Review ‘All of Us Villians’ by Amanda Foody & Christine Lynn Herman

Title: All of Us Villains

Authors: Amanda Foody, Christine Lynn Herman

Genres: Fantasy, YA

ISBN: 1473233860

Goodreads Rating: 4.15

After the publication of a salacious tell-all book, the remote city of Ilvernath is thrust into worldwide spotlight. Tourists, protesters, and reporters flock to its spellshops and ruins to witness an ancient curse unfold: every generation, seven families name a champion among them to compete in a tournament to the death. The winner awards their family exclusive control over the city’s high magick supply, the most powerful resource in the world. In the past, the villainous Lowes have won nearly every tournament, and their champion is prepared to continue his family’s reign. But this year, thanks to the influence of their newfound notoriety, each of the champions has a means to win. Or better yet--a chance to rewrite their story. But this is a story that must be penned in blood.

When I received a review request for ‘All of Us Villians’, I got so excited. I don’t read a lot of YA Fantasy, but this book sounded really exciting. And something about that cover just made me want to grab it and start reading.

In ‘All of Us Villians’ we visit the remote city of Ilvernath where every generation 7 families name a champion to compete in a tournament to the death. In this book we read the perspectives of four of those champions. The family of the champion that wins becomes the guardian for high magick for the next two decades. At first this tournament was a secret, but now a book has been written about it and lots of people want to check it out.

For one that has trouble with names and keeping apart a lot of different names, the beginning of this book was a bit of a challenge. Especially the first half of this book. There are just so many characters to get to know and I definitely had trouble getting used to all these characters in the beginning. But not in a bad way. I really enjoyed getting to know these characters. They are all very different, and they are all champions for different reasons.

This book definitely has a Hunger Games vibe to it. How can it not be when young adults are fighting to the death to win a tournament. But the Hunger Games was a book I absolutely loved and although this was a read I enjoyed, I didn’t love it as much. But that is mostly because I’m just not into fantasy and YA as much as I used too. The writing definitely keeps you hooked, and there is enough going on to keep you interested till the end.

And that ending! Boy.. what a cliffhanger. These authors are trying to kill me for sure. LOL!.

This book sure was very different than my normal reads but if you’re into YA Fantasy, I’d definitely recommend it.

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Amanda Foody has always considered imagination to be our best attempt at magic. After a double life as an accountant preparing taxes for multinational corporations, she now spends her free time brewing and fermenting foods much more easily obtained at her local grocery store. She lives in Boston, MA with a hoard of books guarded by the most vicious of feline companions, Jelly Bean.

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Born in New York City but raised in Japan and Hong Kong, Christine Lynn Herman subscribes to the firm philosophy that home is where her books are. She returned to the United States for college, where she traded out a subtropical climate for harsh, snowy winters and an Honors English degree at the University of Rochester. Currently, Christine and her books reside in Brooklyn, along with her partner and their extremely spoiled cat.

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I received this book in exchange for my honest review. Opinions are my own.

Maureen Bakker

Maureen is a mom, wife, nurse, and Ravenclaw living in the Netherlands. She spends her days juggling mom-life, reading, blogging, planning date nights with her husband and working as a nurse. Maureen also is a big Anglophile, loves cooking, Gilmore Girls, Bridgerton and Harry Potter.. Always!  Facebook | Instagram