All of Us Villains | 
pickThis dark YA fantasy was just the read I was looking for. It has been described as Hunger Games with magic, but there's so much more to it.
The world, the magic, and the characters are all very well done. Lots of action, betrayals, and twists keep this book moving along quickly.
I'm excited to read the second one now.
Has anyone read this and enjoyed it? I‘ve started it FOUR times, and I cannot get into it. I keep retrying since it sounds like something I‘d love, but I honestly can‘t make it 30 mins in without zoning out, and having to keep going back.
Opinions? Do I stick with it, or just delete it off my phone?
pick“The Lowes did not tell their children monster stories so that they could slay them.
The Lowes told them so their children would become monsters themselves.”
Rereading the first book since the sequel is coming this week…and enjoying it again. 📖❤️😊
pick4.1 ⭐
This is a hunger games with magic, more blood and gore.
There're teenagers from 7 families competing to death every 20 years to gain exclusive access for the one and only source of high magic in the world.
Although we have 7 teenagers, there are only 4 POV but they are all magnificent and unique.
If you're looking for dark fantasy with no protagonists, this is it.
Skipping romance novel for a bunch of dysfunctional teenagers in a deadly race for high magic 👹👹
pickA dark & magical Hunger Games with a pile of teenage magicians, most of them wealthy & privileged, vying to be the one left standing in a mass duel to the death. A bit of a slow start, but then takes off with a bang. Excellent cast of characters, lots of tension, & some serious ruthlessness. Yes...they are villains. Gritty plot, interesting magic system, high stakes, & lots of betrayal. And did I mention...DARK. Cannot wait for the sequel.
so-soIf you think how this is a book about tournament where people are supposed to kill each others there wasn't so much killing in this book.
This book felt sometimes a bit overwhelming: this book had much to get familiar with.
I always like darker books so I enjoyed reading this. I just had so high expectations for this one.
#SeriesRead2022 #TheSupernaturalYear (Leviathans) #JumpStart2022 #20in4
pickIf you liked Hunger Games, you probably will like this novel where the concept is similar. A tournament to obtain exclusive control of high magick. Seven champions will compete but only one is expected to survive. Who are these families, how they choose their champions? How is the tournament? The novel is dark and gory with some YA attraction since there is no romance per se. I really enjoyed it. Waiting for the sequel. 3.8/4⭐️
It's upside down and being used as a pillow right now...but I'm starting this one next! 😁 I've heard a lot of good things about it, so I am going in with high hopes! 🤞📖 #catsoflitsy #littenkitten #rumpel
My November Goldsboro book arrived today! 🎉📚🎉📚🎉 Which is why I remembered to show off the October one in the previous post! 😁👍 This one in particular, is absolutely gorgeous! Look at those painted edges! 😍📚💞 #goldsboro #goldsborobooks
pickMAKE THIS THE NEXT MAJOR HOLLYWOOD FRANCHISE PLS AND THANKS. This is a magical, morally gray Hunger Games full of shifting character allegiances that had me SCREAMING by the end. Run, don't walk. #yafantasy
pickI listened to this audiobook & I can't imagine enjoying it any other way. The voices were rich & varied & the acting was spot on. The background was dark & sinister, the characters were unabashedly gray BUT that ending. It was painful to behold, it just ended. There was finally some telling dialogue & then nothing. I highly reccomend this book but maybe wait until you have book #2 in hand unless you're in the market for a oddly timed cliffy
pickWhen I first read the description of this Hunger Games-esque YA fantasy, I couldn‘t wait to read it! Set in a cursed town, four of the seven great families provide the perspectives for the latest cycle of the curse that forces these seven to fight to the death! I loved the world-building and the characters all grew on me! Though I had an early audio copy, I much preferred reading this physically- the male reader was just too melodramatic for me!
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An excellent start to a duology. It's being compared to the Hunger Games but it definitely stands strong on its own. A book that you stay up late reading into the night because you can't wait to see what happens next.
pick🎧 I listened in one sitting!
What a good book! Kinda YA but not annoyingly so.
7 houses. Every 20 years 7 champions are sent behind the red veil and & only one can emerge the winner & their house controls the elusive high magic for the next 20 years.
I really liked the characters even though all of them are not villains … but definitely damaged. It‘s DARK! Enjoyed the magic, Common & High. Great prose. Easy read! Fun! Loved it!
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pickAll of Us Villains is a new twist on tournament type young adult books. By incorporating curses and spells and a cast of morally grey characters Foody and Herman created a brand new story for YA audiences. All of Us Villains kept me riveted all the way to the end and thanks to the cliffhanger ending I look forward to reading more books in this series.
4 stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
panNope. Plot is not similar to the Hunger Games, but is exactly the same. Characters were underwhelming. Just kinda flat. #ARC #Edelweiss
pickI enjoyed this YA fantasy about champions from seven families who compete in a tournament to the death each generation with the arrival of the Blood Moon. The winner gets control of a source of high magick, the most prized resource in the land. Things are different this time around though. A salacious tell-all book has revealed many of their secrets, created new rivalries & drawn closer scrutiny. It starts slow but it‘s a good story & a fun read.
Guns N‘ Roses is playing an outdoor concert just a block away from my house and they are loud. No point in fighting it. So tonight, I‘m on the patio reading a good book and listening to live music. 🎶📖🎸
Today‘s book. Was I even more excited to start reading it when I realized that my favorite book cover artist/designer designed the cover? Yes, yes I was. (And yes, I‘m such a nerd I have a favorite cover artist/designer. 😂)
pickI absolutely adored so many aspects of this book! It is written by two different authors & from four different perspectives, but the narrative is seamless. However, I will warn you now, this book is going to leave you hanging! Whatever expectations you have, you might as well kiss them goodbye because Amanda Foody and Christine Lynn Herman do not play by the rules! I seriously don‘t know how I am going to find the willpower to wait for the sequel!
panWith a title like All of Us Villains and a description saying it‘s like Hunger Games, my expectations were pretty high. The characters are intriguing, but the story itself was a bit lacklustre for me; it was kind of boring. A lot of how the kids are all pretending to be something they‘re not and not much action. That said, the ending was an unexpected twist. I do wish there was more Alistair and Hendry; they were the two I found most interesting.
BOOK MAIL! I've really been looking forward to this one, so I'm super excited for an ARC. Excuse Tommy and Pippin. They have no regard for personal space.
#CatsOfLitsy #BookMail
Book mail! This is the undisputed highlight of my week. I‘ve got a huge stack of library books but have lost a little steam, so perfect timing to receive this arc 🤩
pickOut 11/09: Fans of magic, ambition, and dark fairy tales, All of Us Villains is for all of us. A centuries-old competition to the death has long been the closely-guarded secret of the remote city of Ilvernath, where every 20 years 7 families send their teens to scheme, compete, and murder. Only 1 champion will survive and only one family will control the city's supply of high magic until the next Blood Veil falls. But this year is like no other.👇
