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3.82 AVERAGE
3.82 AVERAGE
emotional
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
After the well-known events surrounding the dog-napping and rescuing of the 101 Dalmatians, Cruella De Vil finds herself recounting the story to author Serena Valentino in this eye opening account of heartbreak, betrayal, and fashion. Cruella explains her lavish upbringing and how the different aspects of growing up with an absentee mother, a loving yet absent father, and a best friend who does not rise to the same social status influences one's worldview. Through interacting with these three, Cruella recounts the events leading up to her desire for a spotted fur coat and how these events lead to her downfall.
Valentino's writing comes alive as she captures Cruella De Vil's distinct voice and mannerisms. Evil Thing will keep you up late, turning pages as you try to understand the least understandable Disney villain. The unique perspective presented will interest Disney lovers as they approach Cruella and walk away with a "sudden chill" that will leave them looking at the villain with new eyes.
Valentino's writing comes alive as she captures Cruella De Vil's distinct voice and mannerisms. Evil Thing will keep you up late, turning pages as you try to understand the least understandable Disney villain. The unique perspective presented will interest Disney lovers as they approach Cruella and walk away with a "sudden chill" that will leave them looking at the villain with new eyes.
challenging
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I enjoyed how it was written in first person.
The point of view of Cruella throughout made this more engaging and a nice change of pace with the rest of the series.
We stepped away from the Odd Sisters… and I’m not mad about it.
I did find it a bit of a chore to read though at times.
The point of view of Cruella throughout made this more engaging and a nice change of pace with the rest of the series.
We stepped away from the Odd Sisters… and I’m not mad about it.
I did find it a bit of a chore to read though at times.
Don’t get me wrong it was well written and the backstory of her life was interesting. I just thought it would have tied to the other books continuing the series. I was really bummed. I kept waiting for the sisters to come in and then the end of the book came and I’m left feeling “meh”.
I was hoping we would get some follow up on the Odd Sisters, Circe, and the other characters who have been threads throughout this series, but none of them appear and this seems to take place in a different realm where all the adventures of the other books are in fact just fairytales. It is implied that Cruellas earrings came from the fairytale realm and possibly the Odd Sisters themselves, keeping their influence over the villains a continued theme, but it is hardly touched on. It was a fine origin story for Cruella I suppose, but I am much more interested in the continued plot of the previous books and hope future installments will bring back those characters so we can have some conclusions to their stories.
I recently read the next book on my shelf in the Disney Villains series by Serena Valentino, Evil Thing (book seven in the series), and I loved it just as much as the others I’ve read! What can I say? I love a good villain backstory and sometimes those we love to hate are just vastly misunderstood creatures (as Hagrid would say
This book was different than the rest of the series. There wasn't any overt magic; only a slight reference to a possible curse on an object. The possible curse was definitely shown. I must admit that I got upset with Cruella when she couldn't see the truth about her mother, even to the end. So annoying...which worked perfectly in the story.
I’m a grade school librarian so I’ve read the entire series thus far in an effort to shelve more books the kids would be interested in. I do recommend this book if you grew up on Disney like I did!
This Villains book is very different than the previous six installments, which is not a bad thing. It’s written as a memoir, so it’s in first person pov and has nothing to do with the Odd Sisters—it’s just pure Cruella. I really enjoyed this book! It could actually just be a standalone novel, honestly. The issue that I have with it is that it wrapped up the spiral into darkness in less than 30 pages. The puppies were born on page 317 and the story ended on 339. Now, that may seem like a pretty decent time to wrap up a story, but the pace of development throughout the rest of the story was lost at the end. The last few pages felt rushed in a way that left me sad :/
This Villains book is very different than the previous six installments, which is not a bad thing. It’s written as a memoir, so it’s in first person pov and has nothing to do with the Odd Sisters—it’s just pure Cruella. I really enjoyed this book! It could actually just be a standalone novel, honestly. The issue that I have with it is that it wrapped up the spiral into darkness in less than 30 pages. The puppies were born on page 317 and the story ended on 339. Now, that may seem like a pretty decent time to wrap up a story, but the pace of development throughout the rest of the story was lost at the end. The last few pages felt rushed in a way that left me sad :/