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All of Us Villains

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“Monsters couldn’t harm you if you were a monster, too."
umm.. this was FANTASTIC! and that ending??? loved it!

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Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for giving me a free advanced copy of this book to read and review.

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This was fun but it didn't necessarily deliver what I was expecting. The worldbuilding was fantastic but I think I was pulled out of the story from so many POVs.

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This was just waaay to predictiable and not suspensful at all. I couldn't get over the fact that all of the characters felt flat and that all they cared about was love and not the competition.

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Really enjoyed this one. The plot development was great, a lot of twists and turns. While there was many characters, I feel like you got the chance to understand them. Looking forward to reading number 2!

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Thank you Netgalley & publishers for the opportunity to review!

Who doesn't love a good dystopian YA novel? If you do love them, READ THIS ONE. It won't disappoint.

Also, that cover 😍

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Comparisons to The Hunger Games, Vicious, and a dash of Harry Potter got it right. Fleshed out characters who are willing to do anything survive makes for a brutal, honest, and villainy goodness read.

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The updated teen dystopian fight to the death battle duology we all need. Dark, twisted, love the multiple POV.

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This one was not for me.
Thank you NetGalley for providing a copy of this ARC in exchange for an honest review!

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What a unique premise! I really enjoyed the set up of lore and world building in this first installment of All of Us Villains. Unfortunately for me, Herman and Foody lost me with the missing character development. Things happened, but I found myself only mildly invested. I will be tuning in to the sequel to see how things end!

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Man, this was a really excellent read! I've enjoyed Amanda Foody's books, but this was the first from Christine Lynn Herman, and boy did they write a really fantastic book! I really loved reading this book, and the way things ended has me dying for book 2!

This book is really dark. The title and synopsis give it away, between villains, and a group of teens fighting to the death. And there are some really hard choices to be made in this book-this magic and tradition has been passed down for generations.

I really enjoyed this world of magic, and how the rules worked. And I really enjoyed these characters, and the choices that they were making as everything was going on. They were flawed, and they were under a lot of pressure-and it was interesting to see how they dealt with it!

That ending, though? That was pretty brutal! And those final reveals just adding the icing on the cake, and now I'm wondering what's going to happen in the next book, for whom it will end up all right with, our champions, the one who wants to take it down, or neither! I need to know!

I really enjoyed reading this book, and I can't wait for the sequel!

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This book had such an interesting premise. I went into it so excited and don't get me wrong, I enjoyed it but I did have some trouble finishing it. It has action and a lot of fun elements to the story, but I felt like sometimes it dragged just a little bit and got confusing and tedious. I would still recommend this book as it was very entertaining but I don't know if I will pick it up and reread it.

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It's hard to not compare this one to The Hunger Games, right? Children fighting to the death for the benefit of adults. But All of Us Villains is its own story.

There's a curse in Ilvernath that demands each of the 7 prominent magical families to offer one of their children as a champion to fight for sole control of the town's high magick. Every 20 years on the night of the Blood Moon, the Blood Veil falls, and each of the champions begin the battle.

This time, one of those champions doesn't want to fight to win; she wants to fight to break the curse. It just may be possible to use the tournament's landmarks and relics to stop all this death.


I've had this eARC available to read for a little over a year. WHY DID I WAIT SO LONG?!
Ok, actually, I did read the first few pages a while back but wasn't interested in reading something so dark and violent at that time so I put down. Thank goodness I went back to it when I was ready because this story is sooo good!

Here's my one critique. I don't like the cover design.

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This was so fun! The world was fun and the characters were a good mix. I’m excited to read the sequel!

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I received this for free through netgalley for an honest review. I’m so in love with this book. Immediately getting the second one from the library. Think “hunger games with magic”. I love the aspect of the tell all book that makes the long unknown tradition of pitting young children against each other into light for the whole world. It puts the family beliefs and ideas up for a challenge and makes the younger family members think about whether this fight is all worth it or fair. I can’t wait to share this with my friends!

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I think this book had potential to be more nitty-gritty. It could have had more violence and be realistic. While reading the book, it felt like it felt short of expectations by a hair.

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The premise of this book is SO good, but it doesn't live up to it. I think this being a YA book limits it massively and this could've been incredible as an adult novel with violence and gore and proper villains. I was expecting unforgiving and relentless characters, and I didn't get that.

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Foody's newest series introduces us to several magical families, all of whom are competing to control the town's magic. Generally, I love a good story that pits young people against one another in a grand competition with the fate all they love on the line. I really wanted to love this story. I loved the writing. I thought the story was laid out well. The only thing I didn't like was the characters. I didn't like any of them and that ruined the story for me.

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OH MY GOODNESS!!! What the hell did I just read?

This book was incredible, I didn't want to read it at first because I know it stops at a cliffhanger, but I almost wish I would have started this sooner.

This book follows 7 main characters as they enter the blood moon tournament. Yeah the same tournament that has recently been blasted all over the news, because someone wrote a tell-all book about it.

This story was interesting, but it wasn't what I thought it was. When a book is called "All of us villain's" I expect it to be about villain's. This wasn't very villainous. And the one guy who was soooo villainous and fit the mold perfectly ended up not being so bad. So it wasn't what I wanted, but it was an incredible read. I can't wait to get my hands on the second book.

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Amanda Foody and C. L. Herman weave a compelling tale of magic and competition. The characters shine in this one because of the fact they aren't expected to be "the good guy" in any way. This is one wickedly fun read.

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