Everybody has ‘THOSE’ books; The ones they are don’t want to like but still like an irrational amount. ‘Assistant to the villain’ book is that book for me (I can’t believe I just wrote that). The book is preposterous, ridiculous, absurd, weird and YET, It made me laugh, smirk (devilishly) and aww at the protagonists (OHH MY GOD, kill me now before I die of embarrassment!).
Evangeline Sage aka Evie our protagonist is of the clumsy sort (and I TOTALLY believe it after reading some of the things in there). She filled my basic requirements which are funny inner monologue, good taste in men(very rare this one) and she was good at her job (You go girl!!).
‘Running had never been her friend, and running fast, she believed, was her mortal enemy.’ – Evie
Reading The Villain’s (Trystan’s) pov makes me…..giggle (pretend you DID NOT just read that, seriously). I LAUGH. I SHRIEK. I SMIRK. I CACKLE. What I do NOT do is “giggle”. Every time Evie sasses him back or handles one of his outrageous demands with a straight face, Trystan can’t help but blink and think, “Why is she not running for the hills ?”
“You can’t just kill people and be pretty. It’s confusing.”
“You think I’m pretty?”
‘Oddly enough Evie had the feeling he would’ve preferred to have been called grotesque for the way his face twisted with distaste.’
Instead of plotting Evie’s inevitable downfall (as he would with anyone else), he finds himself looking forward to their banter and the way she somehow manages to keep him on his toes. It’s as if she’s immune to his dark, brooding charm, and the worst part? He might actually like it (dude definitely likes it). Also he has dimples…..ADORABLE dimples…..and I ABSOLUTELY love Evangeline for trying to bring the dimples to life from time to time.
Evie’s grin widened. “Are you saying I make you feel calm and level-headed, sir?”
“I’ve never felt more turned around than I have in the entire time I’ve made your acquaintance, Sage.” And then the dimple appeared.
Trystan has a pet frog (though if anyone asks he would definitely say that the frog is NOT a pet but a hostage; yeah sweetie you ain’t fooling anyone). His name is Kingsley. He’s magical (obviously) and can understand and communicate with humans using a small board on which he writes only one word, albeit one VERY appropriate word. In short he’s adorable!!!
Feast your eyes on the ‘THE MASSACRE MANOR’, the residence of The Villain and what according to Evie is a very ‘Grand’ place to die.
JUST look at the map (it’s cute), at the EVIL to-do list at the bottom!!
You know one of the (many) stupid things some fictional men in books do is, not tell the other protagonist that they love them (as if it’s actually useful ; dumb dumb creatures). Because they think it brings the love interest in HARM’s way. CUTE. So cute.
Bottom line, CAN’T wait to read the next book in the series(PLEASE do not disappoint me, please….).
Thank you!
On a completely unrelated note, here’s my review on ‘A Winter’s Promise’.
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