tails423 's review for:

Assistant to the Villain by Hannah Nicole Maehrer

3.75

adventurous dark emotional funny lighthearted mysterious reflective 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

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If this is supposed to be unserious, I really enjoyed this. It's a little quirky, very self aware, and reminds me of the off quilter fairy tale retellings I used to read as a kid. Very lovable characters and a good balance of fun/urgency. I wish we had a bit more of a big ending here, but seems like we have to wait to get 3 books out of it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment