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ืืืืื ืกืืืโ ืืืืืช ืืืฆืื ืขืืืื. ืืืื ืืืื, ืืื ืฉืื ื ืขืืื ืืืืืชื ืืงืื ื ืชืืืื ืื ืืคืจื ืกืชื. ืืื ืื ืืจืืจื ืืื ืืืกืืื ืืืืืช ืขืืืจืช ืฉื ืื ืื, ืืืืฉ ืืื ืืืืข ืืฉืืืฆื ืืจืืื ืืืืืื.
ืืืืื ืืชืืืื ืืขืืื ืืืืจื ืืงืกืืื ืฉื ืื ืื, ืฉื ืืื ืคืืืฉืช ืืช ืืงื, ืื ืืืช ืืฉืืื ืื ืืฉ ืฉื ืืืืจื, ืืช ืืืืื ื ืืืจืคืืช ืืื ืืช ืืืืื ืืืฉืืงื ืฉืืืจืื ืขื ืืืืืฃ ืืืืช ืงืกืืืืช.
ืืืืื, ืืื ืืืืื ืืืืขื ืืฆืืืื ืืืฉืชืื ืืืืืืจื, ืืืชืืืื ืขื ืืืชืืจืื ืืืฆืืืื ืืจืกื ืืช ืื ืืืืช ืืจืฆืื ืืืช ืฉื ืื ืื. ืืื ืืืฉืื ืื ืกื ืืืชื ืงืฉ ืื ืื.
ืืืืื ืฉืงืฆืช ืืืืืืช ืืืืก ืฉืื, ืื ืืืืช ืืืืืื ื ืืืืช ืฉืื ืืืืคืื ืฉื ืืืคืช ืืื ื, ืืืืืื ืืขืืืจ ืื ืื ืืืืืช ืื ืื ืกื ืืืชื ืงืฉ ืื ืืื ืื ืื ืื ืคืฉืื.
ืื ื ืืฆืืืื ืืืืื ืืช ืืืชืืืืืช ืืืกืคืจ. ืืื ืขื ืืืช, ืื ืขืืื ืืคื ืืืื ืืื ืขืืื ืืจืืื ืืืงื ืืื ื ืืคืืชืืื ืืกืคืืง ืืกืคืจ ืืจืืฉืื ืืกืืืจื.
ืืืืื ืช ืขืืื ืืคื ืืืื, ืงืืืืื ืืืกืืืืช ืืืกืืกืืื ืืืืชืจ ืืื ืืขืืจ ืืื. ืืขืืืื ืืชืงืืืืช ืืชืงืืคื ืฉืืืื ืืืืืจื ืืช ืืื ืืืื ืืื. ืืื ืืืื ืืืืจืื, ืืืืื, ืืฆืืจืื ืงืกืืืื ืืื ืืจืงืื ืื, ืจืืืืืช ืืืฉืคืื ืืงืกืืื ืืืืจืืช. ืืขืืื ืืคื ืืกืื ืืื ืืื ื ืืืจืื ืื ื ืืฉื ืจืืืื ืืื ืืจืื ืขื ืืจืงืื ืื ืื ืงืกื, ืื ืื ืืงืกื ืืื ื ืืืจืื ืื ื ืืฉื ืจืืืื.
ืื ืืืืื ืช ืืจืืื ืืืงื, ืืืืืจ ืขื โืจืืื ืืืงื ื ืงืืืโ. ืืืื ืืื ืื ืฉื ืืื ืืืืืจืื, ืฉื ืืฉืืื ืืื ืื ืืืื ืื ืืืืืืช ืืื. ืืจืืื ืืืงื ืืกืคืจ ืืื ืืืืกืกืช ืืขืืงืจ ืขื ืืืืืจื ืืืื ืื ืืชืืืฉืช. ืืขืจืืช ืืืืกืื ืืื ืื ืืื ืืืืืื ืฉื ืืฉืืขืืืืช ื ืกืชืจืืช.
Assistant to the Villain/ Hannah Nicole Maehrer
Kindle Edition, 2023, 342
ืืืจืื SIVI โ
ืืืืืช ืืืืื โ
ืืฆื ืืืืืื ืฉื ืืกืคืจ, ืืื ืงืืื, ืืขืืืื ืฉืื ืงืฆืืืช ืืืขืืงืจ ืืืืชื ืืช ืขืืฆืื ืืืืืืืช ืฉื ืืืืื ืืฉื ืื ืื.
ืืืืื ืืื ืฉืืฉ ืืืจืืช ืืืืื ืืช ืื ืขืืื, ืขื ืขืืงืฅ ืืงืฆื ืฉืืื ืืื ืื ืฉืืขื ืืืจืื ืืขื ื ืืขืืืจ ืืฉืืื ืฉืื. ืืืืื ืื ืื, ืืืืขื ืืืขืฃ ืื ืชืื ืืืฆืื ืจืื ืจืืื ืืื, ืืื ืืฉื ื ืืื ืื ืฉื ืืชื ืืืืืช ืื ืืฆืื ืืช ืืฉืขืฉืืข ืืืืืืืจ. ืืฉืืืื ืฉื ืฉืชื ืืืืืืืช ืฉืืื ืขืืื ืืืื.
ืื ืืกืฃ, ืืฉ ืื ื ืืกืืื ืืขื ืืื ืืขืกืืง ืืืื ืืืจืข. ืืขืืงืจ ืืืจืืืช ืืช ืืฉืืืืื ืืืคืืจืื ืฉืื ืื ืื ืฉื ืจืื ืจืข, ืืื ืจืข ืืืืช ืืื ืื ืื ืฉื ืืจืื ืืื, ืืื ืืื ืืืืช. ืื ืืกืืื ืืื ืืืกืืฃ ืขืืืง ืืขืืืื ืืืืชืืจ ืืช ืืโืื ืจ ืืคื ืืกืื ืฉืืขืืืฃ ืืืืืจืื ืื ืืืืืืื: ืืืืื ืื ืจืขืื.
ืืงืืขืื ืืกืืืืืื ืงืจืืชื ืืช ืืชืจืืื ืืขืืจืืช, ืืืขืื ืื ืืื ืืื ืืื ืืืื.
ืืกืคืจ ืืกืชืืื ืืงืืืฃ ืืืืจ ืจืฆืื ื, ืืื ืืืฉืืชื ืืกืคืจ ืืฉื ื, ืขืืื ืืคืจืกื ืกืงืืจื ื ืคืจืืช ืืืืฉื.
ืืืืืจื ืขืืจืืช:
ืืขืืืจืช ืฉื ืื ืื/ ืืื ื ื ืืงืื ืืืืจืจ
ืืืฆืืช ืืื, 2023, 459 ืขืืืืื
Assistant to the Villain #1
ืืฃ ืืกืืืจื โ
Ivy Sage must find a job. Her father is sick, her mother has disappeared, and her younger sister depends on her for support. She has no choice but to agree to become an assistant to the Villain, the most notorious man throughout the kingdom.
Ivy begins working in the Villainโs magical castle, where she meets Becky, the castleโs HR manager, Tatiana, the healer, and Blade Goshikan, who is responsible for taming magical creatures.
Ivy, naturally positioned, manages to fit into the atmosphere, handle the challenges, and successfully restrain the Villainโs murderous tendencies. Then someone tries to assassinate the Villain.
Ivy, whoโs somewhat in love with her boss, his dominant tendencies, and the darkness that drips from him, decides to help the Villain discover whoโs trying to assassinate him โ and itโs not so simple.
I can understand the excitement about the book. However, this first series of books doesnโt develop the fantasy world and romance enough.
Regarding the fantasy world, only the most essential elements exist, and nothing is beyond that. The plot takes place in a period very reminiscent of the Middle Ages. It includes knights, kings, magical creatures like dragons, hints of spells and magic, and castles. This fantastic world isnโt complex or layered, and if riding dragons is magic, then the magic isnโt complex or layered either.
The romance is โclean romance.โ Ivy and the Villain are both adults who are attracted to each other but unwilling to admit it. The romance in this book is mainly based on atmosphere and doesnโt materialize. Their relationship is a dialogue of hidden meanings.
On the positive side, the book flows well, the plot is rhythmic, and I especially loved the character development of Ivy and the Villain.
Ivy is a bright, shining sun, pleasant and smiling, with a sting at the end that strikes anyone who dares to make a cloud pass in her sky. On the other hand, the Villain is naturally grumpy and prone to angry moods, but there are times when you can identify amusement and humor in him, too. The combination of their two characters works very well.
Additionally, thereโs an interesting attempt to deal with good and evil, mainly to show the gray areaโthat not everything that seems evil is genuinely evil, and not everything that appears good is perfect.
This theme of moral ambiguity adds another layer of depth to the story, especially in challenging the traditional fantasy tropes of clear-cut heroes and villains.
I read the Hebrew translation in certain sections, and in my opinion, it was perfect.
The book ends with a serious cliffhanger, so I continued to the second book, about which Iโll publish a separate review later.
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