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A review by worldsunlikeourown
Because You Love to Hate Me: 13 Tales of Villainy by Amerie
3.0
I usually don't read books that are collections of unrelated stories because I prefer one continuous plot line, but seeing so many of my favourite authors listed, I simply had to give this a try. It is just so hard to rate books like these! Some stories I absolutely loved, others didn't make much sense and some were just...no. An interesting read, but a lot of it felt like fillers. Because You Love to Hate Me is a collection of stories about villains, and what made them become villains. To go into the stories I liked:
The Blood of Imuriv, Renee Ahdieh's story, was extremely unique. It's a pity that it's just a short story, because I would read a full length novel on this kind of plot.
Shirley and Jim (Susan Dennard) narrates the story of a young James Moriarty where both Sherlock Holmes and John Watson are female (Shirley and Jean). An interesting version of familiar characters.
Beautiful Venom (Cindy Pon) was a complete surprise. An Asian retelling of the Medusa tale, this is definitely a must read in this book.
Death Knell (Victoria Schwab) is beautifully written and so meaningful. Briefly put, it is about how one cannot outrun death - not the evil kind of villain, but a more deep and thoughtful tale.
The Blood of Imuriv, Renee Ahdieh's story, was extremely unique. It's a pity that it's just a short story, because I would read a full length novel on this kind of plot.
Shirley and Jim (Susan Dennard) narrates the story of a young James Moriarty where both Sherlock Holmes and John Watson are female (Shirley and Jean). An interesting version of familiar characters.
Beautiful Venom (Cindy Pon) was a complete surprise. An Asian retelling of the Medusa tale, this is definitely a must read in this book.
Death Knell (Victoria Schwab) is beautifully written and so meaningful. Briefly put, it is about how one cannot outrun death - not the evil kind of villain, but a more deep and thoughtful tale.