Name: When Villains Rise
Rating: 4.176470588235294 (51 reviews)
ISBN: 9781328863560

Rebecca Schaeffer

With her best friend, Kovit's, life in danger, Nita is determined to take down the black market once and for all.

When Villains Rise

Sara Uribe

I received this audiobook in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts and options are my own.

Somehow, I think that this book was way better on audio than I when I read it as an eBook 🤷🏻‍♀️ I guess things just work out that way sometimes! Rose Dioro & Jeremy York, again did a fantastic job with this book.

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I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts and options are my own.

	Such an epic end to Elena and Dante’s story!! From Book One into Book Two, my love for Elena and Dante has somehow grown even more immensely than it was before. I was very put off by both of them in previous books, but now that we’ve dug deeper into getting to know them as individuals as well as a couple. It’s crazy how easily things can be turned around. I don’t think there’s two people who deserve each other more than these two. I get giddy thinking about them.They just fit so well together and I couldn’t imagine them with anyone else. They are burning with passion, explosive and so tender with each other but, they can also be very hard and cold to anybody else who gets in their way. I do wish from the bottom of my heart that I could give this five stars, but if it wasn't for part one of the book I would have. This book is broken down into two parts. Part One which is in Italy and Part Two which is back in New York. My main issue with this book was Part One. I found it very unnecessary and thought that it could have been scaled down into just a few chapters rather than have a whole part of the book. Part Two, I thought, was absolutely phenomenal. I was really nervous for a while because of the way things were going in the first part but the second part turned everything around. The second half of this book was really addictive and I could not stop myself from devouring it. They have such an epic love story with devotion and passion like no other. And that epilogue!???!! Boy, was it absolutely beautiful.

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althea

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           3:.75 Stars, I really wanted Elena to be Dante’s first choice and for him to run after her when she drove off but anyways i loved them both so much, the ending was beautiful. I don’t want to spoil anything but i am so happy for Elena.

Dexter meets Victoria Schwab in this dark and compelling fantasy about a girl who is determined to take down the black market once and for all in the conclusion to the trilogy that started with the critically acclaimed Not Even Bones. Nita finally has Fabricio, the boy who betrayed her to the black market, within her grasp. But when proof that Kovit’s a zannie—a monster who eats pain in order to survive—is leaked to the world, Nita must reevalute her plans. With enemies closing in on all sides, the only way out is for Nita and Kovit to take on the most dangerous man in the world: Fabricio’s father. He protects the secrets of the monsters who run the black market. Stealing those secrets could be the one thing that stands between Nita and Kovit and certain death in the thrilling conclusion to the trilogy that began with the critically acclaimed Not Even Bones.

Savannah Winchell

3.75⭐️
Stuff wrapped too quickly and I think it should’ve been spread out between book 2 and this one but still a solid series more interesting and ballsy than 95% of YA

samantha youngclaus

literally loved this elena was such a relatable character and i loved her and dante being a team

Maegan Kennedy

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           Thank you to publisher for gifting me this arc via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

I was very excited and had high expectations for this finale, and I hate to say this but it fell flat for me. Since it’s the finale of one of my favourite series, I was expecting so much action and romance and a good wrap up to an exciting storyline. I really wanted more romance between Nita and Kovit. They were setup so well in the second book, and I get the reasons for the lack of romance, as it was explained in the book, but I’m a sucker for enemies to lovers romance and it was a missed opportunity in this book. There also could’ve been more action. I felt that the exciting scenes were over too fast.
I liked how Nita’s character arc transitioned throughout the series. She realized who she was meant to be because of Kovit. Their friendship was wholesome and good for both of them. 
I wish we could’ve seen more of Mirella, and she could’ve come to see how much Kovit and Nita had changed. Nita really needed a girl friend and Mirella could’ve been that support for her.
I feel like the end was left open-ended and I’m holding out hope for another book or even a spin-off series. I still really enjoyed the book but I guess my expectations were too high and this finale fell flat for me. I will still recommend this series to anyone and everyone because it’s amazing and unique. 
Rating: 4 stars

alaska🪐

after the cliffhanger the first book ended with, i immediately had to start off with this one because i just had to know how elenas and dantes story would progress.
and while the plot was still strong in the second book, it got lost between to many details and honestly, too many filler sex scenes aswell that were so horribly worded that i cringed in disgust more than once.
it sometimes felt like a contest of "who can find the most atrocious word for a bodypart" and i skipped a lot of the scenes after a few sentences. i love me a good steamy scene but this was…. something else.
also the part in italy was so off, it felt anticlimactic and full of unnecessary problems, especially the part about dante ALSO loving elenas sister in the past was cruel, she deserves better than to always be the second choice.
the new york part was however great and exactly how i wished and imagined the story to progress.

all in all, the book would have been an absolute banger if giana darling would have focused more on the plot and original storytime than writing sex scenes and unnecessary fillers.
these two books would probably have been better of they were combined into one, skipping the italy part.

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           Maybe you do deserve to die. Maybe you’re irredeemably evil. But I don’t care, and neither does the world. And God damn it, I’m not going to let INHUP take you from me.

Enemies to lovers? More like monsters to platonic partners

Henry had betrayed Kovit. They find out that he will be put on the list of dangerous supernaturals and have one week to prevent that from happening. He reaches out to his sister who's promises to see what she can do. Nita manages to confront her father's murderer and finds out shocking information. Unfortunately Kovit somehow gets put up before the review period ends. Desperate, they decide that they'll bring INHUP down completely with the help of Fabricio . 

This is my new favorite non fantasy... ish? series. Fast paced, full of complex characters, lots of unexpected and intriguing twists. I never liked Fabricio but damn, he turned out to be a very interesting character. Nita's and Kovit's relationship progressed very satisfactory. 

" I’m pretty sure Kovit’s the only thing besides yourself you care about.”

Y'all better not be disappointed by the lack of romance. 🤨 

 Of course you could say say they all are villains, but we finally find out who the real one of this story is. The ending was a bit too open for my taste. It would be nice if I got the sense that they'll live happily ever after, you know. 

The representation??!?!

I don’t even know if they’re actually romantic. I don’t even know what romantic feels like.

"And I guess I’ve just never understood how romance was different from a friendship? I mean, aside from the kissing?” She looked away. “I don’t . . . I don’t know what any of these things are supposed to be like. I don’t understand what I’m feeling,” she admitted, and then she bit her lip and whispered, “But I don’t think I’m experiencing it right.”

There was a disconnect between what she thought her feelings were supposed to be—big, all-consuming, rose-tinted glasses, giddy with love—and what she actually felt.

“Anyway.” He laughed a little. “Turned out I need not have worried. I’ve never really been, you know. Interested. Maybe all the puberty hormones skipped me.” “Well, if they did, then they skipped me too.” Nita shrugged. “I’ve never been particularly interested in sex either.” She considered. “I suppose I might try it someday to see what all the fuss is about.” A little of the tension left his shoulders, but some remained. “I guess it’s more common than I thought. The noninterest.”

My heart 😖. I almost cried. This is the first time I've come across such representation in a book and it made me so happy. 

If I see anyone say "they're monsters, they just don't have empathy and can't feel" I'm going to 🤜🏼🤜🏼🤜🏼🤕

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