assault, Torture, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders and Terminal illness

katipheria's review

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted 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

5.0

This is such a cute book. The world building feels like a combination of fantasy and modern (there's

an accounting office within the "bad guy's" massive, castle-esque manor that's hidden by magic

) in a way that actually blends well, if a bit goofy. It doesn't take itself too seriously in that regard, but it also doesn't come across as sloppy or poorly designed.

While the overall story is quite light-hearted and even silly, there are a few heavier plot points

such as the death of a child and an attempted rape

but they are written rather tastefully and aren't dragged out or made unnecessarily explicit. 

The book does set itself up to be a series at the end by leaving a bit of a cliffhanger and plenty of loose ends. From my understanding, there will be two more books and I will definitely be picking them up when they're released.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body horror, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Child death and Cursing

niamhstorme's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny lighthearted mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, Death, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Bullying, Child death, Terminal illness, Torture, and Alcohol

lackyducks's review

adventurous emotional funny tense medium-paced

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

3.5

A fun story, filled with humour and memorable characters — as long as you don't look too much deeper.

The set up for the story established the tone well. A bit on the sillier side, whilst still making the stakes clear. As the story develops, the intrigue grows and creates a compelling mystery plot.

The reoccurring characters were all memorable in their own ways, and it was a delight when they were around. Each one was distinct and I enjoyed watching the relationships develop. The relationship between the main character and the villain felt a bit rushed/forced, but this is a common complaint I have with this kind of story. I think I'm just picky about my romances and prefer more of a slow burn.

Unfortunately, I found the story fell a little at the final hurdle. The twist didn't feel executed well — maybe I missed hints but it came out of nowhere for me. I happily looked past it as the confrontation was very rewarding. But then I was hit with the very final scene, and felt a bit cheated. 

The final scene of the book didn't make sense. It only existed to set up the next book in the series, and I dislike that. It felt like the ending the characters fought for was pulled out from beneath them, and it felt like that for me as well. Plus, the confusion around it. How was the king there? It hadn't been that long since her confrontation, so how was he already there and knew where they'd be going? I hated the entire thing, and personally choose to leave the story with them both heading back to the manor and pretending those final pages don't exist.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

clothildev's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

The heroine gets the morally grey villain and also goes out for revenge, I say good for her

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

chai_latte_auroras's review

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious relaxing sad medium-paced

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

5.0

I don’t know if I can put in words how much I sincerely loved this book. The characters are funny and Love-able. The GrumpyXSunshine relationship between The Villain and his assistant was very cute and at times made me feel like I was going to melt into a puddle. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Terminal illness, and Murder

Minor: Cursing, Misogyny, Torture, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment