Ok so, WOW!!! I'm so incredibly hyped for this book right now!!!!!!
The first two or three chapters confused me a bit but then I got used (really fast) to the setting and characters and the reading was so enjoyable. Specially Alistair's POVs.
I'm not a big fan of multiple POVs in books but it worked amazingly in AOUV and oh my god what was that cliffhanger????? I can't wait for the whole book to come out because I NEED more of these characters. I'm super curious about their stories and the tournament and what'll happen.

POSSIBLE SPOILER ALERT!!!!!!!!

THE LAST CHAPTER OF THE SAMPLER MADE ME SO SAD, POOR AL, I can't even imagine how his mind must be right now.

Thank you Netgalley and the Publisher for this ARC!

The sampler of All of Us Villains was enough to make me want to read the complete story when it's available this coming fall. Unique premise and the writing flowed well.

All of Us Villains (SAMPLER)
by Amanda Foody; Christine Lynn Herman
Macmillan-Tom Doherty Associates

I want to thank the publisher and NetGalley for letting me read this book. I have only read a sampler once before and forgot how frustrating it is when it's so good!

This is a place, a town, where seven magical families compete to the death to be top magical family for the next 20 years. It happens on a special blood moon. The seven chosen, one from each family group, compete and only one will come out alive. There are curse makers in town that back ones they like. Reporters swoop in and get as much gossip as possible. Someone, no one knows who, wrote a book about the many working of the tournament. Big hit and everyone is reading it.

This sample I received gives the overall feeling of the town, major players in the town, then each family and the chosen one in each house. The back stories are very interesting and intriguing! There are a couple you want to cheer on but at the same time you know whoever is the winner is also a murderer. They will be killing the others you just got to know. Can they live with that? Some of these certainly could but some are not so cruel.

It's a very intriguing story and plot and it stops just short of the tournament itself! I can't wait to get the book and see what happens next! Ugh! This is such a tease!

I really wanted to read this book before, but now I HAVE TO.

This sampler has shown me how compelling and gripping this book is, and I cannot wait to see the rest. Obsessed!

I sincerely hope this will be Illumicrate’s November choice!

This sampler gives a taste of what Hunger Games might be if Tarantino had his hands on it. An intriguing premise, filled with darkness, rival families, and survival,

All of Us Villains
By Amanda Foody and Christine Lynn Herman

Wow! This book sample was so awesome. I was so involved with the plot, characters and the tournment, that I was at the end of the sample. I guess hyperventilating is what happens when you are reading an exciting book when the sample stops. I was left wanting more, hoping to get to end but Now I will wait to get the novel and continue reading. I am hoping that this will be a series. Thank you Netgallery for the copy. I gave the sample 4 stars because it was a sample and not a full novel.

Thanks to NetGalley, the publisher and authors for the opportunity to read the sample excerpt and provide an honest review.

3.4 stars
I really liked the idea behind the story and am a huge Hunger Games fan! I also ALWAYS love a morally grey character and again just really liked the concept / plot of the book. Unfortunately I had trouble getting into the writing style and found some parts around the magic confusing and info dumpy. Overall by the end of the excerpt I was getting into the story and would have liked to read more!

I knew better then to read a sampler, because I always want more immediately. LOL. If this sampler is any indication as to the rest of this book then I will be first in line on release day to get it. I LOVED the vibe of the story, the world building, the characters... GAH!!! I need more. Dark and violent and full of secrets, intrigue and so much more, this is sure to be an awesome read!

Thank you for providing me with this sampler.

I can’t say how the entire book is but wow this book hooked me right from the start. I love the premise of a very dark Hunger Games meets Inheritance Games type book. The plot is so interesting about the 7 magical families competing in a tournament to the death. I really like Alistair and Hendry’s personalities. I love cunning and dark personality of Alistair. I can’t wait to read the rest of this book when it comes.

I received this book as an ARC and here is my review. All of Us Villains is centered around a Tournament designed to determine the ultimate bad person standing. There are some light-hearted moments when plans are developed to win the prize. There are disappointing moments when the favored villain is eliminated. I enjoyed this unique story with insight into the extremes some will go to win at all cost! Totally recommend this if you appreciate humor wrapped in a fantasy.

I didn't finish this sampler. I didn't like the writing style and I couldn't really get into the story. That being said, with the magick and the plot, I think this is one of those books that has a high possibility of becoming insanely popular.

I am enthralled with the start of this book and will definitely be preordering! What a cool premise, this urban fantasy world where magic is a commodity and these seven families know they will hold a fight to the death to cling to power. I'm already certain at least one of the POVs we get to follow will die gruesomely but I'm so ready for it!

Thank you to Netgalley and the publishers for allowing me to read the sampler in exchange for an honest review.

The world AOUV is set in certainly seems interesting, and the magic system seems pretty interesting too.
This book certainly has an interesting premise, however, I'm not entirely sure if this sampler has gripped me enough to read the full book.

Immediately need to know so much more about this book & CANNOT WAIT to read it when it's released! I didn't read "The Hunger Games" back in the day, but my goodness this feels like that series mixed with "Harry Potter" & "The Sister's Grimm" in all of the best ways. If you like those series, don't hesitate to add this to your TBR list—it's a must-read!

There's an interesting cast of characters here, and an interesting premise. Neither feel particularly novel, but both were still engaging and seem as though they premise a fun, easy read...

All of Us Villains by Amanda Foody and Christine Lynn Herman

9781250789266

Sampler
Publisher: MacMillan – Tom Doherty Associates
Release Date: November 9, 2021

Fiction, Sci Fi & Fantasy, Teens & Young Adult

Each of the seven families must change a champion to represent their line at the Tournament. With the arrival of the Blood Moon, the Blood Veil falls, and the games begin. The champions must fight to the death until only one remains.

The authors did an amazing job writing this story. The characters are well developed, and the story moves quickly. I thought this book was a combination of the Hunger Games meets Harry Potter. This was a sample book and ended at a critical point in the story. I cannot wait until November for the book to be released.

If you enjoy multiple POV book , battle to the death and magic then " All of Us Villians" is the book for you. Also, the cover is gives off creepy/sinsiter vibe= Perfection.
For transparancy, I was only provided with sampler of the book00 96 pages to be exact-- so my review is based off 96 pages.
Amanda Foody and Christine Lynn Herman do a great job in building the stakes early in the book and leave just enough bread crumbs for you to want to find out more.
You meet charatcers--Alistair, Briony, Gavin, and Isobel. From their POV and instantly see there is strife & ambitions to be break cycles-- Love!
The world building is decent and gives off the European Gothic atmosphere.

I look forward to reading the remainder of the book one-- with NetGalley blessings

**Thank you to Netgalley and Macmillan-Tom Doherty Associates for making this sampler available for review purposes. This in no way changed my opinion**

I have read the first Ace of Shades book by Amanda Foody and really enjoyed it. So when I saw she had another series coming out and it was described as Hunger Games but with magic, I was sold. I wanted to read it immediately. The extended sampler is both great and also unfair, as it's so long that it gets you deep into each POV character's motives and desires and then leaves you wanting more. The sampler is 86 pages long (!!) which is about 1/4 of the finished book's page count. It introduces us to Alistair Lowe (the favorite to win), Isobel Macaslan (the media darling), Gavin Grieve (the assumed first to die), and Briony Thorburn (the goodie-two shoes). Each of these characters had a strong voice and clear motivation to be their families champion (whether they want to or not is another story). I really enjoyed getting to know them all.

Knowing how long the extended sampler is, I'm excited to read the finished product and also scared to see how this plays out because I'm sure it will end on a major cliffhanger that will leave me wanting even more of these characters. November can't come soon enough!

I have just read the sampler, but I am definitely decided on buying this book. I am a huge fan of hunger games and using it on the blurb was a great hit for me.
I can see that this book has a lot of violence and it is pretty bloody, but it makes 100% sense and it is not something that comes out as unexpected.
From the sampler we can see that there are some morally grey characters which I really enjoy. Alistair is without a doubt my favourite character.
Now I am really hyped to read the full book. I would recommend this book to all the hunger games fans that are looking for something way more dark and spicy.

I'm very torn on whether I will purchase this book upon publication. On one hand, the sampler was fantastic. The characters are believable and real. The setting is moody and atmospheric, the perfect setting for the time of year its being released in. Despite the multiple viewpoints (more than two are typically no-go for me), I found myself drawn to every character and didn't mind it switching between so many of them. I'm fascinated and want to know more... but Christine Lynn Herman is a proven bully. I didn't even realize she was the co-author until after I downloaded it so that is my bad. I read it and enjoyed it but not enough to be able to disconnect the work from (one of) its creators.