Jeri Dansky reviewed Starter Villain by John Scalzi
My first John Scalzi book
5 stars
Cats! Good writing. I really enjoyed this one.
272 pages
English language
Published Jan. 5, 2023 by Doherty Associates, LLC, Tom.
Inheriting your mysterious uncle's supervillain business is more complicated than you might imagine.
Sure, there are the things you'd expect. The undersea volcano lairs. The minions. The plots to take over the world. The international networks of rivals who want you dead.
Much harder to get used to...are the the sentient, language-using, computer-savvy cats.
And the fact that in the overall organization, they're management...
Cats! Good writing. I really enjoyed this one.
Expository dialogue for most of the book. Some truly funny bits though.
Purchasable
https://us.macmillan.com/books/9780765389220/startervillain.