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Villains Inc. (Wearing The Cape #2) (2011)

by Marion G. Harmon(Favorite Author)

4.06 of 5 Votes: 2

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English

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Paranormal Fantasy

publisher

CreateSpace

series

Wearing the Cape

review 1: I think the difference between Hope/Astra and Jacky/Artemis as characters/narrators is the difference between Phish Food Ice Cream and a Reeses Peanut Butter Cup--Astra is sort of all over the place and rich and messy and filled with lots and lots of details and bits, but sometimes it can get to be a bit much and rather confusing. Artemis is more like a Reeses Cup--self contained, totally satisfying and rich, but on the whole, easier to follow and discern. That being said, my main gripe with this book is the same gripe I had with the last Hope-centered book: the fact that I had to use the X-ray function on the kindle app so much because there were SO MANY CHARACTERS to keep track of. It's not necessarily the number of characters, it's more the number combined with the fact... more that their introduction into the book was so sparse and one-liner-ish (ex: I'm still not sure of what Watchman can do).I'm glad that Artemis is now human(ish)! I'm not quite sure of how that works and why she's still not able to mist during the day, though. Surely if she can walk about during the day she could mist?I'm also sad that Artemis and Astra are not actually real-life lesbian lovers because they would be perfect together and are clearly meant for each other and instead of having awkwardly tension-filled moments with older scruffy men, Astra should think about the fact that she's totally been bitten and it felt really good and she can heal really fast so if she has issues with Artemis biting people then maybe she should just let Artemis bite her for a change.The organization of this novel was, again, a little confusing--but only because the compulsion is the read this in great big gulps and as a result things can get a little confusing in your head. I wish there was a glossary in the back for characters and events and powers and things like that, and even physical descriptions would be nice (for example, Lei Zi is never actually physically described; I'm just going to assume she's Chinese, because helloooo that's such a Chinese name! But still, I'd like to know what she looks like!).And PS: Of course the Bees would be Phi Mu. Best sorority ever! Suggestion for the author: there should be judicious use of the phrase "Love In Our Bond" /LIOB (since that is the catchphrase of our divine sisterhood and it TOTALLY FITS THE BEES).Also I find it hilarious that Hope's main response to any love troubles is "HEY WE'RE GONNA GET MARRIED." She's such an 18 year old good Catholic girl.Either way, it was rolicking good fun and now I'm off to read the next books!
review 2: Just like the first book I blew through this in almost one sitting. Seeing Astra/Hope gradually grow up and take on the job of true hero, even more than in the first one, is stunning. Internally you she is full of doubts and barely copying, but her actions show she is always doing the right things for the right reasons.The book left em wanting more. More of AStra, more of the supporting characters, more of this writer and this world he has created. I'm hoping this gets another sequel and even more spin offs about supporting characters like "Bite Me" which I intend on reading as soon as I can get my hands on it! less

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