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Long Live Evil
Long Live Evil | Sarah Rees Brennan
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A TALE FOR EVERYONE WHO'S EVER FALLEN FOR THE VILLAIN... When her whole life collapsed, Rae still had books. Dying, she seizes a second chance at living: a magical bargain that lets her enter the world of her favourite fantasy series. She wakes in a castle on the edge of a hellish chasm, in a kingdom on the brink of war. Home to dangerous monsters, scheming courtiers and her favourite fictional character: the Once and Forever Emperor. He's impossibly alluring, as only fiction can be. And in this fantasy world, she discovers she's not the heroine, but the villainess in the Emperor's tale. So be it. The wicked are better dressed, with better one-liners, even if they're doomed to bad ends. She assembles the wildly disparate villains of the story under her evil leadership, plotting to change their fate. But as the body count rises and the Emperor's fury increases, it seems Rae and her allies may not survive to see the final page. This adult epic fantasy debut from Sarah Rees Brennan puts the reader in the villain's shoes, for an adventure that is both 'brilliant' (Holly Black) and 'supremely satisfying' (Leigh Bardugo). Expect a rogue's gallery of villains including an axe wielding maid, a shining knight with dark moods, a homicidal bodyguard, and a playboy spymaster with a golden heart and a filthy reputation.
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BookBr
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This 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…

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JuliaTheBookNerd
Long Live Evil | Sarah Rees Brennan
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#Evil 😈 #WickedWhispers 👻🦇🕷️🕸️🎃🍁☕️🌰

#BookNerd 🤓📚💙

Eggs Gorgeous books💫🌟✨ 3w
Booksblanketsandahotbeverage Wow all the sprayed edges are just stunning (edited) 3w
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks ❤️❤️❤️ 3w
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willaful
Long Live Evil | Sarah Rees Brennan
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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

willaful @Puddlejumper is there any way to get credit for hours spend on DNFs? I've got a lot of them! 1mo
PuddleJumper @willaful Oh yeah, just include the hours you read and calculate points. You don't need to finish a book for it to count. 1mo
dabbe 🖤🧡🖤 1mo
willaful @dabbe you are my inspiration. 😁 1mo
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LitStephanie
Long Live Evil | Sarah Rees Brennan
Bailedbailed

This 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.

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Twainy
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I liked the ARC so much I picked up the hardcover, 🖤

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thewallflower0707
Long Live Evil | Sarah Rees Brennan
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Mehso-so

Not 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.

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Zuhkeeyah
Long Live Evil | Sarah Rees Brennan
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A 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.

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TrishB
Long Live Evil | Sarah Rees Brennan
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#motherdaughterread
Quiet Saturday afternoon.

julesG Curious about C's pick, it looks interesting. Let me know what she thinks? 2mo
TrishB @julesG I like that you know which one is C‘s! Will let you know. 2mo
julesG 😉 2mo
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TracyReadsBooks
Long Live Evil | Sarah Rees Brennan
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There‘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.

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TracyReadsBooks
Long Live Evil | Sarah Rees Brennan
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Very, very excited about this one!

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sebrittainclark
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Mehso-so

2/5

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.

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Twainy
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Rae 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

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