Accomplice to the Villain
Book 3 of Assistant to the Villain
Ranked #46 in 100 Most Popular BookTok and Bookstagram Books
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About Accomplice to the Villain
THE INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING SERIES Once Upon a Time meets The Office in Hannah Nicole Maehrer’s laugh-out-loud viral TikTok series turned novel, about the sunshine assistant to an Evil Villain...and their unexpected romance. REWARD OFFERED: Apprentice to The Villain wanted for treason (light), magical property damage (alleged), and one incident involving a weaponized scone (accurate). Frequently seen with a grumpy frog (crowned, judgmental). Answers to “Evie” or “Stop that.” Evie Sage didn’t mean to become the right-hand woman to the kingdom’s most terrifying villain. One minute, she was applying for an entry-level position that promised “light paperwork and occasional beheadings,” and the next, she was knee-deep in magical mayhem, murder plots, and an entirely inappropriate crush on her brooding, sharp-jawed, walking disaster of a boss. Now, with a magical prophecy unraveling, assassins showing up in the break room, and a suspicious amount of frogs wearing crowns, Evie has to figure out how to survive her job without setting the kingdom on fire—or her dignity, which is hanging by a very sarcastic thread. Being evil-adjacent was never part of the five-year plan. But then again...neither was falling for The Villain. A magical office comedy with grumpy bosses, snarky frogs, and definitely-not-feelings. The Assistant and the Villain series is best enjoyed in order. Reading Order: Book #1 Assistant to the Villain Book #2 Apprentice to the Villain Book #3 Accomplice to the Villain
Reader guide at a glance
Use these edition facts and spoiler-light notes to decide whether this book fits your mood, time, and preferred reading experience.
- Audience
- Adult/general
- Commitment
- Part of the Assistant to the Villain series
- Estimated reading time
- 12.0 hours at about 40 pages per hour
- Length
- Standard-length read
- Best for
- Readers seeking survival, villain romance, adventurous, angsty
Why readers are finding Accomplice to the Villain
Accomplice to the Villain by Hannah Nicole Maehrer, published in 2025, is a 470-page book for readers who prefer to browse by the experience of a story, not only by its sales category. Its strongest discovery signals include Survival, Villain Romance, Adventurous, Angsty.
This edition also appears at number 46 in our researched social reading top 100, reflecting current discussion across BookTok alongside longer-running reader interest. The ranking uses one verified English-language print ISBN per work so retailer links, cover metadata, and search results point to a real edition rather than a workbook, translation, or duplicate collector version.
- Print ISBN
- 978-1-649-37554-4
- Published
- 2025
- Pages
- 470
- Series
- Assistant to the Villain #3
