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How to Become the Dark Lord and Die Trying by Django Wexler

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ssejig's review against another edition

adventurous challenging slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Would you like to be stuck in a time loop? Davi sure isn't enjoying hers. She's on round 300-somethinig (is she keeping count correctly? Who can tell?) Davi hasn't been killed by the Dark Lord or their minions on every round of her life but it's been more often than not. So her question becomes, does she keep getting killed or does she become the killer?
I had a hard time connecting with Davi. Yes, there was some language. Yes, there was some sex. Yes, there is a surprising amount of pop culture for a woman stuck in a time loop. All are parts of this story that pointed at this being a catnip book for me. But. There just wasn't much character development for her. The sex is overused. The violence is overused. The footnotes were interesting but became annoying. I found myself skimming just to get to the end.

lauren1013's review against another edition

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Was not in the mode for the weird humor

jcreads85's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

davinanelson's review against another edition

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adventurous lighthearted

4.75

goldenkitsune's review against another edition

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adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

krissysreading's review against another edition

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5.0

Thank you to Netgalley and Orbit Books for providing an eARC in exchange for an honest review

Davi is stuck in a time loop. She has lived hundreds of lives over close to a thousand years. It is always the same she wakes up being told it was prophesied she would help The Kingdom defeat the Dark Lord, and everytime she is killed and forced to live out a new life starting the same way. This time she has decided to go down a different path and become the Dark Lord herself and change her circumstances.

This book was so freaking fun. I loved every minute truly. This felt like a DnD campaign, and the humour was right up my alley. I loved Davi so much her inner monologue was was so funny and the footnotes were pure genius. I was entertained from page one and cannot wait for the second book in this duology.