A Villain for Christmas

Vexing Villains, Book 1

De: Alice Winters

Narrado por: Michael Lesley

Despite growing up in a family of villains, I’d rather curl up and read than commit crimes. When I get coerced by my brother into helping him rob a bank, I run into August, my childhood crush, also known as Chrono, the city’s greatest superhero. He’s sexy, sweet, and suddenly, he’s asking me to Thanksgiving with his parents.

It’s probably because he doesn’t realize that I’m Leviathan, a villain with the power of telekinesis. And I can’t tell him because he’d never forgive me and would stop doing things like cooking for me - wait, maybe that would be a good thing, since he’s a terrible cook. It doesn’t help that my parents think they’re the ultimate villains and won’t stop getting in my way, although they can’t even steal toilet paper without getting caught.

But when real supervillains (not the wannabe kind that I grew up with) start targeting August, I might be forced to show everyone who I truly am: a slightly warped and snarky man who’d really rather read a book than save anything...besides August.

I’ll tear this world apart just to get another glimpse of him in those glasses and spandex suit. I’ll do whatever it takes to keep him safe, even though it means exposing my true identity. Luckily, August still cares about me, proving that even a villain and a hero can fall in love. Hopefully, we’ll be able to save the world in time for Christmas.

This ridiculous and snarky holiday novel contains a villain-turned-unlikely hero (even if he’s a manager's worst nightmare), a superhero with a fondness for suckers who absolutely does not use his powers to cheat on board games, a hairless cat with an unfortunate name, bumbling family members that try to be evil, but are mostly just embarrassing, a snow globe with mysterious powers, betrayal, true love, a risqué Santa suit, and the saltiest chicken ever.

©2019 Alice Winters (P)2020 Alice Winters

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I Loved this book! And Micheal Lesley truly brings it to life with his voice. Every character sounds unique and it is easily distinguishable who is talking. I loved & adored the book on it own, but this narrator truly brought it fully to life.

So fun!

This is my second time reading, but first listen. A Villain for Christmas is so much fun! It was part of the "Snow Globe" series but is a standalone, like all the books in the series were.
Here's part of my original review-
A Villain for Christmas had me laughing from the start, but had me wiping tears at the end. What a funny, wacky, over-the-top story this was! The banter, the snark, the downright silliness of some of the situations Landon and August found themselves in kept me completely entertained. But there were also some slightly heavier, more serious undertones to the story, which Ms. Winters always balances so well with her humor. Thus the tears at the end.

I had to do a reread by listening because I adore Michael Lesley's narration, and he lived up to my expectations! He's always so good with fun, lighthearted reads- he brings so much character to each character!

The best snark

This is so much fun. I highly recommend it. High snark, low angst, low to medium sexy times. High sweetness. Made me laugh out loud at work. Always the mark of the best books.

Thé Narration is EVERYTHING!

Thé dialogue is humorous and engaging, but it’s Mr. Michael Lesley’s narration that truly lifts these words off the page.

Amazing

Great story and narration. Lots of plot humor and deep down feels. Some part are laugh out loud and others are a bit more emotional. Highly recommend this audiobook.

Loved it!

Landon is a weird villain and August is a superhero. Landon corrupts August in the nicest way. They are adorable together!

I’ve read the ebook, but this audiobook brings the characters to life.

Perfectly quirky

Was a bit more quirky than the other series of books on audible. After chapter seven I was so into it and laughing out loud. Has a good ending. The narrator was perfect for this quirky story and it’s characters.

Amazing read

The narrator was fantastic. I laughed the entire time- so heart warming and cute. The plot was fun and I was eating up every moment

great story, not Michael Lesley's biggest fan

I read this in ebook first and loved it. then I saw the audio on sale and snatched it up since that is my preferred format. the only issue is I'm not overly fond of Michael Lesley. His name isn't enough to make me reconsider buying a book, he just kind of mildly annoys me. he adds dramatic pauses in the middle of sentences without pauses and has a tendency to smack his lips a bit at the beginning of sentences.
The story itself is great fun though, so just make your format choices according to your preference! A super villain who doesn't particularly want to be a villain, a super hero who feels a bit burned out on the whole hero thing - its perfect.

Good story, poor narrator

I enjoy stories by this author and have listened to a few narrated by different people. This narrator is the worst. He pauses in the middle of sentences, he smacks his lips, his breaths are audible and the voices for the 2 main characters are sometimes indistinguishable. Time and again these tics disrupt the flow of the story. It interferes with the immersion and enjoyment of the story. I thoroughly enjoyed the story itself and if it weren't for the narrator, I'd probably listen to it multiple times.