The audiobook edition is a truly wonderful way to experience Brennan's incredibly unique take on a high fantasy story. The narrator effortlessly brings each of the characters alive with their own very unique voices.

Long Live Evil is a cheeky book where it asks the reader what they would do if they were suddenly transported into their favourite fantasy world and then it says "but what if you were a villain?" I loved our protag and her scheming but also her unflinching joie de vivre. She is surrounded by a vivid cast of characters who only enhance the reading experience.

I had such a good time with this book, absolutely laughing myself silly and screaming with joy at so many quotable lines. I also really appreciated the way that pop culture references were included in the book in a way that felt like playful winks to the reader as opposed to being direct references to things that can quickly date a book. 

The fact that this book is a story within a story creates a meta element to the storytelling where it could directly address tropes and archetypes; this was something that I really enjoyed and think it would appeal to fans of Discworld and/or Alix E. Harrow's Fractured Fables series.

This book is a real treat and I am so excited for more people to experience it.