Once a Villain, Vanessa Len
Once a Villain, Vanessa Len
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Once a Villain

Author: Vanessa Len

Narrator: Vera Chok

Unabridged: 15 hr 24 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 08/19/2025


Synopsis

"Mind-bending, heart wrenching, and unputdownable!”  —Stephanie Garber, New York Times bestselling author of the Caraval series, on Only a MonsterThe final book in the lauded Only a Monster trilogy is here—where the unstoppable love and high stakes of Divine Rivals meets the propulsive thrills of This Savage Song in a last-ditch, breathless race against time.Joan has failed to stop Eleanor.Now Eleanor rules over a cruel new timeline where monsters live openly among humans, preying on them and subjugating them.Nick—once a hero to humans, and Joan’s first love—is tormented by the choice he made to save her over the timeline itself. And Aaron—the ruthless heir to a powerful monster family—now finds himself in a world where monsters have power beyond imagining while his feelings for Joan grow.Wrenched between love and rivalry, the three of them must negotiate their fractured pasts to survive the new world and restore what was lost. Because only they remember that there was once a better timeline.But how will they defeat a whole world of monsters with control over time itself? 

About Vanessa Len

Vanessa Len writes YA fantasy about girl antiheroes, monsters, and enemies who are maybe in love. She’s read every Diana Wynne Jones book more times than she can count. She’s a graduate of the Clarion Writers’ Workshop, and she lives in Melbourne, Australia. Only a Monster is Vanessa’s first novel, and you can visit her online at vanessalen.com.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Ashley on August 20, 2025

Wtf was that ending😭 Quotes: "Aaron's gaze flicked to Joan as if by instinct." "We don't touch what isn't ours." Aaron sounded ice cold—exactly like his counterpart." Pre review (30/8/23): I need to read this book immediately and if Aaron isn't endgame I will sue.......more

Goodreads review by Isabelle (the Book Dutchesses) on May 23, 2025

Can't wait for this one! The title better be Always A Villain!......more

Goodreads review by braidee on September 17, 2023

gonna cry aaron better be the star of this book......more

Goodreads review by kaylee on August 15, 2025

vanessa len if i was your editor nick ward would have been deleted two books ago. everything felt rushed and everyone felt sooo out of character!!! IN ACTUAL DISBELIEF.......more

Goodreads review by ✨Chigozie~Cozy✨ on July 23, 2024

I get that it's Nick x Joan in the "True Timeline", but we all know that ✨Aaron Oliver✨ MUST be endgame. We will not settle for anything less. UPDATE JULY 2024: For anyone who’s interested, I sent an email to Vanessa asking for some kind of update and was told we can expect the final instalment around......more