✧ hayley (the sugar bowl) ✧'s Reviews > Assistant to the Villain

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╰┈➤ “he was ruined. but he loved her anyway”

I’M NOT OK 😭😭 that ending was cruel hannah, i thought we were friends. because I definitely know her. totally. (hi hannah if you’re out there I’d love to be friends btw)

BUT THIS WAS SO GOOD!!!! as someone who had high expectations because i loved her tiktok series (yes i’m already a fan. take this review with a grain of salt. warnings: extreme bias) i was not disappointed! chapter 46–heck page 273 alone—was enough to make this a 5 star book honestly 🫢

i just had so much fun like this book had me giggling and kicking my feet and laughing and I just had such a good time!!! the second half was wildly better than the first half too like the first half was good but i loved the end. also there were some really good quotes in this!! for example…

╰┈➤ ”she wasn’t light; she was color. every single one, dancing otherworldly and bright over his unworthy eyes. she was the explosion of the vivid gleams and glows of the world around him, like a constant rainbow, shining not after the rain but during.”

like ahhh I loved them so much and i loved evie so much and trystan— 😭🫶 (he already proposed to me, you can ask him. i just declined because i like him and evie too much. who I haven’t seen a ship name for by the way? im dubbing it “trevie” or wait “evsten”…anyways you’re welcome to come up with something better but as the president of their ship im gonna need you to run it by me) and kingsley!! honestly my favorite character ngl 🐸🪧

the romance was just so cute! i actually really appreciated that there was no spice and loved the ya feel…like this book embodies something that my inner fangirl self loved !! it was just such an enjoyable, lighthearted, hilarious, and fast paced romp and im so glad i read it. it sometimes came off as episodic which like that was the og format so obviously it makes sense and i really liked it because it kept me interested and the chapters were short after the prologue but we don’t talk about that. it was tropey for sure but i could feel the author having fun and i loved that. why shouldn’t we write books with tropes we know we all love? 🤭

point is i have been waiting for this since november 2022 and it didn’t disappoint for sure. it was a bit different from the tiktok series but like that’s to be expected and I think she executed it really well. im so happy for hannah and i wish her book all the success i can’t wait for book two…i need it now 🫶🩷✨😭

ok now hannah? bestie? (because we’re friends now remember? she said so remember? i promise she’s not tied up in my basement) if you’re reading this, kindly leave. i just got a couple things that i gotta be honest about. ok gone? Here we go…

alright the writing was a little bit fanfictiony and it felt like ya which like i said im fine with but keep that in mind. now ✨The Villain©✨… was a bit bland at the beginning and felt like a stereotype. i just felt like he was kinda vanilla until about halfway through and we got a backstory. i also would’ve liked this to be more slow-burny maybe? like they’re already thirsting for each other from page 1 (or more accurately like page 17 but you get it). the last thing…there was not a lot of world building which like i get that it was meant to be an office villain romance with some fantasy so i get it but just some lil things didn’t make sense and i was confused.

but overall these are minor things and just why i gave this 4.5 instead of 5. it didn’t take away from the reading experience like I still really enjoyed it!! 💕

ALRIGHT ANYWAYS (I promise im done now and i let hannah out of my basement) i loved this and i highly recommend!! ✨💗🫶

💋🎀🍒🩰🍓💌🌷


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omg this is going to be a tv series and the sequel has a title *incoming scream* AHHHSKFSLLFSKS ok it’s out of my system now

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my copy came and I’m already in love, all I’ve read is the dedication and—😭😭 but I guess I’ll be reasonable and finish the book I’m currently reading…send help

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release day let’s gooo!!! eagerly awaiting the arrival of my copy and you better believe i’m going to start this right away

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➳ pre review ⋆ ˚｡⋆୨୧˚

omg when i tell you I’ve been waiting FOREVER for this ✋😭 already preordered and actually going to die waiting for it’s release im so so excited for hannah, i love her villain’s assistant series so much and she deserves all the success 🤍✨🫶


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