A review by erosrichardson
Villain by Michael Grant

2.0

Changing the rating on this book to a solid 2 stars. I'm going to be completely honest: I enjoyed scenes, I really did, Dillon poe was a great Villain, but the amount of problems in the writing are starting to add up. Not only did this book take me an UNGODLY amount of effort and time to finish, but the STEREOTYPES AND SLURS. Michael Grant used to be one of my favourite authors, but looking back on the fact that I originally read this series as a kid, I didn't notice the amount of underlined racism in the way he writes. From the paragraph that implies mexico is a breeding ground for gangs, and that it's incredibly poor and dangerous, to the fact Michael Grant and his editors decided it would be a good idea to say "call her a tr*nny behind her back". Writing was saved only because of some good scenes in the end, but otherwise, I honestly do not recommend this book.