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How to Become the Dark Lord and Die Trying by Django Wexler

34 reviews

deangilbarry's review against another edition

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adventurous dark funny tense 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? No

4.5

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arcadegamer518's review against another edition

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funny medium-paced

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

3.0

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chelrump's review against another edition

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Didn’t jive with me. I didn’t like the main character - kind of a Deadpool-lite that had a witty one liner for every dialogue. I didn’t enjoy the crossover of pop culture references, and even though the main character is a villain traveling with monstrous creatures, I didn’t feel like any of the monsters had much personality (especially for being totally different creatures, like orcs and snake people).

I’m interested to know how the main character is stuck in a time loop and why, but they almost immediately move away from being in the time loop - which loses its appeal, or purpose of the set up. Then it just turns into a isakai or LitRPG story, which I’ve never been too keen on.

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avidreaderandgeekgirl's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional funny 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

4.5

I thoroughly enjoyed this book, but it's definitely not for everyone! If you have a dark sense of humor and don't mind lots of talk of sex and a very sexually liberated female MC, then this book is for you. Especially if you're a geek! It has a lot of D&D and other geek cultural references. If any of those things are not your cup of tea, you'll probably not like this book!

The book made me laugh a lot, but also tear but at moments. It was a ride. I don't usually care for cliffhangers. But the ending was perfect! As was the big twist before that.

I've seen some reviews that said because a man wrote it he made the female MC, for lack of a better word, horny, but honestly, that's just some women. It's also a way for people to process trauma, which Davi has plenty of despite her upbeat demeanor, which along with a dark sense of humor is another coping mechanism.

I think Davi was more complex than some others made her out to be. It just wasn't explicitly told to you, you had to read between the lines. Though yes, Davi could be kind of an asshole at times, which she fully admits.

Narrator Rating: 5.0 stars

The narrator made the book for me! They did an amazing job!

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jackbifrost's review against another edition

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adventurous funny lighthearted 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? Yes

4.25

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colorcrystals's review against another edition

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adventurous dark funny lighthearted fast-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? Yes

5.0

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woolerys's review against another edition

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adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.5

Writing - 4/5

Plot - 4/5

Characters - 3/5

World-building - 3/5

Personal tastes - 4/5

TOTAL: 3.6

The main character bugged me almost from the beginning, but it took a while to articulate what was bothering me: the end goal of feminism is not for women to be just like men, yet that seems to be Wexler’s impression. So, points for trying, but it irritated me.

Also minus points for being the kind of book where being gay or bi is common and accepted (yay!) but there are zero trans or enby characters (boo). Always strikes me as a little weird in contemporary fiction.

Those criticisms aside, this is a fun romp through fantasy trope-land, just as advertised, and I will probably read the sequel whenever it comes out. If [you] love fantasy satire, there's a good chance you'll enjoy it, too!

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setauuta's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark funny fast-paced

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

4.5

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aliteraryescape's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging funny tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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bookbrig's review against another edition

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adventurous funny 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? No

4.25

This has an excellent audiobook and it's a really compelling story with a great main character. I enjoyed the whole adventure, thought I didn't realize it was a series opener because I am oblivious. It took me until the last 30 minutes of the book to go, oh, wait. I'll happily pick up the next one when it comes out, and I think I'd try the audiobook again just for the wonderfully expressive reader.

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