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Apprentice to the Villain by Hannah Nicole Maehrer
4.0
3.75 ⭐️ Evie Sage has been promoted!
This series is so much fun. I loved the first book, and I'll be honest, I expected more from this second one - as nice as it was. I know it's probably me, and my love for romance and my hate for slow-burn plots that feel unnecessary, but here we are and that's what every single interaction between The Villain and Evie felt like.
This was a nice YA fantasy book. I, however, am not the biggest fan of YA fantasy (I know, what's wrong with me, right?) But listen, being in my mid-20s, seeing stories about grown adults questioning if the person they're in love with wants to hold hands and if a single kiss will make them spiral is... it's just very high school, and I was so very glad to leave all that behind. I don't do insecure, unsure, ok-for-now-but-we'll-see-tomorrow kind of people. And I certainly do not appreciate it in made-up people (aka the characters in the books I read). So, yes, this book was fun. In an "I'm 15 and looking for adventures in a fantasy land" kind of way. It had the travels, the family drama, the monsters and mythological creatures, and a lot of deaths and talks of torture.
I thought this book would be a step forward in the story, in the romance, in the connection between all characters, and I do feel a bit dissapointed at that. We see more of the pieces of the puzzle connect, we get a rescue mission with impossibly high stakes and a ridiculously wild plan, we get a new objective and a new (not so) evil plan. We see past characters and explore new ones. Still, it feels like this book inched forward - like everything took pains to happen.
I will most definitely read book #3 - even if it's with the hope that we'll get to see this get where it needs to be.
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This series is so much fun. I loved the first book, and I'll be honest, I expected more from this second one - as nice as it was. I know it's probably me, and my love for romance and my hate for slow-burn plots that feel unnecessary, but here we are and that's what every single interaction between The Villain and Evie felt like.
This was a nice YA fantasy book. I, however, am not the biggest fan of YA fantasy (I know, what's wrong with me, right?) But listen, being in my mid-20s, seeing stories about grown adults questioning if the person they're in love with wants to hold hands and if a single kiss will make them spiral is... it's just very high school, and I was so very glad to leave all that behind. I don't do insecure, unsure, ok-for-now-but-we'll-see-tomorrow kind of people. And I certainly do not appreciate it in made-up people (aka the characters in the books I read). So, yes, this book was fun. In an "I'm 15 and looking for adventures in a fantasy land" kind of way. It had the travels, the family drama, the monsters and mythological creatures, and a lot of deaths and talks of torture.
I thought this book would be a step forward in the story, in the romance, in the connection between all characters, and I do feel a bit dissapointed at that. We see more of the pieces of the puzzle connect, we get a rescue mission with impossibly high stakes and a ridiculously wild plan, we get a new objective and a new (not so) evil plan. We see past characters and explore new ones. Still, it feels like this book inched forward - like everything took pains to happen.
I will most definitely read book #3 - even if it's with the hope that we'll get to see this get where it needs to be.
No