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mistydawnwaters's review
4.0
I can't say enough about this book. It was so good. A fast easy read and I, at the very least, chuckled once during each chapter. I already love anything super hero w/ humor, so this was perfect for me. I LOVED the minions and the quad girls w/ their own super powers. Loved Evan's ability to multi-task on world domination, get his wife back, and raise 7 year old quads. And all with the patience of a saint.
dreamerfreak's review
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Content Warnings
Minor: Child death and Gun violence
chaos_code's review
I honestly don't get it. How can this book have positive reviews?
Guy literally made a mind control horny machine to manipulate his wife. Like wtf? How is everyone ok with this premise? I thought it was going to be about a supervillain and heroine who fell in love and chose the domestic life, then hijinks happen. This story is disgusting. It should have a "noncon/dubcon" trigger warning. He's practically keeping her as a housewife and not letting her leave the house. He wants to increase the sex machine so she can't leave. Dr. Charm calls his mind control/sex machine the "Morality Machine." Then throughout the novel, he talks about all the different ways it affects Tabitha and all the ways it doesn't - like trying to justify that she still has free will.
I'm baffled. And just constant lust and sex almost every single chapter. It's not labelled erotica and it got so boring after awhile.
Even with this direct quote : " Even villains have standards, and no one can boast about forcing a woman. Brute strength doesn’t have the delicious flavor of well-performed seduction "...he's still messing with her mind. i guess that's the distinction? He's not physically r*aping her, so it's fine.
When the "Morality Machine" breaks, Tabitha comes back different. Dr. Charm sort of expected this but was like "oh it's fine, she would never leave." Tabitha is showing signs of abuse - mood changing, doesn't want to be touched (no shit!), etc. And instead of finding any remorse, he panics and wants to brainwash her into forgiving him. He still lusts after her even when she doesn't want to touch him at all. But everything is justified because he loves her soooo much. " But he’d known in his heart-of-hearts that a woman like her could never love a man like him... never have her admiration. Women like her wanted perfect men. Super men. Heroes, not villains." No, women don't want r*pists.
Also, what is with this dumb male/father incompetence: "There were boxes of things neatly stacked with matching lids. That probably meant something profound in the secret language of women, but he wasn’t even getting a mixed signal." So you're telling me that his kids are 5 yrs old, and he has no idea how to take care of them or feed them? And it just keeps doing that.
The villain's inner monologue is pretty arrogant and annoying.
I'm baffled. And just constant lust and sex almost every single chapter. It's not labelled erotica and it got so boring after awhile.
Even with this direct quote : " Even villains have standards, and no one can boast about forcing a woman. Brute strength doesn’t have the delicious flavor of well-performed seduction "...he's still messing with her mind. i guess that's the distinction? He's not physically r*aping her, so it's fine.
When the "Morality Machine" breaks, Tabitha comes back different. Dr. Charm sort of expected this but was like "oh it's fine, she would never leave." Tabitha is showing signs of abuse - mood changing, doesn't want to be touched (no shit!), etc. And instead of finding any remorse, he panics and wants to brainwash her into forgiving him. He still lusts after her even when she doesn't want to touch him at all. But everything is justified because he loves her soooo much. " But he’d known in his heart-of-hearts that a woman like her could never love a man like him... never have her admiration. Women like her wanted perfect men. Super men. Heroes, not villains." No, women don't want r*pists.
Also, what is with this dumb male/father incompetence: "There were boxes of things neatly stacked with matching lids. That probably meant something profound in the secret language of women, but he wasn’t even getting a mixed signal." So you're telling me that his kids are 5 yrs old, and he has no idea how to take care of them or feed them? And it just keeps doing that.
The villain's inner monologue is pretty arrogant and annoying.
annkniggendorf's review
5.0
lovely. hilarious. whoever thought a villain married to a superhero, with four daughters coming after their parents could be so much fun?
however, the book has a serious shortcoming: it's too short and there are no sequels!
however, the book has a serious shortcoming: it's too short and there are no sequels!
nelsonseye's review against another edition
3.0
Even Villains Fall in Love was pretty good. I think my favourite parts were the kids assuming their villain identities and Evan's speech to the heroes. I would have liked the final moments (the big reveal) to have been a bit longer.
christinamcguire's review
5.0
Ms. Brooks concept for this novel is completely new and refreshing. A super hero marrying a super villain? This is great! Also, I enjoyed the main character's witty personality. I look forward to book #2 in the series.
clairetrellahill's review
5.0
I enjoyed this so much!! Sweet and funny romance between super hero and super villain.
Heat level: 1
Heat level: 1
samsolariusleo's review against another edition
4.0
Would have been better if the author took more time to worldbuilding and developing the characters in the book. It felt too short and too rushed. While I really liked the ending, I do think that the pacing can be improved so that the ending would be more satisfactory. Still, I enjoyed reading this book :)
snazel's review
This was written to be fun, and I think it succeeded. A fun, colourful, enjoyable romp of a romance. *I liked the minions.* However, I felt it didn't really deal with the ethical issues around mind control, which makes me uneasy.
Maybe if there had been just a paragraph more to explain that she knew that she was ostensibly controlled and found it funny? I don't know.
Maybe if there had been just a paragraph more to explain that she knew that she was ostensibly controlled and found it funny? I don't know.