This Rec League is from Elizabeth. Thanks so much!
After reading this one and The Worst Guy (also reviewed on the site, also hilarious!), I discovered I have a thing for romance novels about villains, or at least jerks who find happiness with other jerks. I wonder if there is a whole genre of those.
Amanda: We have a Villains Redeemed Rec League, but I definitely want to focus on the jerks 4 jerks part of the request because that’s super interesting! We haven’t done that one before.
Sarah: This one really stumped me. The villainous or mildly jerky characters I can think of usually end up with people who provide redemption or at least a morality chain arrangement.
Amanda: Laura Hankin’s One-Star Romance has some jerkish characters. I didn’t love it but
Sarah: Oh! Hang on. The one with the carapace guy. The Auditor is the heroine. But not really a romance. Very mild pants feelings IIRC.
Hench!
That’s the one. Good job brain
But not quite a fit for the request. I wonder if most of the suggestions will be for secondary characters. It might be easier for two secondary characters to be terrible jerks who find each other.
There is often an expectation of likeability or reader approval for main characters especially heroines.
Amanda: I think Lothaire ( A | BN | K | G | AB | Scribd ) could maybe fit? Lothaire is definitely a jerk. I wouldn’t say Ellie is a jerk per se but she has a snarky streak.
Elyse: Pretty much everything Holly Renee has written but for sure The Touch of a Villain ( A )
Master of Salt & Bones (but beware this book is all kinds of f’d up)
Shana: Not Here to Make Friends! ( A | BN | K ) And maybe Assistant to the Villain? ( A | BN | K ) Because Evie does start to like the idea of torture.
Elyse: Any of the VE Schwab books work? ( A | BN | K | AB )
Which books would you recommend? Let us know in the comments!
