pickThere are so many irons in the fire in this book that it‘s hard for me to know what was sincere, what was parody, what was a meditation on the inherent unreality of plot structure, and what was just a fantasy novel. There‘s lots of funny lines, there‘s purple writing that I‘m 85% sure is genre aware parody, there‘s reevaluations of problematic fantasy tropes.
pickThis book is almost entirely a story within a story, with a nod and a wink as if the reader, along with the MC, is in on the plot. A very clever way to experience the “travel to another world” scenario, with a lot of secrets, surprises, and wtf moments. The world is lushly imagined and the characters, from MC to the most minor, are richly developed and well written. The end left me gasping, and def waiting for more…
Game of Thrones parody, I think? I haven't read or watched that.
I am DNFing like there's no tomorrow! Or more accurately, like there are limited tomorrows and I don't want to waste them on books I'm not enjoying.
So far these cute, funny villain stories that are trendy right now aren't working for me at all. 🥱 #HailTheBail
#HauntedShelf team #FrightClub
bailedThis looked fun, about a sick young woman offered a chance to save herself by becoming a villainous character in her favorite fantasy series, but the writing is so juvenile and simplistic that it just didn't work for me. I only made it 50 pages. Maybe it gets better.
so-soNot even two weeks ago, I was sweating on the beach, now I‘m shivering every morning on my way to work again. Yup, school year has officially started and I‘m teaching my first classes next week 😐.
#LongLiveEvil is too long and the middle drags on and on. Idea was pretty cool though.
pickA soft pick for me. I liked it overall, but I had to take breaks because the villainess got annoying at times though her irreverence had me lauging out loud. A fun twist on the romantasy genre: the main character falls into her favorite book and wakes up as the villainess.
Question for the crowd: what fantasy book would you like to be a part of?
For me, it would be dragonriders of pern as long as I was guaranteed a dragon.
#motherdaughterread
Quiet Saturday afternoon.
pickThere‘s a great book lurking somewhere inside this generally ok—but definitely not as good as I hoped—book that asks what if being evil is really just wanting to survive? That‘s the central question in this homage to villains & high fantasy that sees a terminally ill teenager offered a second chance at life as a fictional character in her favorite story. Murder, mayhem, the undead, magic, murder, romance, murder, & a soft pick from me.
so-so2/5
I really liked the premise of this novel where a person gets pulled into the world of an epic fantasy series as one of the villains. However, I really struggled with the pacing, which made it difficult for me to ever really get immersed in the story.
pickRae is dying & given the chance to live her life in the world of her favorite fantasy series. She accepts that challenge & wakes up cancer-free & feeling amazing.
Sarcasm is my jam!
“This is my steed, GoogleMaps.” SNARKY!
Loved Rae‘s bodyguard. A fast paced crazy ride with Rae unexpectedly cast as … dun dun dunnnn … a villain … she tries to change the outcome of the story but … EPIC FAILURE!
Great fantasy debut!
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2
Long Live Evil | 
