Assistant to the Villain by Hannah Nicole Maehrer

352 Pages

This book...had me in a love/hate relationship with it. I LOVED the characters, storyline, and the villain's "touch her you die" kind of trope. The ending even got me. This book took you on a story of how the villain was not always the villain, and that life can turn you into something you never thought you would be. It follows a deep hatred from the King and the Villain Trystan. It has dragons and a mole that infiltrated the Villain's network. Even the most adorable frog named Kingsley, holds up signs to communicate in the most blunt ways. It had everything I enjoyed reading about. 

Except, you could tell the two main characters were falling in love. You could feel the passion and love these characters had for each other. And nothing. Feelings were never expressed to each other, and they only shared one kiss because it helped them out of a bind with the guards. I love reading a book and rooting for the characters, finding myself clapping with excitement when they finally verbally express how they feel or even kiss. It's like when you watch a movie and the same thing happens, you jump for joy or yell " Finally!" at the screen. I wanted to do that the whole book and nothing. 

It is definitely a preference and a personal opinion. So if slow-burn fantasy is your thing, then you will love this. If not, well then you have been given the heads up.  All in all, this book is a solid 8 out of 10.