Ballister Blackheart, the kingdom's villain, gets a new sidekick, Nimona, who happens to be a shapeshifter able to take the form of any animate creature or person. Together they decide to uncover the government's dark secret.

Ballister is an unconventional villain, he doesn't like to kill or really injure anybody, whereas Nimona doesn't care who she hurts, after all how are kingdoms destroyed otherwise? These two are very different in many ways and so their relationship is fascinating (and super funny, I mean seriously, they work so well together, but also argue a lot because of their different methods, it's just so great!!). I also loved that Nimona is a shapeshifter that could take on any form she wants, but decided to take on the body of a plus-sized girl (and sometimes a shark. A shark with boobs. I still love her a lot).

Ballister is heavily implied to have been in a relationship with Sir Ambrosius Goldenloin, his former colleague, now nemesis. Their relationship is super interesting as well, due to their conflicted past. (The ending is super adorable, though. I mean it also killed me because it's so sad, but it's also cute.)

The art is very special and kind of weirded me out at first, but just as the character it grows on you and in the end you can't help but love it. I also liked that there were first design attempts for the characters in the end of the book so you could see how they had changed.

There's also a lot of funny scenes, full of witty humor and banter that left me smiling, sometimes even laughing aloud.

All in all: if you are looking for a book with a plus-sized MC, great characters and even better relationships, amazing writing, awesome art and something to make you happy: this is it!