Book Review: We Could Be Villains (The Vigil & Ante Files #1) by Megan McCullough

Rating: ★★★★
Audience: YA Sci-Fi Romance
Length: 346 pages
Author: Megan McCullough
Publisher: Whimsical Publishing
Release Date: October 3rd, 2022
Image & Other Reviews on: Goodreads

BOOK SUMMARY:

Avoid spoilers. Don’t get fired. Defeat a not-so-fictional supervillain?

Seventeen-year-old fangirl Rosemary Collins lives for VIGIL & ANTE Studios movies. From action-packed superhero fights to sweet character moments, she’s here for it all. But in a real-life crossover no one saw coming, the fandom’s heartthrob supervillain, Ironfall, isn’t as fictional as the film studio wants her to believe. Beyond the glamorous red carpet lies the government’s most guarded secret: the movies are real.

Armed with a devilish grin and a wit as sharp as his knives, Ironfall needs her help, and refusing means he’ll kill her parents. Her only other option involves spying on him for the government’s secret superhero division. Suspended between fact and what she thought was fiction, Rosemary must join her heroes and create an impenetrable web of lies—or guarantee her parents’ safety as she watches the world burn at its adored villain’s hand.

Perfect for fans of pop culture and comics, WE COULD BE VILLAINS packs an entire cinematic universe into a book. Join Rosemary and the not-so-fictional heroes (and villains!) of the VIGIL & ANTE films in this imaginative science fiction where superhero battles equal publicity stunts, fictional characters become family, and the villain just might steal your heart.

Thank you to Whimsical Publishing for the gifted audiobook.

DEFINITELY NEED BOOK TWO.

This has been sitting on my TBR for a long while now and I am very grateful that the audiobook became available and saved it from the cemetery of my kindle folder.

I thought this concept was so much fun and I loved all of the sci-fi superheroes, anti-heroes and other groups throughout. It took some darker turns I wasn’t expecting and I thought the action scenes packed a lot of punch.

There’s a subtle romance too that had my full attention and I look forward to seeing the final development of that in book two. I liked Rosemary as the FMC and how she was naive about a lot of things, but caring and loyal to her loved ones. Even better, she took the time to work on her skills and learned many new things along the way.

The audiobook was great. I enjoyed the narrator. There was one side character who’s voice was a bit nasally to me, but that was a minor issue. I definitely recommend this format for reading WCBV.

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