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Throne in the Dark

A.K. Caggiano

4.09 AVERAGE

allyland15's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark funny medium-paced

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That was lots of fun. When I went searching for something similar to Assistant to the Villain, the internet recommended this. It did not disappoint. Though I don't think this series has or will earn the same ride or die eternal loyalty that I have to AttV, I very much enjoyed it and do agree if you are looking for something with a similar vibe, look no further. It's giving Assisant to the Villain, but add demons and make it Darker.

anastasiia_lisetska's review against another edition

4.25

funny lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

slayra's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted slow-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

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Damien and Amma are thrown together on an unexpected adventure to save a demon—though Amma has no idea that’s what’s really going on. She’s a thief who picked the wrong target when she tried to rob a demon’s son, and Damien is a blood mage caught between helping his demon father and trying to cope with everything that comes his way. Their constant bickering is entertaining and Damien often comes across as the most grounded character in the chaos. The story takes its time to unfold, introducing us to a wide range of creatures and a different magic system. By the time the plot comes together, it delivers a surprising twist and leaves us with an open ending. I hadn’t realized the book wasn’t self-contained, so I’ll need to pick up the sequel to see how the story continues.

juliawhalen's review against another edition

4.0

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These are so fun. Monty Python romantasy!

hannahmartinez's review against another edition

3.0

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This is like if Terry Pratchett wrote romantasy, which sounds like a good idea but didn’t really work for me.

shmoo_13's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous challenging emotional funny lighthearted mysterious relaxing tense 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: Yes

k_paige25's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous funny medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

lets_b_libros's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

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I’m trying to fill the hole that Long Live Evil left in me. I did like how forgivably evil Damien is in this story, but it just didn’t scratch the same itch. Give me evil women!!!!!

Though by the end, I felt pretty satisfied with some of the morally grey choices from Amma

A good fun read, already checked out the 2nd book!

I will say the audio narrators both sounded like other popular characters … once I heard it I couldn’t unhear that

Amma sounded like Starfire from the original Teen Titans and Damien sounded like so freaking smarmy like Will Wheaton

mspidalieri's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

briannefagan's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous funny hopeful mysterious reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes