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

lighthearted slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

*** contains mild theme spoilers***

Ugh ... Unpopular opinion but... It was just so disappointing. The premise of the book was fantastic, I just wish that instead of the 100 pages the author AB-solutely wasted in the middle of the book painstakingly eliminating one obviously-wrong perpetrator from another, she had actually created some character development of Evie and the Villain at the start of the book.

We missed really any context of the villain earning his reputation other than a lot of grunting and chopped-heada references, which were boring and unoriginal after the author burned through the joke 3 times in the first 50 pages.

The plot? The problem? The twist? Meh. It was... Okay. A little unbelievable. Daddy issues on steroids, pretty much. It's just... Sigh. 

It was such a fun, different concept that just utterly lacked world-building and character development. I wanted to love it, but just couldn't. 
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