Books like 'How to Survive As a Villain 1'
Readers who enjoyed How to Survive As a Villain 1 by Yi Yi Yi Yi, Adonis & Yi Wang also liked the following books featuring the same tropes, story themes, relationship dynamics and character types.
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Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree
Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsHigh Fantasy with a double-shot of self-reinventionWorn out after decades of packing steel and raising hell, Viv the orc barbarian cashes out of the warrior’s life with one final score. A forgotten legend, a fabled artifact, and an unreasonable amount of hope lead her to the streets of Thune, where she plans to open the first coffee shop the city has ever seen... -
![How Tan Acquired an Apprentice by A.J. Sherwood, Cait Wade]()
How Tan Acquired an Apprentice by A.J. Sherwood, Cait Wade
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDid Tan go looking for an apprentice? No. Is Tan going to keep Zi Rui? Yes... -
![The Legendary Inge by Kate Stradling]()
The Legendary Inge by Kate Stradling
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAn alternative cover edition for this ASIN can be found here.Plagued by misfortune, Ingrid Norling treks into the woods to clear her head. She emerges a monster-slayer, the shaken executioner of a creature so ferocious that even the king’s strongest warriors could not destroy it... -
![The Prince's Bargain by K.M. Shea]()
The Prince's Bargain by K.M. Shea
Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsWhen Prince Arvel was declared the heir to the throne, he was ignorant of all the forthcoming unpleasantness the title would bring him. Nobles who used to ignore him now seek to manipulate and control him. Even worse, his attendance is mandatory at every social function and party.Every. Party... -
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![A Midwinter Night's Dream by Tiffany Reisz]()
A Midwinter Night's Dream by Tiffany Reisz
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTiffany Reisz turns back the clock on her Original Sinners series to the Victorian era in this kinky Christmas romance...Two days before Christmas 1871, the newly-minted Baron Marcus Stearns returns to London for the reading of his long-estranged and much-despised father's will, fully certain he will inherit nothing but the title... -
![How I Stole The Princess's White Knight and Turned Him to Villainy: The Coronation: The Complete Works Bonus Short Story by A.J. Sherwood]()
How I Stole The Princess's White Knight and Turned Him to Villainy: The Coronation: The Complete Works Bonus Short Story by A.J. Sherwood
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe bonus short story from the compilation... -
![The Prisoner of Limnos by Lois McMaster Bujold]()
The Prisoner of Limnos by Lois McMaster Bujold
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsIn this sequel novella to “Mira’s Last Dance”, Temple sorcerer Penric and the widow Nikys have reached safety in the duchy of Orbas when a secret letter from a friend brings frightening news: Nikys’s mother has been taken hostage by her brother’s enemies at the Cedonian imperial court, and confined in a precarious island sanctuary... -
![The Archer by K. Aten]()
The Archer by K. Aten
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsKyri was raised a fletcher but after finding a new home and family with the Telequire Amazons, she discovers a desire to take on more responsibility within the tribe. She has skills they desperately need and she is called to action to protect those around her. But Kyri's path is ever-changing even as she finds herself altered by love, loyalty, and grief...Categorized as:
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![The River of Silver: Tales from the Daevabad Trilogy by S.A. Chakraborty]()
The River of Silver: Tales from the Daevabad Trilogy by S.A. Chakraborty
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBestselling author S. A. Chakraborty's acclaimed Daevabad Trilogy gets expanded with this new compilation of stories from before, during, and after the events of The City of Brass, The Kingdom of Copper, and The Empire of Gold, all from the perspective of characters both beloved and hated, and even those without a voice in the novels... -
![Eryx: A Spartan Tale by Jaclyn Osborn]()
Eryx: A Spartan Tale by Jaclyn Osborn
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMy father once told me, above all else... Live and die for Sparta. Honor. Loyalty. Duty. These were the things that mattered most. And then Axios came into my life, teaching me other lessons: humility, brotherhood... love. There were moments when the brutal training stripped me of my humanity, where it turned me into a mindless beast of flesh and muscle set to destroy everything in my way... -
![Don't Judge a Prince by His Undergarments by Lisa Oliver]()
Don't Judge a Prince by His Undergarments by Lisa Oliver
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe only goal Prince Syrius Fortune of Rosenhip had during his twin sister's "meet the suitors" ball, was to stay quiet and out of the way. His sister's event had been in the planning for five years, and he and his loving father had already agreed trying to seek a wedding contract for himself was not a good idea... -
![Sent to a Fantasy World and Now All the Men Want Me: Volume 1 by Jaclyn Osborn]()
Sent to a Fantasy World and Now All the Men Want Me: Volume 1 by Jaclyn Osborn
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEvan just wants a quiet life where he escapes into books, drinks a ridiculous amount of coffee, and devours every muffin in sight. But then he's transported to another world with magic, sword-wielding knights with big... hearts, and men who find him too adorable to resist.Complicated? Well, that's the understatement of the century.And for Evan, the adventure is only beginning... -
![Illusion of Stars by Sarah Marie Page]()
Illusion of Stars by Sarah Marie Page
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFrom award-winning author Sarah Marie Page comes a stunning new adult enemies-to-lovers romantasy featuring a simmering slow-burn romance between a vengeful spy and an enemy general's alluring second-in-command on opposite sides of a pending war. An "epic tale with a menacing villain who gradually comes to light alongside some shocking deaths and unexpected bonds... -
![Miss Percy's Pocket Guide to the Care and Feeding of British Dragons by Quenby Olson]()
Miss Percy's Pocket Guide to the Care and Feeding of British Dragons by Quenby Olson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMiss Mildred Percy inherits a dragon. Ah, but we’ve already got ahead of ourselves…Miss Mildred Percy is a spinster. She does not dance, she has long stopped dreaming, and she certainly does not have adventures. That is, until her great uncle has the audacity to leave her an inheritance, one that includes a dragon’s egg... -
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![Love At First Lance: A Cozy Romantic Fantasy by Gryffin Murphy]()
Love At First Lance: A Cozy Romantic Fantasy by Gryffin Murphy
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAn innocent was about to be sentenced to death!(Actually, marriage, but that mattered very little, as the two words were synonymous for the princess.)Every year, the seasonal kingdoms in the realm of Lore gather together for a tournament of whimsical games. The winner’s reward? The marriage to a member of the hosting court... -
![A Spark of Death and Fury by Nicole Bailey]()
A Spark of Death and Fury by Nicole Bailey
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe world is on fire.But one thing burns hotter.Revenge.The high gods have fallen.The spark is gone.And chaos is the new king.Amidst a scrabble to survive, gods step up to steal Zeus’ place. The treachery they cause pushes characters' moral boundaries and forces them into one last fight for survival.A blaze of wrath may save them all or finally lead to their ruin... -
![The Fletcher by K. Aten]()
The Fletcher by K. Aten
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBook One in the Arrow of Artemis SeriesKyri is a fletcher, following in the footsteps of her father, and his father before him. However, fate is a fickle mistress, and six years after the death of her mother, she's faced with the fact that her father is dying as well... -
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Shell Game by Benny Lawrence
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLife in a remote fishing village in the middle of a civil war is neither safe nor inspiring. So, when an opportunity comes along for village girl Lynn to be kidnapped and enslaved by Darren, a ruthless pirate queen, she takes full advantage of it. But Darren is neither as ruthless nor as piratical as she appears at first glance--and Lynn's not exactly what she seems to be, either... -
![南禅 [Nan Chan] by Tang Jiuqing, 唐酒卿]()
南禅 [Nan Chan] by Tang Jiuqing, 唐酒卿
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratings这人世八苦我尽尝遍，不求佛，但求你。狷狂难驯妖怪攻x清冷寡欲幼稚神仙受I have experienced all the eight sufferings of this world.I do not ask for nirvana, but for you... -
![Gary the Once and Former King by Isabel Murray]()
Gary the Once and Former King by Isabel Murray
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe Kingdom of Estla is in turmoil. Power plays, intrigue, and plots seethe in the corridors of power. And Gary of a Hundred Days, Last of the Tyrant Kings is…well.He’s dead.That’s what (almost) everyone thinks, anyway.As far as Gary’s concerned, they can go ahead and keep thinking it... -
![Copper Coins [铜钱龛世 ] by Mu Su Li, 木苏里]()
Copper Coins [铜钱龛世 ] by Mu Su Li, 木苏里
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIt was the twenty-third year of Tianxi. Rumours traversed the streets that the all-knowing Imperial Advisor suffered a great calamity and could not help but enter seclusion to focus on cultivation. However, the commoners secretly clapped their hands and rejoiced. In the winter of the same year, a young monk appeared in the Hui Zhou Fu’s Ningyang District... -
![The Curse of the Goddess: The Queen and the Heiress Book 1 by C.C. González]()
The Curse of the Goddess: The Queen and the Heiress Book 1 by C.C. González
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe eyes are the windows to the soul. The Oracle foretold that Princess Valda Aither of the Sky Kingdom would discover her mate on her twenty-fifth birthday. They would lock eyes and find each other, as has happened since the dawn of time... -
![Shadow and Thorn by Kenley Davidson]()
Shadow and Thorn by Kenley Davidson
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA Retelling of Beauty and the BeastWhen a beautiful thief meets a beastly king, it’s anything but true love.Unless a haunted castle can change their minds…Zara has always hated to steal, even from the dead, but treasure hunting is the only life she knows—until her father’s cowardice traps her in an abandoned Erathi castle... -
![Fight for Freedom by K.M. Shea]()
Fight for Freedom by K.M. Shea
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsASIN moved from less recent edition hereThe ballads lie. Robin Hood, the Bold and Brave Outlaw of Sherwood Forest, is cowardly, spineless, and a girl. Robyn left her band of Merry Men after losing an archery contest against Little John and runs to the last place her men would expect: the courts of Prince John... -
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![The End Crowns All by Bea Fitzgerald]()
The End Crowns All by Bea Fitzgerald
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe second fierce, fresh and gloriously romantic YA Greek myth re-imagining, from Bea Fitzgerald, growing TikTok superstar and Sunday Times bestselling author of GIRL, GODDESS, QUEEN.Princess. Priestess. The most beautiful girl in Troy. Cassandra is used to being adored – and when her patron god, Apollo, offers her the power of prophecy, she sees an opportunity to rise even higher... -
![Angels Before Man by rafael nicolás]()
Angels Before Man by rafael nicolás
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsA queer retelling of Satan's fall that's part cozy coming of age and part fast-paced tragedy, with a little love story in between –In an eternal paradise, the most beautiful angel, Lucifer, struggles with shame, identity, and timidity, with little more than the desire to worship his creator.It isn't until the strongest angel, Michael, comes into his life that Lucifer learns to love himself... -
![Nottingham: The True Story of Robyn Hood by Anna Burke]()
Nottingham: The True Story of Robyn Hood by Anna Burke
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsRobyn Hood didn’t set out to rob the rich, but in Nottingham, nothing ever goes according to plan....After a fateful hunting accident sends her on the run from the law, Robyn finds herself deep in the heart of Sherwood Forest... -
![The Disabled Tyrant's Beloved Pet Fish: Canji Baojun De Zhangxin Yu Chong (Novel) Vol. 3 by Xue Shan Fei Hu, 長樂 (Changle)]()
The Disabled Tyrant's Beloved Pet Fish: Canji Baojun De Zhangxin Yu Chong (Novel) Vol. 3 by Xue Shan Fei Hu, 長樂 (Changle)
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA FINE KETTLE OF FISHWhen Prince Jing is sent to quell the disturbance at the western border, there’s no question that Li Yu will accompany him—as his boyfriend and as his pet fish! Li Yu’s mission is to help Prince Jing secure his position as heir to the throne... -
![Emyr's Smile by Amy Rae Durreson]()
Emyr's Smile by Amy Rae Durreson
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLife is easy for young artist Heilyn, as he travels between the floating islands of Ys with nothing more urgent to worry about than what to paint next. Then he meets sad, serious Emyr and forms a new ambition. Before he leaves for the next island, Heilyn's going to make Emyr smile... -
![Briar Rose by Caroline Lee]()
Briar Rose by Caroline Lee
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLucky for this sleeping beauty, her hero has the recipe for True Love! Briar Rose Jorgenson has always been much more comfortable with her best friend’s family than her own. Her mother and grandmother pull her in opposite directions, demanding her attention to “proper” pursuits… when all she wants to do is bake... -
![Extra Scenes by S.A. Chakraborty]()
Extra Scenes by S.A. Chakraborty
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn addition to the main trilogy books, there have been a number of alternate, deleted, or extra scenes involving the main characters that have been posted online by the author. Some were pre-order bonuses, fluff written during the Covid-19 quarantine, or old scenes that got cut from the final book script.As a treat for readers in the lead-up to the publication of The Empire of Gold, S.A... -
![The Lass Who Lost a Shoe by Caroline Lee]()
The Lass Who Lost a Shoe by Caroline Lee
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt all started at the ball... All she wanted was one dreamy night away in a pair of fancy shoes. Meeting him wasn't part of the plan.After years of slaving away for her wicked stepmother, Ember Oliphant is about to make her dreams come true. All she has to do is attend the masquerade ball in a pair of her hand-engraved slippers and convince famed industrialist Mr... -
![Phoenix Chosen Part 2 by Ashe Moon]()
Phoenix Chosen Part 2 by Ashe Moon
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJust as Tyler's romance with his alpha phoenix boyfriend starts to ignite, he's attacked by a shadowy entity hell-bent on tearing him away from his newfound love. He's back in his old life on Earth, where there's no more magic, no more omegahood, and no more mystery pregnancy. He's a normal human again.But something dangerous has followed him through the portal to his world... -
![An Article Of Lies by Lisa Oliver]()
An Article Of Lies by Lisa Oliver
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAnother one of those MM Arranged Marriage Stories between two princes this time.Prince Remy of Bentley was happy enough in his life. He had a loving family, and could keep himself busy every day, especially caring for his lizard, Daisy... -
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![Running from the Orc by Caroline Lee, Veronika Kane]()
Running from the Orc by Caroline Lee, Veronika Kane
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMy captor had best understand one I am not easy prey. Being stolen by orcs was bad enough, but now I have been saddled with one who thinks himself charming. Aye, so mayhap he is handsome—for an orc. But he is still a tusked, green, seven-foot-tall barbarian, and I have no intention of staying his prisoner... -
![The Chef by Mell Eight]()
The Chef by Mell Eight
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsChar is a level one chef, capable of imbuing magic into his cooking. Offered a job in a new city where he can further develop his skills and grow toward his goal of one day owning his own restaurant, Char undertakes a dangerous journey through the Spikehorn Mountain pass. However, deadly beasts, thieves, and dodgy recipe ingredients aren't the only challenges in the mountains... -
![Rosie of Triblue by Shari L. Tapscott]()
Rosie of Triblue by Shari L. Tapscott
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThis is a previously-published edition - ASIN: B01GAB5AZCThere was once a prince who fell in love with a gypsy. It didn't end well... Rosalina knew there would be a day when Irving stepped back into her life. A year and a half after she and the prince parted ways, that's exactly what he does. Now, dragged along on a sea journey to find Marigold, Rosie must sort out her feelings... -
![Ice Kingdom by Tiana Warner]()
Ice Kingdom by Tiana Warner
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe final adventure in the Mermaids of Eriana Kwai trilogy … Meela and Lysi have unleashed Sisiutl, legendary two-headed serpent of the Pacific Northwest. It was supposed to be an ally that would help them win the war. Instead, it has fallen under the control of King Adaro, ruler of the Pacific Ocean. If Meela and Lysi can’t stop him, Adaro will use the deadly serpent to rid the oceans of mankind... -
![Making Dragon Stew by Megan Derr]()
Making Dragon Stew by Megan Derr
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAuthor's Note:A silly fairytale type story I wrote for a friend, based on a child’s story. In punishment for harming the King’s royal cook, a baker is ordered to make Dragon Stew or else... -
![Courage and the King by Charlie Cochet]()
Courage and the King by Charlie Cochet
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsalternate cover edition of ASIN B081S8PYXSWith the wedding of Jack Frost and Rudy Rein Dear only three weeks away, everyone travels to Jack’s palace in Svalbard, Norway, where the happy couple will exchange vows beneath the northern lights... -
![残疾暴君的掌心鱼宠 [The Disabled Tyrant’s Pet Palm Fish] by Xue Shan Fei Hu, 雪山肥狐]()
残疾暴君的掌心鱼宠 [The Disabled Tyrant’s Pet Palm Fish] by Xue Shan Fei Hu, 雪山肥狐
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOne day, Li Yu transmigrated into a fish. Furthermore, this fish even had a master. This master was the sinister and terrifying, mute tyrant from a novel. The system gave Li Yu a task. If he wanted to change back into a human, he had to obtain the tyrant’s heart.Li Yu full of tears: System, please wake up. I’m only a fish. He can’t even speak. How can we interact?System: Stop jabbering... -
![Rojo y oro by Iria G. Parente, Selene M. Pascual]()
Rojo y oro by Iria G. Parente, Selene M. Pascual
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsEscuchad mortales,la historia de un dios que no quería vivir,de una amazona obligada a matary de su libertad para siempre robada.Aguardad y temed el despertar del caos:cuando Eris abra los ojos, la venganza al fin llegará.Orión está cansado de ser el esclavo de Hera desde que su madre, la diosa del Caos, fue condenada por su ambición... -
![Azure Seas & Dragon Isles by Tygati, Megan Derr]()
Azure Seas & Dragon Isles by Tygati, Megan Derr
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsFar to the east lie the mysterious Dragon Isles - none have seen the creatures they are named for in so long that their existence is now naught but myth. When a young man fleeing for his life reaches the shores of the Dragon Isles, what he finds will change not only his life, but his entire world... -
![A Girl's Tale by K.M. Shea]()
A Girl's Tale by K.M. Shea
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsASIN moved from less recent edition hereThe ballads lie. Robin Hood, the Bold and Brave Outlaw of Sherwood Forest, is cowardly, spineless, and a girl.Robyn unwittingly starts the Robin Hood farce when she is mistaken for a male while saving her friend, Marian, from two foresters... -
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![Daughters of Olympus by Hannah M. Lynn]()
Daughters of Olympus by Hannah M. Lynn
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA daughter pulled between two worlds and a mother willing destroy both to protect her...Gods and men wage their petty wars, but it is the women of spring who will have the last word...Demeter did not always live in fear. Once, the goddess of spring loved the world and the humans who inhabited it. After a devastating assault, though, she becomes a shell of herself... -
![Sous les étoiles de Bloomstone Manor by Mary Orchard]()
Sous les étoiles de Bloomstone Manor by Mary Orchard
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAgathe Langley a dix-neuf ans en cette année 1898. Contrairement aux attentes de ses parents, la jeune femme boude les bals mondains et ne vit que pour l'astrophysique, qu'elle étudie en cachette avec la complicité de sa gouvernante... -
![Truth and Other Lies by Lyra Wolf]()
Truth and Other Lies by Lyra Wolf
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNothing is trickier than the truth.All Loki the trickster god of Asgard wants is a peaceful life where he’s free to stir up a bit of harmless mischief. But when he’s struck by a painful vision of blood, ash, and death he knows his fun has run out.Refusing to have his life obliterated by some stuffy prophecy, Loki feels he must save Asgard. Except the gods stand in his way... -
![A Pirate's Heart by Catherine Friend]()
A Pirate's Heart by Catherine Friend
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFour women, a long-lost treasure, and more than one “thief of hearts” share a destiny beyond time.To foil a map thief, librarian Emma Boyd searches for a pirate's long-lost treasure map. She’s aided in her search by investigator Randi Marx, who proves to be as frustrating as she is beautiful... -
![Runes, Ruin & Redemption by Maz Maddox]()
Runes, Ruin & Redemption by Maz Maddox
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRedemption has long evaded the former Enforcer, Sebastian. Viewed as a monster, Sebastian has roamed the country in hiding, running from his bloody past and failures. A series of mistakes has left him hopelessly lost and waist deep in dark, uncharted territory. In order to escape certain death, he makes a deal that may seal his fate. Lucas has been chasing after his heart for years... -
![Tusks, Tails & Teacakes by T.L. Stone]()
Tusks, Tails & Teacakes by T.L. Stone
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOne part Legends and Lattes, one part Hallmark rom-com, and a generous sprinkle of cottagecore coziness.Welcome to The Tusk & Tail Tavern where the fire is always crackling, the meat pies are rich and savory, the air is filled with laughter and bard-song, and friends are like family...
![南禅 [Nan Chan] by Tang Jiuqing, 唐酒卿](https://48f-1.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/books/small/6548078fb3c20ee81030edb1.jpg)
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