All of Us Villains

All of Us Villains

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Summary

You Fell In Love With The Victors of The Hunger Games。
Now Prepare To Meet The Villains Of The Blood Veil。


After the publication of a salacious tell-all book, the remote city of Ilvernath is thrust into the spotlight。 Tourists, protesters, and reporters alike flock to its spellshops and historic 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。

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Crystal Palmisano-dillard

So it reminds me of a mix of The Hunger Games and A Deadly Education。 In this world, every 20 years each of the seven high families must send a teen champion into a battle under the blood veil to fight for the right to control the most powerful form of magic。 Only one champion can survive for the tournament to end。 Some champions think they’re ready to take lives, others think they can end this curse and some are just trying to find a way not to hurt others。 Every single character is varying sha So it reminds me of a mix of The Hunger Games and A Deadly Education。 In this world, every 20 years each of the seven high families must send a teen champion into a battle under the blood veil to fight for the right to control the most powerful form of magic。 Only one champion can survive for the tournament to end。 Some champions think they’re ready to take lives, others think they can end this curse and some are just trying to find a way not to hurt others。 Every single character is varying shades of grey。 There are not totally evil or totally innocent characters。 This book ends on a total cliffhanger with very little resolved。 I cannot wait to read more。 Thanks to NetGalley for the advanced copy! 。。。more

Audrey Adamson Stars in Her Eye

This Hunger Games-esque YA novel combines old magic with seven teens forced to fight to their deaths。Ilvernath is hiding a secret-a dark, hideous secret。 But then a book is published detailing the seven powerful families who control the city and the magic within it。 Every generation these families hold a tournament to see who wields the most powerful high magic。 These families sacrifice their children in a fight to the death to bring the power back to their families。 These teen “champions” run t This Hunger Games-esque YA novel combines old magic with seven teens forced to fight to their deaths。Ilvernath is hiding a secret-a dark, hideous secret。 But then a book is published detailing the seven powerful families who control the city and the magic within it。 Every generation these families hold a tournament to see who wields the most powerful high magic。 These families sacrifice their children in a fight to the death to bring the power back to their families。 These teen “champions” run the gambit of being trained since youth to a startling upset between family members。 But there is another secret, one the families don't want to come to life as they will lose the magic and their power。 It is rumored that there is a way to break the curse that cements the tournament to these families。 Maybe, just maybe, these villains aren't so villainous and there is a way to break the curse and save their young lives。I loved the characters。 Each was unique and not just copies of Hunger Games characters。 The majority of the champions (there are a few without perspectives) are complex and the stress of the tournament brings out all facets of their personality。 It is interesting to see a villain turn hero and the hero who turns to violence。 This book lives in that grey morality area。 This theme is enticing and exciting。 As a reader, we are kept on our toes。 What will these characters do? Will they go with violence and death or safety and hope? In fact, many of these characters flip between the hero and the villain role leaving many of them unpredictable。 These children were raised as villains, as murders。 But what happens when push comes to shove?It doesn't tell a complete story。 The ending doesn't feel natural more like a show episode you need to watch next week to finish the story。 I hate these kinds of books。 A good writer can keep you wanting the sequel while wrapping up the strand included in the first book。 Instead, I felt trapped and manipulated。All of Us Villain is a great novel that keeps readers guessing and wraps them in a blanket of spells and curses。Publication Date: November 9I received a copy for review; all opinions are my own。 。。。more

Bethany

DNF at 40%I think my problem with this book is that I just do not care about the premise, and honestly it feels a little tone deaf。 All of Us Villains is kind of like Hunger Games, but with magic。 Which sounds cool! The problem is that instead of doing what Hunger Games did- using the story as a way to explore power, privilege, and revolution from the bottom- this book is about privileged white kids fighting to the death to gain control of magic for their wealthy, privileged, abusive families。 I DNF at 40%I think my problem with this book is that I just do not care about the premise, and honestly it feels a little tone deaf。 All of Us Villains is kind of like Hunger Games, but with magic。 Which sounds cool! The problem is that instead of doing what Hunger Games did- using the story as a way to explore power, privilege, and revolution from the bottom- this book is about privileged white kids fighting to the death to gain control of magic for their wealthy, privileged, abusive families。 I'm not even kidding- there's literally a line where someone comments on how all the competitors look the same because they're pale and have been intermarrying for generations。 The writing is okay (although I do think there are too many POV characters with mediocre characterization), but ultimately I just couldn't find anyone in the story to care about or root for。 It's like they had this idea of how cool it would be to do Hunger Games with magic, but missed the entire point of what made that story as powerful as it was。 I received an audio review copy from NetGalley。 all opinions are my own。 。。。more

Me, My Shelf, & I

Hunger Games but make it magic。 3。5/5(Also the contestants are quite a bit hornier)Every cycle the tournament begins。 Seven families put forth an heir to compete for them。 The winner's family will have control of magic for the entirety of the next cycle。 The losers die。 If no one wins within three months, all contestants die and no family gets the magic。。。。but what if the curse could be broken? What if no one was ever forced to compete again?This was a fairly fun start to a new series, even if i Hunger Games but make it magic。 3。5/5(Also the contestants are quite a bit hornier)Every cycle the tournament begins。 Seven families put forth an heir to compete for them。 The winner's family will have control of magic for the entirety of the next cycle。 The losers die。 If no one wins within three months, all contestants die and no family gets the magic。。。。but what if the curse could be broken? What if no one was ever forced to compete again?This was a fairly fun start to a new series, even if it doesn't do anything wholly original。 There's a lot of ego and pride and family honor tied up in the individual motivations, but also some rather unpleasant secrets some of the families have been hiding。Will continue on。Media that has similar themes/plot: Hunger Games, An Unkindness of Magicians, Haven (TV show)Audiobook Notes: Male and female narrators for respective POVs。 Nothing stands out as particularly positive or negative。 Easy to follow along with。 。。。more

Kate Redshaw

I was looking forward to this book, the promise of some proper villainy hooked me。 The story of 7 families offering up a champion to decide who controls the magic was interesting, and the magic system was clever。 I felt it was a little light on the villain element though。 The ending was brilliant though。 A great cliffhanger

Susan

Every generation, at the coming of the Blood Moon, seven families in the remote city of Ilvernath each name a champion to compete in a tournament to the death。The prize? Exclusive control over a secret wellspring of high magick, the most powerful resource in the world--one thought long depleted。This year, thanks to a salacious tell-all book, the seven champions are thrust into worldwide spotlight, granting each of them new information, new means to win, and most importantly: a choice - accept th Every generation, at the coming of the Blood Moon, seven families in the remote city of Ilvernath each name a champion to compete in a tournament to the death。The prize? Exclusive control over a secret wellspring of high magick, the most powerful resource in the world--one thought long depleted。This year, thanks to a salacious tell-all book, the seven champions are thrust into worldwide spotlight, granting each of them new information, new means to win, and most importantly: a choice - accept their fate or rewrite their story。The world-building in this 'once in a generation' fight to the death is fantastic。 The spell crafting and casting, the different skills of the seven champions and their wildly differing families were all well explored and fascinating。 My disappointment was with the way the characters' personalities chopped and changed, it was impossibly to get a grip on what they were really like and therefore I couldn't get invested in them。 Gavin was probably the exception to this, he was straightforward and knew what he wanted。 The pacing was very good in the first half with absorbing back stories of the four main characters but once the tournament started it seemed to go haywire。 Events followed one another at breakneck speed with the champions veering madly from one point of view to the next with seemingly no good reason, particularly Isobel。 The ending is rushed and unclear, not so much a cliff-hanger as a complete plot change。Quite a lot of the book is 5-star but overall, to me, it lacked cohesion。My thanks to Netgalley and Orion Publishing for an advance copy in return for an unbiased review。 。。。more

Candice

This Hunger Games-esque has one of the most unique magic systems I've read! Low magic is accessible to all so folks can purchase spellrings or curserings from spellmakers just as easy as we might pop into a Walgreen's。 But in once-secluded Ilvernath, seven families send their teen-champions (we get the pov of four of them) to a magical battle-to-the-death with a prize of 20 years to control high magic。 The twists and turns (atmospheric setting! reluctant romance! Brooding Byronic characters!) wi This Hunger Games-esque has one of the most unique magic systems I've read! Low magic is accessible to all so folks can purchase spellrings or curserings from spellmakers just as easy as we might pop into a Walgreen's。 But in once-secluded Ilvernath, seven families send their teen-champions (we get the pov of four of them) to a magical battle-to-the-death with a prize of 20 years to control high magic。 The twists and turns (atmospheric setting! reluctant romance! Brooding Byronic characters!) will have you flipping pages faster than a class ten curse。Thank you to Tor Teen for the advance copy。 Opinions are my own。 。。。more

Gillian

I DIDNT KNOW THIS BOOK WOULD HAVE A SEQUEL AND I NEED IT NOW! That cliffhanger! I think I am dying。 This book was so good! Touted as Hunger Games with magic, which describes it perfectly。 I honestly don’t even know how but these authors made me root for these morally grey characters so much that I want all of them to win!

Jen

This is really good。 I'm excited to read more。 The characters are really well done, so much so that sometimes I just want to pull my hair out。 😂 My fave is Alistair。 This is really good。 I'm excited to read more。 The characters are really well done, so much so that sometimes I just want to pull my hair out。 😂 My fave is Alistair。 。。。more

Amanda Cresse

Wow! This dark tale of magic and survival in a game arena pulled me in from the beginning。 The seven families who sacrifice their children to the game every Blood Moon each have their own history and stories of the tournament and how it affects their family's magic。 The story unfolds through different characters' alternating chapters and perspectives。 At first, I thought, "Oh! This is Hunger Games with dark magic, but as the plot develops, the conflicts become more complicated。。。 no spoilers, bu Wow! This dark tale of magic and survival in a game arena pulled me in from the beginning。 The seven families who sacrifice their children to the game every Blood Moon each have their own history and stories of the tournament and how it affects their family's magic。 The story unfolds through different characters' alternating chapters and perspectives。 At first, I thought, "Oh! This is Hunger Games with dark magic, but as the plot develops, the conflicts become more complicated。。。 no spoilers, but, I did not see the twist coming and can't wait to read the next book in the series。 。。。more

Charley Greywolf

A great cast of characters as hunger games meets magic。 Children of the most powerful magic families fight in a battle to the death to earn the rights to control high magic for the next 20 years。 The plot is fast paced and has many interesting twists and turns。 The biggest questions are answered in this book with many left for the next book。

Jordan

Wow, this was deliciously dark and propulsive and I'm annoyed it just came out and that means I have to wait so much longer for the next book。 In Ilvernath, seven families select a teenage champion to compete in a battle to the death to decide who controls the high magick for the next two decades。 It's the result of a curse that was enacted upon them centuries ago, and nobody really seems to think too deeply about it。 But since the last competition, their secret competition has been revealed to Wow, this was deliciously dark and propulsive and I'm annoyed it just came out and that means I have to wait so much longer for the next book。 In Ilvernath, seven families select a teenage champion to compete in a battle to the death to decide who controls the high magick for the next two decades。 It's the result of a curse that was enacted upon them centuries ago, and nobody really seems to think too deeply about it。 But since the last competition, their secret competition has been revealed to the normies, so now the world is watching with bloodlust in their eyes。 This story is told from four alternating points of view, from four of the potential victors: Alistair, Briony, Gavin, and Isobel。 Throughout the book, and as the battle nears, we see these teenagers interrogating more and more the stories they've been told about the necessity of the fighting, and explore whether there's a way to end the curse once and for all。。。This book is about our unwanted inheritances, the trauma and anger that can be passed down through generations, about coming of age and coming into your own。 It complicates the idea of villainy, and reveals these teenagers as nuanced, complicated, annoying, annoyed, full humans, which I always appreciate。My one overarching quibble is the use of the word "monster" was heavy-handed and redundant, to the point where I noticed it so much that I did a search of how often it appears in the book。 (Sixty six times。) But obviously that didn't have an overall impact on my enjoyment of the story。If you liked The Hunger Games or your favourite book in the HP series was Goblet of Fire, I think this one is going to be for you。 。。。more

Sam

4。25/5 starsReview to come

onthebooksel

Unhinged teens being (almost) shamelessly villainous with a hint of magic and curses。 I loved it。

Marilyn Bordelon (sheislostinabook)

This book is dark and gripping。 It really is like the Hunger Games but with magic and a lot more bloody and a bit more terrifying。 I found myself rooting for every character at different times。 They are all as morally gray as can be but they also all have redeeming qualities。 Excited to see where this goes in book 2!

gabi

3。5 - enjoyable but i’m kinda disappointed… for a book with “villains” in the title, there isn’t a whole lot of villainy? based on how the book was marketed and described, i expected all the characters to be awful, evil villains and for it to be pretty dark but it wasn’t really any of that。 i’ll probably only read the next book because of alistair

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Beckyjo8kids

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it, click here。 3。5 starsI wanted to love this book but it just never quite hit the mark for me。 The ending was especially frustrating。

Bookswhatever

The first 30% I found incredibly slow。 The characters aren’t as well developed as I would’ve liked but it is what it is。 The plot was good once shit finally started happening and I’m curious to see what happens in the next book。

Lizbeth

What if it was the Hunger Games, but where every participant is an asshole witch/wizard?I very much enjoyed my time with this book。 It has multiple POVs, but the authors keep things interesting so that no single POV gets boring。 I just thought that it was a bit slower pace than what I would have liked and some POVs had redundant elements to them。Still, I fully recommend this book as it is a lot of fun

Susan

Advanced Reader’s Copy provided by NetGalley, Macmillan Audio, and Macmillan Young Listeners in exchange for an honest review。What would happen if you take the hunger games and make it about 7 magick wielding families that due to a curse, have to battle it out to the death every generation in order to determine what family will have control over high magick? Oh, and most of the contestants of the tournament are morally grey。 You get ALL OF US VILLAINS。 These teens are cutthroat, they are cunning Advanced Reader’s Copy provided by NetGalley, Macmillan Audio, and Macmillan Young Listeners in exchange for an honest review。What would happen if you take the hunger games and make it about 7 magick wielding families that due to a curse, have to battle it out to the death every generation in order to determine what family will have control over high magick? Oh, and most of the contestants of the tournament are morally grey。 You get ALL OF US VILLAINS。 These teens are cutthroat, they are cunning, and some of them have a few tricks up their sleeves。I will say that this novel has A TON of perspectives, each chapter flips between the teens competing in the tournament。 So at times it's a lot of viewpoints to keep track of as you get to know the characters, but Billie Fulford-Brown and Raphael Corkhill do a good job with the audiobook narration。ALL OF US VILLAINS started off a little slow, but once the pace picked up I was hooked。 I really enjoyed the rules of magick in this world, and thought The Blood Veil is an interesting concept。 The spells and curses were varied and fascinating (can I say curses are fascinating and still be a good person?)。 Now I REALLY need book 2 to come out because I have to know what happens next! 。。。more

Fionna

I picked up the free sampler cause of some of the arc reviews, ended up buying the book an hour later: I can’t wait for the next book! This world these ladies built is just perfect mix of magic, curses, surprise villains, morally grey villains, trained villains, and the choice to be a villain or not。 This is going on my favorite list of books!

Jenni

All Of Us Villains is one of my favorite reads of the year, and definitely my favorite fantasy read of the year。  If you have been waiting for a blood drenched world of magic and morally grey characters, this is IT。 Thank you to Tor Teen for the review copy!Written in multiple POVs, this story roped me in and trapped me under the blood veil with the rest of the characters。  Which is dangerous because they would all definitely kick my ass。  Like, right away, don’t even pass go。  The premise is so All Of Us Villains is one of my favorite reads of the year, and definitely my favorite fantasy read of the year。  If you have been waiting for a blood drenched world of magic and morally grey characters, this is IT。 Thank you to Tor Teen for the review copy!Written in multiple POVs, this story roped me in and trapped me under the blood veil with the rest of the characters。  Which is dangerous because they would all definitely kick my ass。  Like, right away, don’t even pass go。  The premise is so creative and the execution is perfect, letting me get lost in the story but still admiring the incredible writing。  I found myself pausing to admire the pacing, the inserted lore, the little details that created the depth of each character。And this is where the multiple POVs really were allowed to shine because I fell in love and hate with every character。  Each and every one of them is despicable and loveable, and I’m rooting for them all while wanting to give them a tentative hug and beg them to stop killing each other already。  If this one isn’t on your TBR and library holds yet then you’ll want to add it right away。  Promise。  I’m already wanting to reread it just to tide me over until the next book is out。 。。。more

Pamela Horton

Ding Dong!!! 👏👏👏

Angela Z

Atlas 6 meets Hunger Games but they are all terrible people。 I really enjoyed this book! the characters we get are complicated and have their own reasons for entering the death contest。 They are a little dumb but they are teenagers。 Alastair was my favorite and I want him to succeed but I also wanted everyone else to succeed。 the author did a great job making the characters compelling and vital。 I do think this could have been a one shot book rather than a series; the premise is simple enough an Atlas 6 meets Hunger Games but they are all terrible people。 I really enjoyed this book! the characters we get are complicated and have their own reasons for entering the death contest。 They are a little dumb but they are teenagers。 Alastair was my favorite and I want him to succeed but I also wanted everyone else to succeed。 the author did a great job making the characters compelling and vital。 I do think this could have been a one shot book rather than a series; the premise is simple enough and it would have been easy to wrap up in one book。 the magic system is very cool。 。。。more

Lisa Wolf

A dark, doom-filled YA novel about a fight to the death for control of high magick, this intriguing book has the unusual premise of a fantasy battle set in what is very much a contemporary world。 There are tabloids and paparazzi, but also curse-rings and spell-rings and magical relics -- and seven teenagers, representing seven families, who are sent into a tournament to kill or be killed。 The plotting is intricate, and so hard to put down!Review copy courtesy of the publisher via NetGalley。 Full A dark, doom-filled YA novel about a fight to the death for control of high magick, this intriguing book has the unusual premise of a fantasy battle set in what is very much a contemporary world。 There are tabloids and paparazzi, but also curse-rings and spell-rings and magical relics -- and seven teenagers, representing seven families, who are sent into a tournament to kill or be killed。 The plotting is intricate, and so hard to put down!Review copy courtesy of the publisher via NetGalley。 Full review at Bookshelf Fantasies。 。。。more

Sara (A Gingerly Review)

Magnificent。

Susanna

All of Us Villains is YA fantasy set in a world like ours with cars and mobile phones, but with magic accessible to all through spell-stones that are sold in department stores for all purposes。 But it’s common, lesser magic。 High magic has disappeared—or been used up。The story takes place in a city of Ilvernath, which has stood there for sixteen centuries, unnoticed by the world。 It has only one unique feature。 It still has high magic, controlled by one family for twenty years at a time; a highl All of Us Villains is YA fantasy set in a world like ours with cars and mobile phones, but with magic accessible to all through spell-stones that are sold in department stores for all purposes。 But it’s common, lesser magic。 High magic has disappeared—or been used up。The story takes place in a city of Ilvernath, which has stood there for sixteen centuries, unnoticed by the world。 It has only one unique feature。 It still has high magic, controlled by one family for twenty years at a time; a highly sought-after position。 To make the choice fair, a tournament takes place every twenty years where seven leading families fight over the honour。 It’s a tournament to death and the winner is the one still alive when it ends。The tournament is a curse placed on the town and it’ll happen whether the families want it or not, with dire consequences if they try to ignore it。 So they prepare their champions well in advance, rearing them to become the best spell-casters and killers, hoping they’ll come out alive。 So far, it has been a secret, but now a book has been published that exposes the tournament to the world, and the town can’t handle it unnoticed anymore。The book follows four of the seven champions, each with their own chapters。 Alistair is the member of the family that currently holds the right to the high magic and will do anything to keep it。 Isobel is the darling of the press, now that the world knows about the tournament。 Bryony dreams of glory and being a hero。 Gavin comes from the poorest of the seven families, and he’s determined to change his family’s luck by winning。 The other three champions remained distant and stereotypical; a hero, a villain, and a pawn。The story unfolds fairly slowly。 We get to know each champion and their hopes and fears about the tournament。 They all know that to win they have to kill their competitors, some of whom are their friends or ex-boyfriends, all of whom are the same age as they are。 Their families think nothing of it, but the reader can’t help but sympathise with them。 They’re all victims of a curse they have no say in。The pace doesn’t really pick up when the tournament begins。 The champions do what they must to survive for as long as possible。 Alliances are formed and broken。 No one wants to be the first to die or first to kill, but things happen。 And then one of them learns that it might be possible to break the curse。Characters are easily the best part of this book。 The distant third person narrative took a moment to get used to, but once I did, it was easy to get immersed in their hopes and anxieties。 I liked them all。 They were all flawed and twisted, thanks to being raised as killers, but they tried to be better versions of themselves。 They were the villains, whether they all realised it or not, but they were villains I could root for。 They were capable of great selfless acts as well as selfishness。 My absolute favourite was Alistair who saw himself as a monster, but who was really broken inside。The story unfolded in a way that made it impossible to tell who was going to win or lose, or if any of them would survive。 And then the book ended just when things were starting to become interesting。 I hadn’t realised this wasn’t a standalone, so the ending felt abrupt。 It left each character in a worse place than when they began, and I can’t wait to read where they end up。I received a free copy from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more

Mareeva

3。5 starsSimultaneously impressed and disappointed。💍 the "villains" in this story are not villainous enough for my tastes。 Although, they do make for some morally grey characters and I liked how several got progressively more vicious。 💍 It was boring for a while there not gonna lie。 But picked up when darker shit started happening。💍 Surprisingly not much death for a plot that circles around main characters trying to kill each other off。 💍 Excellent development of each character。 All of them had 3。5 starsSimultaneously impressed and disappointed。💍 the "villains" in this story are not villainous enough for my tastes。 Although, they do make for some morally grey characters and I liked how several got progressively more vicious。 💍 It was boring for a while there not gonna lie。 But picked up when darker shit started happening。💍 Surprisingly not much death for a plot that circles around main characters trying to kill each other off。 💍 Excellent development of each character。 All of them had very distinctive personalities, some more over the top than others *cough* Alistair I'm looking at you。 💍 The writing is very straightforward, almost too much so。 Not much of "reading between the lines" or studying a character's actions for a deeper meaning if you know what I mean。💍 Lot's of label throwing of them being "Villains"。 I get that they are dubious characters some of whom have been painted as villains their entire life and some the complete opposite, and through the tournament, we realise they aren't as "good" or "bad" as those labels paint them to be。 I get all that but it still annoyed me every time someone said the word "villain"😀💍 Random but Alistair and Isobel's "love story" had the same energy as the Addams family and Weasley's coming together to make a love child💀💀MY EXPECTATIONS FOR THE NEXT BOOK💍 I genuinely hope they can't end this tournament with everyone alive because that would be HIGHLY disappointing。 Whether they end it or not, I want them bodies piling up。 Chop chop。💍 I wouldn't be mad if Gavin dies。 Logically I know he's least likely to die because pesky characters like him always survive🙄。 He is that one guy who tries really hard to be good at something but fails no matter what he does, and it's a pitiful sight。 Just end his misery。 Once again I realise none of these expectations will probably come true。 AND THAT IS WHY I don't read Young Adult books about Villains。 Not ruthless enough, never ruthless enough。PS: The audiobook had a chapter missing and two others coming later than in the ebook。。。。。what's up with that。。。?PS PS: Just noticed how many quotation marks I used in this review lmaooo。 The uncertainty describes my feelings about this book pretty perfectly。 。。。more