This book is available from Goodreads | Amazon | BN | Sony | Kobo iBooks | All Romance eBooks. How about a web series? Pleeeeease? See, now I'm begging. Henchman Story Review Score Definition It’s a good game, but the bad may be harder to ignore than usual. The Henchman’s War reminded me, in tone and construct, of the A-list actor’s 2008 adaptation of the coarse video game Max Payne, also about a lone. Thanks Mari Fee, now get going on the series. “He stole all the quarters in three states to protest, and I quote, 'the dictatorship of parking meters.'”īurke shrugged. He's an evil supervillain”, Gina said flatly. “Listen to reason? By definition, Static is unreasonable. I'll always be grateful for certain lines of dialogue: In short, you can read this book in roughly the same amount of time it takes to drink a frappachino and both experiences are similarly enjoyable. Secondly, even though the henchman thing was original the story itself was very predictable.įinal quibble: at times Gina was way too stupid to live, but once she adjusted to her new circumstances she became quite the badass, which gives me another reason to want to read the next installment. Really, this is a sitcom that must happen. In fact, I need it to be a TV show, especially since I've watched all the episodes of The Tick on DVD and there is a void in my life that even Community cannot fill. I don't want the actual novella to be longer. If I must quibble, I'd say first of all that the story ends quickly and is more like the pilot to an awesome TV show than a full romance novel. If you ever wanted to know why someone would want to be a henchman, or how to apply for the job, this is your chance to find out. Things stay light and funny throughout even as the questions they raise are intelligent and interesting. This book explores some of the same themes as the movie Megamind and the darker novel Soon I Will Be Invincible, but by focusing on the role of the henchman, the story stays fresh. Sparks more than he seems? Will we ever learn the secret behind EnClo? Will Gina ever, ever get a raise? All these questions and more are answered in the course of Gina and Burke's first mayhem filled date. Henchman Story is basically a visual novel with branching story paths, 11 endings, and full voice acting, and it follows Stan, an unlucky henchman to the. All that changes when Burke (GET IT? BURKE? HEE HEE) shows up with his mysterious boss, Mr. Apparently gestating hundreds of acidic babies makes alien queens judgmental”). She keeps a toy Alien Queen in her inbox and plays scrabble at work all day (“The little plastic Alien Queen seemed to give her a reproachful look for her laziness. Gina is a bored receptionist for EnClo Corporation. But it does its job of telling a first date superhero story superbly and is fun and interesting and left me wanting to read about the further adventures of Burke and Gina. ![]() There's no sex and no major resolution to the romance – this is a book about a first date, not a full-scale romance. Many, many points to author Mari Fee for finding an original take on telling a superhero story. ![]() How to Date a Henchman is short and blissfully fluffy, but it is also quite original.
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