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

adventurous dark funny lighthearted mysterious 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

5.0

How to Become the Dark Lord and Die Trying is an absolutely fantastic zany good time. It might be a contender for one of my favorite books this year! In this book we follow Davi, a human, who has somehow been dropped in a fantasy world as the chosen one to save the people. She’s stuck playing out all of these scenarios and always meeting her demise— only to restart her story as she always does. Except this time, she’s decided to eff being the hero and tries to be the Dark Lord who’s been terrorizing her instead. This book is chock-full of snark, all around humor and a rag-tag group who wants to bring on world domination. Davi is fantastic and her growth as a character is great. People should read this if they play RPG video games or campaign-based tabletop games.  I will be purchasing a finished copy. I need the next book now. ::sigh::Thank you to NetGalley and Orbit Books for the ARC. All opinions are my own.
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