Assistant to the Villain

Written by Hannah Nicole Maehrer

Narrated by Em Eldridge

ASSISTANT WANTED: Notorious, high-ranking villain seeks loyal, levelheaded assistant for unspecified office duties, supporting staff for random mayhem, terror, and other Dark Things In General. Discretion a must. Excellent benefits.

With ailing family to support, Evie Sage's employment status isn't just important, it's vital. So when a mishap with Rennedawn's most infamous Villain results in a job offer-naturally, she says yes. No job is perfect, of course, but even less so when you develop a teeny crush on your terrifying, temperamental, and undeniably hot boss. Don't find evil so attractive, Evie.

But just when she's getting used to severed heads suspended from the ceiling and the odd squish of an errant eyeball beneath her heel, Evie suspects this dungeon has a huge rat . . . and not just the literal kind. Because something rotten is growing in the kingdom of Rennedawn, and someone wants to take the Villain-and his entire nefarious empire-out.

Now Evie must not only resist drooling over her boss but also figure out exactly who is sabotaging his work . . . and ensure he makes them pay.

After all, a good job is hard to find.

Contains mature themes.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Tantor Media, Inc
• Release date: Aug 29, 2023
• ISBN: 9798350829662

Reviews for Assistant to the Villain

[Erika Nowak · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

This book is simply amazing ! I’m obsessed !very worthy!!

[Laura · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

The book was very instresting to red really liked it.

[Sarah Franz · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Loved the story! Fun twist on fantasy with an office-like setting. The reader was difficult to listen to though.

[Tiffany Bryars · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

The book it's self is a 4/4.5, but the narrator is terrible. I hope they get a different one for the next book. Dual narrators would be great!

[Lily Katherine Bommarito · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I was between 4 and 5 stars for this, but had to level up. It was such a fun and playful read.

[Gisele Fernandez · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

I really liked it. Good story! I want the next audiobook now! By the way, it would have been 5 stars , but because of the narrator I had to take one down. (I just didn't like her "male" voice. I would have liked a male narrator for the villain parts)

[Courtney · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

This was such a good read! The dialogue and character-building were fantastic. It was one of those books where you are kicking your feet one moment because they are so cute and then laughing your ass off the next.
I'm dying for the second book!!!!

[Kimi · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I absolutely loved this book and was very disappointed to see books 2 and 3 are not on Scribed audiobooks.

[Silvia · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

I had so much fun reading this, I loved the grumpy-sunshine dynamic between the Villain and Evie, they’re adorable!

[Melanie Parker · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

Chaotic and a robotic narrator but it's unique AF. Listen at your own risk.

[Nirvana Doodla · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Abit slow and long drawn-out, but really funny. Narrator was good

[Mallory Latini · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Spent the whole time smiling and giggling! A must read and a great intro to fantasy world with mild stakes and very simple world building. Perfect palette cleanser and reading snuggled up in front of a fire with a mug of hot cocoa and a thick blanket.

[Elisha Kushman · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Great story and banter really easy read….really hard to get over the narrator.

[Molly Bellow · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

I couldn't find anything in the description that said this is YA, but it feels *very* young adult. The characters are supposed to be adults but are written like they're 17.

[Aynur Berdikul · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I don’t know why people say the narrator is bad. I really enjoyed her work, it was very emotional and without this bad male performance others had. Book was really good too, very light and warm

[Bontle Senne · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

It was a fun, quick read. I sped up the narrative to x1.2, and that made a big difference to the listening experience.

[Treza Simon · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

A gloriously delightful book. Loved every minute of it. Would recommend it to everyone.

[Michelle · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

Narrator took too long of a pause between each sentence. Very annoying

[Jammy Dodger · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

Nov 2023: DNF @35%. Couldn't get into it (been trying to read this since September), but I will try again another day

[Victoria Moore · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Sweet story about people working together to find a person who betrayed the Villain. Not enough romance for me. Narration was painfully slow. I had to take many breaks.

[Kevin Baez · Rating: 1 out of 5 stars]

The narrator read everything with an upward inflection. I got 1 paragraph in and I immediately said nope, not a good audiobook narration.

[Sarah Yong · Rating: 1 out of 5 stars]

Could not finish. The narrator putting inflections on words in random places. Holy lord. Pass. It's. No. Run.

[Megan Oosthuizen · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

The story was amazing but the narrator is the WORST!

[Shawna · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Adorable fantasy fun with a long will, they won't they vibe.
Great characters are both primary and secondary, and toss I'm a darling wit

[Ilijana Bastajic · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I don’t know what was put in this book but I need moree

[Erika · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Preciso muito do próximo livro!! A história e a narração são ótimas!
Recomendo para quem gostou do filme Nimona e Megamente.

[michelle bernard · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Great book but the narrator is like someone asked ChatGPT to read it