Reviews tagging 'Sexual violence'

Asistente del villano by Hannah Nicole Maehrer

46 reviews

ellawatwat's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

rustbeltcoastie's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I laughed out loud multiple times. This is morally grey hero done right, not just thinly-veiled abuse and toxicity masquerading as devotion. I’m starting the next one right away.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child death, Death, Misogyny, Sexism, Violence, Kidnapping, and Murder

Minor: Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, and Sexual harassment

julessssss's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted fast-paced

• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

not going to say that this was not mildly enjoyable.  I think it was supposed to be light-hearted and in general, it did that (though the characters felt shallow/flat, but that is hardly unexpected for a book like this).  Some plot points felt out of nowhere or unneeded/weird. 

My least favorite part was the rivalry between Evie and Rebecka, with the sexual assault stuff a close second.

Would recommend if you want a quickish, fun, romatasy read.  However, I can not say that I feel this is good. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Confinement, Torture, Violence, Blood, and Murder

Minor: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment

neuropoet's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Trafficking

Minor: Confinement and Torture

Postpartum depression

classicallyzo's review against another edition

adventurous dark lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Love. Love. Loved! The premise for this plot was so intriguing. I was a bit wary with the "inspired by the TikTok series" but I had nothing to fear! The Villian and Evie are such a great duo and the world is really interesting without being an overwhelming info dump. 

If you find female characters that are a bit too perfectly sarcastic or snarky even in emotional situations this might not be for you. I found her hilarious and the writing is strong enough it's not off-putting.

 It is a comedic novel with some intrigue and investigation about a mole (and the plot twist here 🤯) and some romance along the way.

It's unique and I love it. Can't wait to pick up the second book! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Murder

Moderate: Sexual harassment

Minor: Sexual assault and Sexual violence

mandalevelsup's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

This has been one of my favorite reads of the year. It is a glorious deconstruction of grumpy/sunshine, office comedy with an absurdist twist that uses its premise to quietly reflect on how we are shaped by trauma. 

This is a book that would benefit from trigger warnings.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Trafficking, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Gore and Violence

noor_sidhu's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious relaxing sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

I was debating on giving this book 4 or 5 stars, but honestly, the banter alone deserved the extra push. This book was so fun and goofy; it was everything I could hope for in a light-hearted fantasy about a "villain" failing to remain cold around his raucous cabal of office workers - an underqualified himbo, a heavily starched ringleader, a gossipy lesbian, and best of all a terrifyingly unfazed ray of sunshine. I'm really happy that this book proved me wrong and that I went into it completely blind because I hope it stays this funny and fast-paced for the rest of this series. The tension was also absolutely PERFECTION, and we need more books with the not-so-grumpy love interest's POV. All in all, I need more of The Villian and that flirty Himbo. 💀💞

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Content Warnings

Minor: Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Sexual harassment

evatheruler's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75

Not YA, an easy read that doesn't require any critical thinking. It's hysterical and I read the entire book in about 5 hours. I would probably put this in the romcom catergory, with dark themes but the overall ton is rather lighthearted. There isn't a ton of world building and the setting is rather low fantasy but the world feels appropriate to the level of knowledge that (sheltered) Evil has. Overall this is a very well written book can't wait for the next one!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Violence, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, Torture, and Gaslighting

Minor: Abandonment

rbg's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Minor: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment

relin's review against another edition

emotional hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Violence, and Blood

Minor: Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment