Review: Once a Villain by Vanessa Len

Once a Villain by Vanessa Len
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Sooo. I liked book 1. Thought book 2 was decent. But by the time I got to book 3, I feel like i should have had a handle on this world a lot more, but was still lost. I still have questions. But if there was a book 4 I'm not sure if I would pick it up to read it. 

There was a lot of the same things happening over and over and over. After awhile it just needed to move on and get answers instead of going in circles. Joan really didn't have time, not sure NEEDED to master her ability. After 3 books and still not knowing how to use her power? Having so many moments where she almost faded out? The time she ignored her Hunt family after book 1 and not learning more about her monster side was a giant mistake on her end. She was acting like a child instead of realizing she has a whole other world she needs to learn about. 

And then the situation with Aaron and Nick. I'm actually not mad about the epilogue ending, but the massive journey to get to that ending? Painful and awkward. I know Joan is only 17, but she knows how she feels and the 3 of these characters can't express their feelings to save their lives so it was like pulling teeth. 

Glad I stuck with the series to the end to see how it was wrapped up but I'm probably not going to reread this again in my future. Once was plenty for me. 

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