smashedpotat 's review for:

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

3.5

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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It’s…hm. You can tell that Davi is insane. Makes sense, she’s spent a lot of time living life. Too much time. The first quarter of the book felt pretty well paced, the next half felt so fast, and it lost me in the last quarter. For someone who claims not to remember a lot about earth, she makes a lot of pop/general earth references. Maybe I’ll remember a tv show instead of where I lived, but I kind of doubt it. I was also kind of confused by her romance with

Tsav and suddenly willing to be committed to her after apparent centuries of not being connected to someone

. I suppose that’s just how love goes sometime, but since no one else was mentioned as a

past SERIOUS love interest, it kind of felt like a token gay moment. I was rooting for Amitsugu or at least Davi to go down the poly route since that seemed more in line for her personality…but I suppose envy takes its toll huh