All of Us Villains is one of my most highly anticipated books this year, so I was ecstatic to receive an ARC! All of Us Villains surpassed my expectations! Every twenty years, the Blood Moon rises and the Blood Veil surrounds the town of Ilvernath. Seven families are bound to compete in a tournament where the victor is the last one left alive. Every family and champion views the tournament differently, though all are obsessed with the prize of controlling high magic: the most powerful resource in the world. And what was once a secret tournament has become public knowledge due to a tell-all book, raising the stakes even higher.

All of Us Villains is a dark and exquisite story about ambition, what it means to be a villain, and how far one is willing to go to achieve power. All of Us Villains is filled with characters who claim to be villainous and those who claim to be heroes, but no one is exactly as they seem. I stayed up all night to read it! The pacing is excellent. The world-building is complex and incredibly well-thought out, especially how curses and magic work. The system of magic is very interesting- the type of magic that you’ll wish was real so you could try it out yourself! I also loved how the authors really trust the readers to put together the pieces of the world/tournament.

I felt truly invested in all the main characters and their reasons for participating in the tournament. They are morally gray and determined to achieve their own goals. Alistair and Isobel were my favorites, but I love them all! There is great LGBTQ+ representation, which I’m excited to see even more of in future books. I’m so ready for the sequel after that ending! If you enjoyed The Curse Workers, The Lynburn Legacy, or The Hunger Games- this is a book you should check out. I would highly recommend this book to anyone who loves morally gray characters,
dangerous competitions, and magic that comes with a heavy price.

Thank you so much to Amanda Foody, Christine Lynn Herman, Tor Teen, and Netgalley for a free ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.