A review by lifeofchrstnlvly
Assistant to the Villain by Hannah Nicole Maehrer

Did not finish book. Stopped at 80%.

 It’s hard enough to put something back together once. A second time, I’m afraid, is far too much to hope for.

Assistant to the Villain is about Evie, the sunshine assistant to a grumpy boss, The Villain. There are some MCs that are too sunshine-y I can't stand them, but Evie was the perfect amount of sunshine. Her giddiness was not cringe-worthy. 

I rarely laugh or chuckle at funny scenes, but this book honestly made me laugh. You know the author has potential. However, I did DNF this 80% in. 

What I find lacking was the world building. While I do love the map, the way the world was described was a bit lacking. I still enjoyed the book despite this since it focused more on the dynamics between Evie and The Villain, but it would have been better if we got a chapter's amount of world description. 

Additionally, the length of the story/premise was long for my liking. Given its simple nature and the fact that it is not a standalone, it did not need to be as lengthy as it was. This was the primary reason for my decision to not finish reading it, as it became too exhausting and I lost interest. I attempted to skim through it instead, but even that proved to be tedious for me. 

I want to emphasize that the author has potential. In the future, I might consider picking up some of her other works (outside of this series), if there are any, because I would like to give her another chance. Perhaps by then, the story will be more developed and not unnecessarily long.