Reviews

Because You Love to Hate Me: 13 Tales of Villainy by Amerie

strapmatey's review against another edition

challenging dark fast-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

3.75

luey03's review against another edition

4.0

The Blood of Imuriv by Renee Ahdieh - 4
Jack by Ameriie - 2
Gwen and Art and Lance by Soman Chainani - 2
Shirley and Jim by Susan Dennard - 2
The Blessing of Little Wants by Sarah Enni - 4
The Sea Witch by Marissa Meyer - 5
Beautiful Venom by Cindy Pon - 4
Death Knell by Victoria Schwab - 5
Marigold by Samantha Shannon - 4
You, You, It’s All About You by Adam Silvera - 4
Julian Breaks Every Rule by Andrew Smith - 2
Indigo and Shade by April Genevieve Tucholke - 4
Sera by Nicola Yoon - 5

yukarin's review against another edition

4.0

1. The Blood of Imuriv by Renée Ahdieh - 4.5/5 stars
2. Jack by Ameriie - 2/5 stars
3. Gwen and Art and Lance by Soman Chainani - 4/5 stars
4. Shirley & Jim by Susan Denard -3.5/5 stars
5. The Blessing of Little Wants by Sarah Enni -3.5/5 stars
6. The Sea Witch by Marissa Meyer - 4.5/5 stars
7. Beautiful Venom by Cindy Pon - 4/5 stars
8. Death Knell by Victoria Schwab - 4/5 stars
9. Marigold by Samantha Shannon - 5/5 stars
10. You, You, It's All About You by Adam Silvera - 3.5/5 stars
11. Julian Breaks Ever Rule by Andrew Smith - 1/5 stars
12. Indigo and Shade by April Genevieve Tucholke - 4.5/5 stars
13. Sera by Nicola Yoon - 3.5/5 stars

Overall: 3.6 stars

abbyl819's review against another edition

3.0

I really enjoyed this book because of the great variety of stories and writing styles bound together. It was a good sampler of each author's writing, and I now have some authors that I have never read before that I would like to pick up their books to read after finishing this. Although I did really enjoy it, there were some stories that I liked better than other, as well as some that I didn't like at all. This is what mainly brought the rating for the book as a whole down. I did enjoy that none of the short stories were similar, and there was a large variety of genres encompassed within it. My top favorites were Shirley & Jim by Susan Dennard, The Blessing of Little Wants by Sarah Enni, and You, You, It's All About You by Adam Silvera.

halfbloodcity's review against another edition

4.0

Author's Stories:
Adam Silvera - 5 stars
Susan Dennard - 5 stars
Renée Ahdieh - 5 stars
Victoria Schwab - 5 stars
Samantha Shannon - 4.5 stars
April Genevieve - 4.5 stars
Sarah Enni - 4.5 stars
Cindy Pon - 4 stars
Marissa Meyer - 4 stars
Andrew Smith - 4 stars
Nicola Yoon - 4 stars
Soman Chainani - 3.5 stars
Ameriie - 3.5 stars

Bookstubers parts:
Christine Riccio - 5 stars
Sasha Alsberg - 5 stars
Zoe Herdt - 5 stars
Catriona Feeney - 4,5 stars
Steph Sinclair & Kath Kennedy - 4,5 stars
Samantha Lane - 4 stars
Raeleen Lemay - 4 stars
Whitney Akitson - 3,5 stars
Jesse George - 3,5 stars
Regan Perusse - 3,5 stars
Benjamin Alderson - 3,5 stars
Sophia Lee - 3,5 stars
Tina Burke - 3,5 stars

So this is a weird mix of how good I thought the storie was and my favs

almase2020's review against another edition

Not what i expected. Very interesting twists to stories but not my style.

astheplotthickens24's review against another edition

3.0

Half of this book is good but the other half almost killed me out of boredom. I decided to give this novel a three star rating despite the fact that some of the stories are actually pretty great. Here are my thoughts about this book:

The Blood of Imuriv

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Lousy af, I know that Renee Adhieh is one of the best authors out there but seriously? This story is just lousy, I prefer something more gruesome that just a simple concussion.

Jack

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I like this one better than the first one, I love the fact that she toasted Jack inside that bull. Lol, I was first disturbed by it, coz Im not a huge fan of betrayal but this is after all a story of villains. So, kudos for that.

Gwen and Art and Lance

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This, my friend, is a complete trash. Goodness, I’m a huge fan of King Arthur and talking through text is just impractical considering that you can actually talk f2f. I know that the theme is modernized version of King Arthur and Persephone but come brooo, I can’t even tell how I despise this story.

Shirley and Jim

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okay, this one is the best so far. It’s not villany and all but I still love the whole Sherlock Holmes retelling. Im a sucker for sherlock and everything that includes him is my instant fave.

The Blessing of Little Wants

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this is complete bullshit, so many plot holes and the main character sucks, im too harsh aren’t I?

Sea Witch

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the best so far! Goodness, wow. Marissa Meyer did it again. For something that is too short, this complety took me into its world. Make this into a legit novel please?

Beautiful Venom

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These stories just gets better and better, this reminds me Flame in the Mist and I love it. I love the symbolism of the story, the scenario wherein society blames the rape victim for bring raped, like wtf?! so much love on this one.

Death Knell

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Victoria Schwab just did it all over again --obviously-- I love the how Grace tried to evade death, I love the fact that none of could escape the inevitable. Geez, Im being morbid

Marigold

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bullshit. I don’t even know why im reading this shit

You, You, It’s All About You

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This one is actually good. I would very much love this story to turn into a legit novel. Amanda and Karl, harlequin and joker kind of relationship but instead of joker, harlequin was the one who turned her love interest into a madman.

Julian Breaks Every Rule

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another bullshit, seriously? A boy that could kill with his mind. Lol, I didn’t even know that that’s the case until someone explained it at the end, this one is confusing. I hate it.

Indigo and Shade

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I am a huge lover of beauty and the beast. This retelling is actually good but I find it lacking. Good but not great.

Sera

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Save the best for the last indeed. Wow! This is actually the coolest and most badass story that this book contains. It feels like I was transported into a new world with just few pages. Wow, I have no words.

sccrethistory's review against another edition

3.0

"Villains take the risks our heroes can’t afford to take and make the choices our heroes are too afraid to make. They live in the Grey, and I, for one, love that sliver of space between light and dark, where things tend to be more interesting, people are more complex, and it’s harder to draw clean lines."

3'5/5
Bueno bueno, yo solo se que leí el nombre de Victoria Schwab en la solapa y sabía que quería leerlo. De los demás autores tambien quería leer a Marissa Meyer porque ella es maravillosa y sabía que seria de 10.
Primero quiero decir unas cosas, es un libro de historias cortas, cada una de su padre y de su madre pero todas con un nexo común: Los protagonistas son los villanos. Cada autor tenía un reto que completar y alguno lo han hecho mejor que otros.
No quiero contaros cada una de las historias ni ponerme a comentar todas, pero si quiero comentar 2 que han sido mis favoritas.
La historia de Marissa Meyer: Me ha parecido un OLE con letras grandes, me ha parecido maravillosa, y me ha enganchado muchisimo, tiene giros en la mini trama y personajes de todo tipo.
La de V.E Schwab: MARAVILLA mi diosa lo ha hecho de maravilla, no solo ha completado el reto, sino que lo ha hecho con un sobresaliente.
También quiero hacer incapie en otras que me han gustado como: Susan Dennard, Nicola Yoon y Shamanta Shannon.
Es un libro entretenido pero muchas de las historias no han estado a la altura, una pena.

afrokyhn's review against another edition

3.0

Most of the stories were pretty ok, I will admit I skipped two stories, because they didn’t catch my eye enough to read 25 pages, but there was also a few stories that was pretty great.

leahmoncrieff's review against another edition

3.0

Favourite Short Story: SERA (Nicola Yoon)