Reviews - Everybody Wants to Rule the World Except Me

647 reviews for:

Everybody Wants to Rule the World Except Me

Django Wexler

4.14 AVERAGE

tjwsoccer's review

4.5

adventurous medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

bmadisonw's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous funny lighthearted 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

i_escape_2other_worlds's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous funny lighthearted 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: Yes

Freaking hilarious and delightful.

thebear57's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark funny fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

otimmyg's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous emotional mysterious 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: Yes

eastofreality's review against another edition

3.0

The book opens with a prologue which sums up the (mis)adventures of the first book, which was both well written and entertaining,as well as helpful since I hadn’t read book one. And if you enjoy the voice of the character in the prologe, you’re in luck because that’s the voice and humor of the rest of the book. For me, the voice is fine. I liked Davi, and thought she showed a fair bit of growth through the story, from treating people like they were disposable to realizing that every person died was someone she couldn’t get back without resetting her progress, without giving up what she’d already achieved.

However, the humor didn’t work for me. It felt very calculated, sometimes forced., especially when the author was using an innuendo only to have to use the footnote to say “Look at this! Look at me! I’m funny!”. It lessens the impact of the original sentence, and kind of kills the flow of the joke. However, that’s just my opinion. Other people may find that the humor works for them and have a much better time with this book because of it.

The plot was well put together, the writing is solid, and the pace was nice and brisk. If you’re a fan of the author or enjoyed the first book in the series, you’ll probably have a good time with this one. Thank you to Net Galley and the publisher for the ARC.