A review by rebeccabryson21
The Villain by L.J. Shen

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

5.0

 

I found The Villain on Tiktok and just had to read it. It is the second book in a series and I didn't read the first book. I don't feel like I was missing anything by not reading the first book. After reading this book, I do want to go back and read the whole series because I did enjoy this one. It's got some elements that are inspired by Hades and Persephone. It was quite dark and violent at times, and there is slight twists you don't expect. 

The main female character Persephone held her own and would not let Cillian bulldoze her into submission. She did not go running back into his arms the minute he asked for forgiveness. She was a strong independent woman who knew her worth. 

Cillian's nickname was 'Kill' and I think that sums up his personality perfectly. He's a morally grey bad boy down. How can you resist?