Book: Spoils of War by Emily Villin
Reviewed by IvI
Rating: God Tier
For The Ten Moons, what an amazingly weird tale this was! 🖤
Spoils of War is as dark and intriguing as it is hilarious. Trust me, you'll be laughing from start to end (except for the few chapters at the almost-end, when there's definitely not a funny thought (IYKYK) 💔).
Asinios was... Well, let's just say he was so unique and one of a kind, literally! He had so many moods and such a bizarre personality, I absolutely loved him and his eccentricity. He's just misunderstood, right? 👀 And Taera was the best partner he could have gotten. Fierce, stubborn and so lazy 😅 Chores? Not in this lifetime! And she had so many secrets of her own. They were so funny together, and the "one body trope" was delivered so amazingly, I enjoyed reading every word!
The world-building, the characters, and the entire absurdity of everything was written so delightfully, I was laughing the whole time! The day-night reverse universe, with the luminescent moons during the night and waking hours, and the darkness during the sleeping hours of the day, was such an extraordinarily original idea, and I absolutely loved it. Not to mention the idiotic concept about all the paperwork going around the Bureau of Bureaucracy, who ultimately rule the Realm.
Emily, you're as weird as Aso... and as genius as he is. Thanks for yet another amazing ARC, dark and funny, full of lovable, weird, and unmatched characters.
PS: yes, Aso DID remind me of Dion, they're both vain and have so many oddities. I think they would be close BFFs if they had the chance 🤭
Twisted Tropes:
▪️ Dark Fantasy Standalone
▪️ Unique World-building
▪️ One Body / Two Minds
▪️ Forced Proximity
▪️ Idiots to Lovers
▪️ Banter & Humor
▪️ Hidden Identity
▪️ Spicy Scenes
▪️ Captivity & Torment