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

adventurous funny hopeful inspiring relaxing fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

A cute, campy, funny, lighthearted fantasy. One of the main characters is “the villain” so you must know going into this that the book isn’t meant to be taken very seriously. Writing isn’t prize winning, but it’s easy to read and fast paced. Starts off slow and a little odd, but once I fell in love with Evie and Trystan I couldn’t put it down. Halfway through the book I was fully onboard with murder and torture being cool. “Little tornado” 🥵🥰

Grumpy-Sunshine, morally-grey, unique idea, slow burn, no spice, cozy, dragons, high fantasy.

Serious adult Ella Enchanted vibes. Like Ella Enchanted, it’s almost spoofing at fantasy tropes.
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