Ells94w 14/09/2023Listen, when I heard the lady from the Incredible villain x assistant pov's on TikTok was releasing a book about it:
I RAN FOR MY LIFE TO GET A COPY.
But, imagine my surprise when I listened to the first chapter and found myself in a young adult romance comic book where middle school-like banter and phrases as "Smoke coming out of his ears" are daily occurrence!!
This has no smut. It is not spicy in any shape or form.
It reads as Young Adult, smells like it too.
Magical elements.
DRAMATIC
Sometimes, cringe.
The characters are likeable, funny, lighthearted.
Main couple, Evie and Tristan, are very much grumpy x sunshine, I hate everybody but you - coded.
Evie has the ingenuity (stupidity), the good looks ((cof-cof skinny, and the genuine good heart that makes her treat the villain like a normal hot guy, and he falls in love with her bcs of it.
The main focus of the story is the struggle of finding the traitor snitching all villain's plans and hurting a lot of people.
And that's it.
It talks about Evie's struggle to take responsibility for her house and her sister, which I found very cute parts.
No magical system, no politics, no world building, just vibes and banter.
I gave it three stars because you have to read it as it is: a three stars book that probably should have been aimed to a different demographic.
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Now, I liked the conclusion.
A pint for dramatics but I feel with a more grown writing we could have a good female and vengeful villain.