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A review by pixelateddragon
Hench by Natalie Zina Walschots
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
reflective
tense
medium-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
This book is so good, I know there are a lot of content warnings but it's such an amazing read and definitely worth picking up if you can stomach the injuries, violence, and body horror aspects.
My mother actually recommended this book to me after I complained about how disappointed I was with Assistant To The Villain, and this feels like a better-written (IMO) version of what that story could have been if it was set in the modern era and the main plot wasn't exclusively romance but instead about the complicated moral implications of a society with 'super-heroes' and 'villains', and data entry and the horrors of existing under capitalism (amongst other things). It explored and expanded on exactly what I wanted and expected from ATTV when I started reading it!
It also has a Bisexual MC! And multiple other lgbtq side characters + it has multiple very good and complicated platonic relationships as well as the beautifully done somewhat-romantic tension between the MC and her second boss.
It was all very good, and I'm excited for the sequel that's coming out later this year :].
My mother actually recommended this book to me after I complained about how disappointed I was with Assistant To The Villain, and this feels like a better-written (IMO) version of what that story could have been if it was set in the modern era and the main plot wasn't exclusively romance but instead about the complicated moral implications of a society with 'super-heroes' and 'villains', and data entry and the horrors of existing under capitalism (amongst other things). It explored and expanded on exactly what I wanted and expected from ATTV when I started reading it!
It also has a Bisexual MC! And multiple other lgbtq side characters + it has multiple very good and complicated platonic relationships as well as the beautifully done somewhat-romantic tension between the MC and her second boss.
It was all very good, and I'm excited for the sequel that's coming out later this year :].
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Confinement, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Body horror, Gore, Medical trauma, Cursing, and Kidnapping
Moderate: Death, Toxic relationship, Infidelity, Murder, Torture, and Grief
Minor: Ableism, Car accident, Panic attacks/disorders, Classism, Fire/Fire injury, and Vomit