Some call her evil. Most call her wicked. In the end, they will all call her queen. Princess Ivy Pendragon refuses to be denied what’s rightfully hers. The crown belongs on her head. And if she can’t wear it, no one will. But the path to the throne is paved with lust, lies, and betrayal….
Tag: villains
Viviana MacKade – Favorite Villains: Dorian Grey, Gabriel, and Lord of the Rings Villains
Viviana MacKade Dorian Grey form The Picture of Dorian Grey by Oscar Wilde The worst demons we carry around are within ourselves, and we can definitely be the authors of our complete destruction. It’s something that always hit me about this book and its hero/villain/beast. A study on human behavior and drives at its…
Recommended Comic : Age of Resistance – Kylo Ren
Reviews and recommendations on the Compelling Beasts blog are my honest opinion. I purchase the books, comics, and movies that I recommend and review and I do not accept free copies for review. Age of Resistance – Kylo Ren (Tom Taylor, Leonard Kirk, Cory Hamscher) is an intriguing look at Kylo Ren prior to the…
Interview with Ursula Potts from Ursa Major by T.B. Bond
Where are you from? From all over, but the majority of my life as a tadpole was spent in Atlantica. What is your main purpose in life? To be the best. A talent such as mine should be shared with the world. I am the number one potions retailer in the mid-Atlantic soon to be…
Countdown to Kreese – Anticipating Cobra Kai Season 2
If you’ve been watching the Cobra Kai series, you know that Sensei Kreese is back. Generally I’m not wild about purely evil villains, and where the Karate Kid movies left off, Kreese appeared to have no redeeming qualities. What Kreese has is the ability to make people furious. He’s a charismatic monster with a background…
Villains of Crescent Creek
First of all, thank you for having me, Kate! It’s the first time I talk about my villains, so I’ll tell you a bit about all the ones in my series Crescent Creek. In All Those Miles I Walked, we have a classic case of a politician gone bad (I mean, very bad). Frances Hailey…
Serena Joy – Neither Sympathy nor Satisfaction
The Handmaid’s Tale has quite a few villainous characters–many women in a world where females are oppressed. Serena Joy so far is the worst of the worst. Like every great villain, she adds spice to the story. Things become more interesting–and frustrating–when she’s around. Serena is an intelligent woman who used her powers of persuasion…
Guest Blogger: Motivation Makes the Beast by Liese Sherwood-Fabre
In more than one of the many writing classes I completed, the instructor would note at some point, “the villain is the hero of his own story,” the antagonist has as strong a motivation as that of the hero. In the opponent’s mind, what’s behind his/her actions is as compelling and just and right—albeit sometimes…
The Compelling Beasts Blog is 1 Year Old Today!
Good morning! Today the Compelling Beasts Blog is 1 year old. To celebrate, several guest authors are stopping by to tell us about their favorite villain or antihero. With so many great ones to choose from, I know it wasn’t easy to narrow it down to just one. Stephanie Queen will be kicking off the…
Classic Characters: Three Villains
If you’re partial to both love stories and horror stories, Head in the Herbs by Giovanni Boccaccio combines both. It also has three nasty villains. Lovers Lisabetta and Lorenzno are happy with their secret meetings until her three brothers discover them. Back then, a young unmarried woman having sex would destroy her reputation as well…