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When the Villain is Your Favorite Character

These books feature characters with *questionable* morals, but you'll find yourself wanting more of them, anyway. Read for an abundance of anti-heroes and villains you'll love enough to wonder if they are really the bad guy after all. Though you still wouldn't want to meet them in a dark alley... Books listed in downloadable format when possible.

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  • Pretty much everyone in this charming graphic novel is a lovable "villain." Audience: teen
    eBook, 2015New York, NY : HarperTeen, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2015]
  • You'll be rooting for Catherine and her bakery in this prequel to Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Audience: teen
    eBook, 2016New York : Feiwel & Friends, 2016.
  • #TheDarkling. Audience: teen
    eBook, 2013New York : Square Fish, 2013.
  • This sequel sequel to ACOTAR has you falling in love with our favorite "villain." It challenges the assumptions of a Court of Thorns and Roses. Audience: teen
    eBook, 2016New York : Bloomsbury, 2016.
  • Loki

    Where Mischief Lies

    Lee, Mackenzi
    Marvel's trickster takes center stage this magic-heavy story! Audience: teen
    eBook, 2019Los Angeles : Marvel, 2019.
  • Harrow is devious and clever from the start. Audience: adult
    eBook, 2019New York : Tor, [2019]
  • Don't let the name fool you, Murderbot just wants to watch its sitcoms. Audience: adult
    eBook, 2017New York : Tom Doherty Associates, 2017.
  • Lady Macbeth may have blood on her hands, but she also has amazing lines in this classic! Audience: teen/adult
    eBook, 2008[Waiheke Island] : The Floating Press, c2008.
  • In a book saturated in evil, love triumphs. Just kidding, everything is terrible, but you'll love it anyway. Audience: adult
    eBook, 2019[Place of publication not identified] : Tom Doherty Associates, 2019.
  • These bloodthirsty sea creatures are not the little mermaid. Audience: adult
    eBook, 2017New York : Orbit, 2017.