I want a book where the main character is evil or becomes evil through the course of the book. An almost-redemption arc is fine, as long as they don’t embrace it at the end. If it shows they aren’t happy it’s fine, as long as that doesn’t mean they renounce their ways and become “good”. Evil can be fueled by whatever – madness, purely cold psychopathy, complete selfishness.
I searched here and got some recommendations like the Young Elites, which scratched that itch pretty darn well. I’ve also enjoyed books like victor the assassin series, where there are some sympathetic traits but at the end of the day he’s just some guy who kills people for money with very little discrimination.
Fantasy and sci fi can lend themselves well to this kind of story, but I’m not looking for a specific setting.
Not a bad person, I just like indulging in the darkness occasionally.
by NeverChangeBlueWhite