Review by katie0528 - Assistant to the Villain

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katie0528 's review for:

Assistant to the Villain by Hannah Nicole Maehrer

3.5

adventurous funny mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

I almost DNF-ed this several times at the beginning. The first half of the book is just a bunch of grumpy/sunshine tiktok jokes. There wasn't much plot besides the workplace jokes and Evie flirting with her incredibly hot boss The Villain. Everything is super vague. He's wanted for "general villainy" and despite his code of ethics, there's no shortage of dead bodies casually laying around the office, along with a mean Human and Magical Creatures Reasources Manager, a coffee-making, pastry-baking ogre, and torture victims galore. After 10 years of villainy, the king has finally decided to crack down on the villain, with a mole seemingly infiltrating the office, known as Massacre Manor. There is a bit of a plot in the second half, though nearly as vauge. The characters are endearing and the love story is cute which is why I kept going, but really most of the jokes are lifted straight from tumblr and tiktok.

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