Week 16 Review: Long Live Evil

From Goodreads:

A TALE FOR EVERYONE WHO'S EVER FALLEN FOR THE VILLAIN…

When her whole life collapsed, Rae still had books. Dying, she seizes a second chance at living: a magical bargain that lets her enter the world of her favourite fantasy series.

She wakes in a castle on the edge of a hellish chasm, in a kingdom on the brink of war. Home to dangerous monsters, scheming courtiers and her favourite fictional character: the Once and Forever Emperor. He's impossibly alluring, as only fiction can be. And in this fantasy world, she discovers she's not the heroine, but the villainess in the Emperor's tale.

So be it. The wicked are better dressed, with better one-liners, even if they're doomed to bad ends. She assembles the wildly disparate villains of the story under her evil leadership, plotting to change their fate. But as the body count rises and the Emperor's fury increases, it seems Rae and her allies may not survive to see the final page.

This adult epic fantasy debut from Sarah Rees Brennan puts the reader in the villain's shoes, for an adventure that is both 'brilliant' (Holly Black) and 'supremely satisfying' (Leigh Bardugo). Expect a rogue's gallery of villains including an axe wielding maid, a shining knight with dark moods, a homicidal bodyguard, and a playboy spymaster with a golden heart and a filthy reputation.

My Review:
I utterly loved reading this book! Villain stories are really interesting to read, espcailly in this case were there are valid reasons why they're choosing this path. This book is about anger, of expectations, and I was agreeing with everything she was saying, because it was so very unfair! 

I know that Sarah Rees Brennan had cancer, and you can really feel what she wants you to when she describes it and what the treatment was like in this book. That Rae wakes up in the body of character from her favourite series...yeah, it was a great set up for a story! 

Watching Rae use her knowledge of the series to maneuver things to benefit her was just so great! That her grasp on the events and characters of the first book isn't great, I loved it! Seeing her gather her crew, and spend this time in this world, it was all so good to read! 

That ending and reveal, yeah, that was just so great! We had hints that it was going to go in that direction, and I utterly loved it! And I'm so excited to see what that means the series is going to go in the future, and I need to find out! 

Loved reading this book and I can't wait for more! 

Author: Sarah Rees Brennan
Series: Time of Iron #1
Read: April 17th, 2024 
Source: NetGalley 
Reason Why: Love her writing, and it's a Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2024 Book and a WoW Book! 
Publisher: Orbit 
Expected Publication: July 30th 2024

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars