However, obsession, something that is often mistaken for love in the twisted minds of our villains-is something they can feel. Some would say, “Demons can’t love” and they would be right. His whole motivation is to escape his cage and get revenge on those who trapped him and those who killed his newborn son. In The Kiss, the villain is Ash, a demon who has been caged under a mountain for centuries. They may not all have the capacity to love, but they do have that one thing they care about the most and that’s what makes them real. True villains are just as read as you and I. He went about it the wrong way, but he did try. Yes, it’s funny but at the same time, he had a heart and every desire to call out what he thought were aliens. What about that so called redeeming quality? In I Am Wolf he wanted to save the world from “aliens” he was sure invaded the planet. It allows the reader to understand why he is who he is. Is that redeeming? No, but it provides an understanding into his psyche. In turn he didn’t know how to love or how to give it. He is a tragic villain who was abused as a child and never really had any real love in his life. What made him fun to write was that his hallucination was a bimbo named Gracie. He was a schizophrenic poacher who was bit and from there exploded with evil.

So what makes a villain fun to read?įor me, it’s all about those simple redeeming qualities all good bad guys have. It’s what makes us love Magneto, cheer for the bank robbers in Ocean’s Eleven and even why we all love to read about vampires, werewolves and things that go bump in the night. The fun villains to read are those who have a certain vulnerability in them. We get they are the bad guy and they have no redeeming qualities.

What makes a villain real? What makes you love to hate him and want to hug him at the same time? A two dimensional villain has no depth. Thank you for being part of my blog tour for the release of The Kiss, book 2 in the Children of Nox series. I am so excited to tear into the next book in her Children of Nox Series, The Kiss. If you recall, a few months back I reviewed her novel, I Am Wolf, which I thoroughly enjoyed. I am so excited to host a good friend and an esteemed author in her own right.

Immortal embrace by charlotte blackwell