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Assistant to the Villain by Hannah Nicole Maehrer

321 reviews

gayfrog's review against another edition

dark funny medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

3.0

quick, easy read. not always well written, but still very enjoyable. i definitely recommend it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Murder

Moderate: Cursing, Death, Misogyny, Torture, and Violence

Minor: Child death, Gore, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

katie0528's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

I almost DNF-ed this several times at the beginning. The first half of the book is just a bunch of grumpy/sunshine tiktok jokes. There wasn't much plot besides the workplace jokes and Evie flirting with her incredibly hot boss The Villain. Everything is super vague. He's wanted for "general villainy" and despite his code of ethics, there's no shortage of dead bodies casually laying around the office, along with a mean Human and Magical Creatures Reasources Manager, a coffee-making, pastry-baking ogre, and torture victims galore. After 10 years of villainy, the king has finally decided to crack down on the villain, with a mole seemingly infiltrating the office, known as Massacre Manor. There is a bit of a plot in the second half, though nearly as vauge. The characters are endearing and the love story is cute which is why I kept going, but really most of the jokes are lifted straight from tumblr and tiktok.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Misogyny, Sexism, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child death, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment

smokie_okie's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Violence, and Abandonment

Moderate: Death and Blood

Minor: Child death, Sexual assault, and Torture

ashleyj_reads's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This book absolutely destroyed me. I need more of Evie and The Villian, now. 


I wish I could go back in time and tell myself not to take so long getting into this book! Once I got past the exposition (it was slow for me, but that could’ve been the mood reader problem), I was HOOKED and couldn’t put the book down!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Violence, Blood, and Murder

Minor: Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Torture, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

luna_98's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

very cute and exciting read. i feel like this is right up my alley since I'm still dipping my toes into fantasy. definitely had me smiling and laughing, evie and trystan are so funny together. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Blood

Moderate: Death, Gore, Torture, Death of parent, and Gaslighting

Minor: Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Classism

kris_tea516's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

Evie Sage is the only source of income for her family. Her brother died, her mother left, her dad has a terminal illness, & her sister is very young. So they all rely on her. She looses her job and isn’t sure what she will do when she literally runs into The Villain. After saving her life, The Villain offers her a job as his assistant. Evie is constantly disarming The Villain with her irreverance & cheerful attitude. 

Review: I usually do not like these types of books but this one is very well-written and doesn’t take the fantasy genre too seriously. I enjoyed the dual perspective and the lack of smutty scenes. This book is a bit “dark & brooding evil villain” meets “The Office.” It’s modern day corporate office with payroll, fire suppression installations, and file systems set in a medieval castle with dragons and magic.

I’ll warn you that you will immediately want to grab the next book in the series. Unfortunately, I have to read another book first for book club but then I’ll probably jump into “Apprentice to the Villain.”

Content warnings: gore, violence, magic, death of a sibling, attempted rape, abandonment of a parent, talk of torture, some crude language, 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Gore, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

browniel14's review

adventurous emotional funny 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Chronic illness and Abandonment

Minor: Child death

julesadventurezone's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.0

I was captivated by the bizarre tone and nonsensical worldbuilding but it did drag on a bit towards the end. 
The fairytale/generic dnd campaign fantasy vibes and corresponding whacky hijink  clashed oddly with the very real theme of sexual violence. The latter wasn't handled poorly it just felt jarring.
The mystery of who is betraying The Villain was interesting

, though i did think it was a bit much that not only did Evie's dad betray her and make her carry the burden of caring for the family, he also tried to sell her off to a man without her consent. That just made him cartoonishly evil and cheapened the reveal

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The characters were fine with pretty predictable arcs. The romance was cute enough but a bit tedious.
Don't think I'll read the sequel.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Chronic illness, Confinement, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, and Medical content

giulimazzo's review against another edition

funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

A good book! Funny and lighthearted! The romance is really really a sloooow burn! Really good! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault and Violence

Minor: Death, Physical abuse, Torture, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

avasbookmark's review against another edition

adventurous emotional lighthearted medium-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Cursing, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Vomit, Gaslighting, Abandonment, War, and Injury/Injury detail