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Starter Villain by John Scalzi

49 reviews

purplepenning's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, and Murder

Moderate: Violence, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Cancer and Terminal illness

stitchwitch's review

adventurous funny fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.5

My only complaint is that the sapient cats were not nearly as big of a plot element as the marketing makes it seem.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Gun violence, Misogyny, Sexism, Violence, and Classism

Minor: Cancer, Suicide, Blood, and Death of parent

chigh's review against another edition

funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Gun violence

abookwormspov's review

adventurous funny lighthearted 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? It's complicated

4.0

Very ridiculous and extremely endearing! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Violence, and Murder

instalovewithbooks's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

I started Starter Villian because of my book club, and I'm so glad I did. This book wasn't on my radar AT ALL. I didn't even know who John Scalzi was. 😂

Honestlyyyy this book was freaking amazing. Super interesting, wholesome, cosy in a way, and I loved the characters, the storyline, and the ending especially. Wanted to cry a lil. 

Overall, a great book. I can't wait to talk about it with my book club. 

Also, I want a vase that says "suck it motherfucker" please. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence and Murder

Minor: Death of parent

irb0red's review

funny fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence

Moderate: Death and Murder

Minor: Animal cruelty and Fire/Fire injury

madscientistcat's review

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.25

Not all science fiction has to be deep. Sometimes it’s nice to have a 90’s action movie in a novel. Sometimes we can have talking cats, supervillain volcano lairs, and unionizing dophins. Scalzi has so many fun ideas here and as always, his sharp writing and banter made it a delightful read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Death of parent and Fire/Fire injury

maryellen's review

adventurous funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death, Gun violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

nekoshka's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence and Violence

Moderate: Death and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Terminal illness and Car accident

deedireads's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.5

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As you would expect of a book with a cat wearing a suit on the cover, and as you would expect from John Scalzi in general, this book was a HELL of a good time. What a quick, fun read!!

Starter Villain is basically Despicable Me for adults. The main character finds out he’s inherited his estranged uncle’s villain business, complete with a spy network of hyperintelligent cats, a volcano lair, and a workforce of foul-mouthed, class-conscious unionized dolphins (they were my favorite). Then he finds out that all the other villains have it in for him, and he has to rely on his uncle’s team to help him outwit them all. WHAT’S NOT TO LIKE?

Truly, I could not have had a better time reading this book. The pacing was great (I read it in a day), the voice was great, the cats were great — just great all around. The perfect lighthearted read to squeeze in between heavier and/or thicker tomes. Highly recommend.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, and Murder

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Terminal illness