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

4.5

This was such a goofy and enjoyable story. Davi is purposefully annoying in some ways but always entertaining and really does grow on you. It wasn't long into the book that I was 100% invested and rooting for her. Also was surprised to see such a pushback on the raunchier content from other reviewers; I didn't get the sense that Davi was clearly "written by a man" or as a stereotype of bisexuality, it read to me more like she was treating her repeating lives as a "speedrun"

(which she eventually steers away from once she realizes the gravity of her position upon waking up from a death only one day prior instead of the usual full restart)

. This is a common trend for visual novel players, dating sim players, and roleplaying game players in general.