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- Content warnings: Parental abuse, Violence, Murder, Kidnapping, Captivity, Animal death, Sexual content
Not All Himbos Wear Capes
by C. Rochelle
Book 1 in Villainous Things
A superhero-villain romcom that is laugh-out-loud funny and filthy in equal measure, with a surprisingly real hurt/comfort core under all the Lycra.
goodreads 4.2/5 7,003 ratings
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Length420 pages
Series statusOngoing series
Spice5/5 · Playful / funny
PacingFast
Story profile
What the story promises
The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.
Romance promise
- Grumpy sunshine
- M/M
- Insta-love
- High
- Playful / funny
- Feel-good
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- Villain
- Fated mates
- Dominant / submissive
- The swoon
- Morally gray
- Hurt/comfort
- Kink-heavy / BDSM focus
- Book boyfriend/girlfriend acquired
- Sunshine hero
- Morally gray love interest (LI)
- Frequent explicit scenes
- Pure joy
- Golden retriever
- Star-crossed
- Dirty talk (sweet/playful)
- Anti-hero
- Found family
- Possessive/protective
- Age gap romance
- Praise kink
- Possessive love interest
- Size difference focus
- Power exchange
- Dominance
- BDSM elements
- Bondage/restraint
- Daddy dom / mommy dom
- Degradation (light)
- Edging/denial
- Impact play (spanking/hitting)
- Gagging / throat use
- Creampie themes
Fantasy promise
- Paranormal romance
- Hidden identity
- Big city / metropolis
- Paranormal
- Forbidden love
- Antihero romance
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- Opposites attract
Reading experience
- Dual POV
- Fast
- Humorous
- Moderate
- Medium
- Gay
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- Playful
- Witty
- Queer
- Steamy
- Edgy
- Bisexual MC
- Lighthearted
- Banter-heavy
- Seductive
- Sarcastic
- Unputdownable
- Series binge material
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Book details
- Length
- 420 pages
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book