![]() Popsugar Reading Challenge category: A book recommended to you by a librarian. Starter Villain, by John Scalzi If I was ever going to buy a book for its cover, this would be the one. Fortunately, because it's John Scalzi, it also has a great story, an unexpected twist or two, and a lot of humor. The narrator, Charlie Fitzer, is down on his luck: laid off from his job in journalism, recently divorced, and struggling to get by in the unenviable job of substitute teacher. He dreams of buying the local pub, but can't convince the bank he's a good risk. Then Charlie's estranged Uncle Jake dies, and Charlie learns he's the heir to Jake's fortune. Suddenly Charlie is plunged into the world of supervillains, with a volcano lair, sentient cats with the excellent names of Hera and Persephone, and sentient dolphins hell-bent on unionizing. Charlie must fend off the Convocation, a collection of villains, all after his money or his life. A very satisfying story that kept me guessing. Also, Scalzi gives a shout out to his own cats, Sugar, Smudge, and Zeus.
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