Top 5 Wednesday: Favorite Villains

Hello everyone! We're back with another Top 5 Wednesday and I'm so excited about this one. The topics this month are pretty awesome and this week is no exception. For this wonderful day of October the 10th, we're discussing our top 5 favorite villains.

At number five, I decided to go with Corien from Furyborn by Claire Legrand. We don't see as much of him as some of the other characters in this first book, but I love him already. He's like that villain that you hate to love.

For number four, I picked the Volturi from the Twilight Saga by Stephenie Meyer. For me, there's something just so timeless about the Volturi and this series. It's been such a staple of my life for so long that the Volturi have always been a set of villains at the back of my mind.

Number 3 I'm going with Voldemort from Harry Potter. He's just a classic villain that I had to go with, and, as opposed to Umbridge, I don't hate hate him. I enjoy him as a villain even if I don't particularly love him. I still think he's an asshole with a weird obsession with Harry, but I also find him to be an enjoyable antagonist. 

For number 2, I'm choosing Sebastian Morgentstern from The Mortal Instruments by Cassandra Clare. Another staple of my middle school years, this series was so amazing to me and I always loved Sebastian no matter how many terrible things he did. (Also cue me being behind on the Shadowhunters show and not realizing that this gorgeous person was playing Sebastian)

And, at number 1, we have AIDAN from the Illuminae Files trilogy by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff. How can I not love AIDAN? It's a killer monster AI yet it develops feelings and I just love AIDAN, ok? Its character development is just on point and I only wish we were getting more books set in this universe so that I could get more AIDAN in my life! 

Who are your top 5 favorite villains? Do we have any of the same ones? Let me know down below! Also, feel free to join the Goodreads Top 5 Wednesday Group to keep up to date on the latest topics and see everyone's posts! 

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Lauren

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Top 5 Wednesday: Favorite Villains

Hello all! I know that I didn't post a Top 5 Wednesday last week and I apologize...I totally forgot about it until it was already Thursday. I had an excuse though: it was the day after I moved home from college and I had a lot to do (such as unpack all of my books and sort my bookshelves). However, I'm back this week with a super exciting Top 5! As I stated in my last T5W, this month we all got to pick our topics in part of a T5W rewind. This week I decided to go with Favorite Villains. 

I am super excited for this one because I just love to hate so many characters. I mean, they're definitely bad people, but I just love reading about them! This is definitely different than the antagonists that I hate with a burning passion, though. Let's go ahead and jump right in!

Number 5 is Seraph's stalker from the Seraph Black series. I know their identity and I know the entire storyline from the very beginning to the end of the series, but I also don't want to spoil anything about who it is because it is somewhat of a big reveal. At the base, in the first book, they are Seraph's stalker. Throughout the books, we see inside their mind and inside their motivations, as well as into their past. It was really quite compelling.

Coming in at number 4 we have Loki from a whole plethora of Marvel movies and comics. I just really love Loki, okay. He was always such a fun villain to watch and I always smile when I see him in a movie. Tom Hiddleston also does an excellent portrayal and I couldn't be happier. 

At number 3, I chose Darth Vader/Anakin Skywalker from the Star Wars movies. I think he's definitely one of my favorites because we see his growth from a little boy into Darth Vader. I also love that, while he was a part of the dark side, he chose a path of good eventually, even if it was only minutes before his death. 

For number 2, I decided to pick Voldemort from any of the Harry Potter movies. I feel like this list wouldn't be complete without him. He really was the first "villain" that I truly encountered because I read HP so long ago. I think that he's on this list mostly because we saw his backstory and his growth into Voldemort, and I always find it fun to see how a villain became who they are. 

And finally, at number 1, we have AIDAN from The Illuminae Files trilogy. Of course, AIDAN borders right on the line between villain and good guy, but he has definitely done some villainous things. It's hard to truly judge AIDAN, though, because he was programmed the think the way he does. Still, I loved his character in Illuminae and I can't wait to see him in Obsidio. 

Well, there you have it. Those are my top 5 villains that I love! I left off some villains that I just absolutely loathe, such as Maeve, Umbridge, Amarantha, and those of the like, simply because I don't even love to hate them. I just hate them outright. Overall, this was fun to do and I'm excited for the topic that I have picked out for next week!

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Thanks for reading! Stay tuned for some upcoming posts such as my Fierce Reads Tour Experience, Furyborn review, and a potential giveaway!

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Lauren

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