Book 1 of 3 in Assistant to the Villain
Assistant to the Villain
An office romcom where the boss is the kingdom's Big Bad. HR is a dragon. Delightfully silly.
- Spice
- 1/5
- Burn
- Slow
- Pages
- ~400
- Ending
- Cliffy
How spicy is Assistant to the Villain?
Assistant to the Villain is a 1 out of 5 on our spice scale: sweet (kisses only). Kissing, longing looks, maybe a fade-to-black. Nothing on the page.
- Steam: Glimpses and kisses
- Burn: Slow burn
- Pairing: One man, one woman
- POV: Heroine's POV only
- Ending: Cliffhanger
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- Graphic violence
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How spicy is Assistant to the Villain?
Assistant to the Villain is a 1 out of 5 on our spice scale: sweet (kisses only). Kissing, longing looks, maybe a fade-to-black. Nothing on the page.
Is Assistant to the Villain a standalone?
No. Assistant to the Villain is book 1 of 3 in Assistant to the Villain. It is the place to start. The series is still ongoing.
What tropes are in Assistant to the Villain?
Assistant to the Villain features villain gets the girl, boss x employee, workplace romance, grumpy x sunshine, he falls first, cozy / low stakes. It is a slow burn M/F romance that ends with a cliffhanger.
Does Assistant to the Villain have content warnings?
Our notes for Assistant to the Villain include: graphic violence. This list may not be complete; check the author's own content notes if anything is a hard limit for you.
What should I read after Assistant to the Villain?
If you loved Assistant to the Villain, try The Hating Game by Sally Thorne, Throne in the Dark by A.K. Caggiano, The Cheat Sheet by Sarah Adams. They share its villain gets the girl and boss x employee energy at a similar spice level.