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Starter Villain by John Scalzi

8 reviews

dijigoo53's review

adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Classism, Death, and Murder

Minor: Alcohol and Gun violence

mandareads222's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Gun violence, and Death of parent

Moderate: Violence, Cancer, Car accident, Terminal illness, Animal cruelty, and Misogyny

Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, War, Alcohol, and Pandemic/Epidemic

rwsmith's review

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

this was such a fun read. i loved the pace and length of this book. its very quippy, but not so much that it gets old or annoying. its predictable enough to be satisfying, but not enough to be boring. i haven't read any other works by john scalzi, but this was so fun i might put some of his other work on my tbr. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Cursing, Death, Murder, and Gun violence

Minor: Alcohol, Cancer, and Fire/Fire injury

hal00alex's review

adventurous funny mysterious fast-paced

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

4.25

Perfect for people who liked Kaiju Preservation Society and Assistant to the Villain.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood

Moderate: Gun violence, Violence, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Terminal illness

Minor: Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, Suicide, Alcohol, and Animal cruelty

achay91's review

funny lighthearted fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing

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

Minor: Alcohol, Stalking, Suicide, and Car accident

iono's review against another edition

funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Murder

Moderate: Death of parent, Gun violence, Cursing, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Car accident, Classism, Sexism, Pandemic/Epidemic, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Terminal illness, and Cancer

caseythereader's review

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious 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? Yes

5.0

Thanks to Tor Book for the free copy of this book. 

- Bless a sci-fi book that doesn't take itself too seriously. STARTER VILLAIN is silly and over the top, but at the same time it's making real points about who the real villains are in the modern world.
- Truly, this is a book you'll fly through, cackling the whole time. Space lasers! Foul-mouthed dolphins! Double, triple, quadruple crossing each other!
- And personally, I couldn't disagree with the notion that cats - specifically a pair of orange and white ones - are secretly running the world. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Alcohol, Blood, and Violence

Minor: Suicide

devynreadsnovels's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Murder, Terminal illness, Death, Gun violence, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Alcohol, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Cancer, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Sexism, and Suicide