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Assistant to the Villan

Hannah Nicole Maehrer
Book
January
2025

Review:

I really enjoyed this read. I like how it was back to the classic witty banter and cute characters of early 2000s YA novels without all the weird evil tension that has been so prevalent lately. There has been so much sex and overplayed tropes recently. This book was written by a Booktok/bookstagrammer I really like, who made skits of these before the book came out. I can see the skits play out throughout the story, which is super fun. Especially because it was a fun action with a subplot of romance. I really enjoyed reading something that was a product of what I have been watching for so long. I also appreciate how the author stayed pretty truthful to the skits. On BookTok, there are so many cases of people lying about the contents of their books, and I am getting sick of it. I really enjoyed this one and can’t wait to read the next.

Trigger Warnings:
Parental abandonment, Attempted sexual assault & sexual harassment, Blood & injury depiction, Death of a brother recounted, Murder & attempted murder, Torture, Kidnapping & captivity, Sword violence

Synopsis From Book:

ASSISTANT WANTED: Notorious, high-ranking villain seeks loyal, levelheaded assistant for unspecified office duties, supporting staff for random mayhem and terror, and other Dark Things In General. Discretion a must. Excellent benefits. With ailing family to support, Evie Sage's employment status isn't just important, it's vital. So when a mishap with Rennedawn’s most infamous Villain results in a job offer―naturally, she says yes. No job is perfect, of course, but even less so when you develop a teeny crush on your terrifying, temperamental, and undeniably hot boss. Don’t find evil so attractive, Evie. But just when she’s getting used to severed heads suspended from the ceiling and the odd squish of an errant eyeball beneath her heel, Evie suspects this dungeon has a huge rat…and not just the literal kind. Because something rotten is growing in the kingdom of Rennedawn, and someone wants to take the Villain―and his entire nefarious empire―out. Now Evie must not only resist drooling over her boss but also figure out exactly who is sabotaging his work…and ensure he makes them pay. After all, a good job is hard to find.
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