Tales of Supervillainy: Cindy's Seven

The Supervillainy Saga, Book 8

De: C. T. Phipps

Narrado por: Heather Costa, Jeffrey Kafer

Duración: 7 h y 11 m

Resumen del Editor

Cindy Wakowski a.k.a. Red Riding Hood is the second-most feared villain in Falconcrest City. Unfortunately, she soon discovers that is only because she's considered Merciless: The Supervillainy without Mercy™'s favorite henchwoman. Determined to prove herself every bit her boyfriend's equal, if not superior, Cindy assembles a team of other villains to go after the largest treasure trove in the world: the hoard of the Dragon King.

Unfortunately, things start going sideways from the start. An ex-boyfriend of hers turned eldritch horror wants revenge, other villains don't want anything to do with her plan, and the Foundation for World Harmony has put out a death warrant on her head. Merciless has also decided to engage in a little friendly competition that Cindy wants nothing to do with. Can she steal slay the dragon and claim its treasure? Will she let her ego and impatience get in the way? Also, who is Red Sindi and what relationship does she have with our antiheroine?

Tales of Supervillainy: Cindy's Seven is the eighth novel of the best-selling Supervillainy Saga series and the first from the perspective of its most popular supporting character!

©2022 Charles Phipps (P)2023 David N. Wilson

Fun Time

Even tho it's kinda a spin off, this book and the series are great. You'll love the story and the characters, or at least have fun listening!

Ehhhhh... definitely mediocre for this series.

First I'd like to start out by saying that I am a CT Phipps fan and the supervillainy series is one of my favorites. However, for whatever reason this book was mediocre. I'm not going to say that it was bad because it wasn't bad. BUT, it definitely wasn't up to the level of the other books in the series. The narration was good but Cindy's voice was more annoying than anything. I know actors/narrators have a vast array of voices that they use and not all of them are as appealing as others. I just don't think that the choice for Cindy's voice was up to par with her personality. A lot of the story seemed forced and the normal banter and pop culture references just didn't measure up with the other books. This might be a good reason to show why supporting cast should stay supporting. Cindy is a great character overall but she's definitely a supporting character and not a good one for a main focus. If you're a fan of the series it might be worth giving it a listen but I would have to say it's definitely the bottom of the list out of all the supervillainy books in the series.

just cant get enough of C T Phipps humore

have loved everything about this series, it doesn't take its self too serious and always makes me smile when listening to it. hope this series never ends! And ps. the author is a great guy that interacts with his fans online A LOT!!

Cindy wants and deserves to be seen as more.

I listened to the audio book, and Heather voicing Cindy, I thought her accent was natural for her. But, I needed to adjust to her pace. I even slowed the audio at times because I couldn't keep up with her quick speak. I know Cindy has many great references but the words all ran together and I struggled to catch all the quick remarks. These books are always known for the fun fantasy, science fiction, and 80's references.

All are close. Like one big family. They love each other and know there are flaws in each, but they work together to cover for where one is less. Like Cindy knows she's not a good mom, so there's Mandy and Amanda and Gary's sister and such a close network here that help raise the girls and help each other. I love the comfort here.

Cindy is tired of being Gary's hench woman and wants to be seen as more. So she comes up with her own plan...steal the dragon's treasure. However, this mission becomes way more than such a simple task. There's more going on with the dragon! And with a few of the family members. They all face something personal as the story goes.

Mandy comments that Cindy is mentally 14. lol! I have to agree with this! She's a chatter box and half of what's said doesn't make sense in logic. lol.

These are fun adventures with Cindy at the lead with her friends and family. Always fun in this world.

love it

love this book. can't wait for the next one to come out. Cindy does not disappoint.

I liked having Cindy's POV for this one

Up until this point, the Supervillainy Saga was told by Gary Karkofsky (a.k.a Merciless: The Supervillain without Mercy™). This story is told by Cindy Wakowski (a.k.a. Red Riding Hood), Gary’s henchwench/sidekick. She wants to prove she’s just as good as Gary. She decides to pull together a team, which she calls Cindy’s Seven. There is a bit of confusion on if she’s supposed to have seven people in her team, or if it should be six plus her. Cindy is planning on the biggest heist of the series yet, stealing the hoard of the Dragon King, a.k.a. Smog (not Smaug).

I really enjoyed this story with Cindy being the storyteller. I’ve always found her to be an interesting character. I will say, being in her head is a bit different. She’s not Gary and her thought process is completely different. She’s not only Gary’s sidekick, but also one of several women Gary is sleeping with. They have a very complicated relationship. They do have a child together (and Gary has a second child with a superhero). While the kids have been part of the story in the past, it was always a very small part. Now, they are growing up and are able to be part of the action. They are both super smart and there are some powers involved. I really loved seeing more of Leia and Mimi.

This story is similar to the previous books in that there is a ton of humor, lots of pop culture, references to today’s society and characters that give new meaning to chaos. I do like the different POV, though I’m glad to see that Phipps has no intention of walking away from Gary’s POV. I was also glad to see that he also might try some other POVs, like say, Mandy. I’m going to throw my two cents and suggest a book with one or both of the girls in the main character role.

Narration:
Heather Costa is a new addition to the Supervillainy Saga. With the new female POV, a new female narrator needed to be added. She’s a wonderful narrator. She’s great with large casts of characters and is great with the pacing and tone of the story. I’ve listened to her for a few books and I always double check when I see her listed as the narrator.

If you know me, you know my love of Jeffery Kafer. There is nothing I can say that I haven’t said before. He’s one of my favorite male narrators.

This is not the first time I’ve listened to Costa. It is the first time I’ve listened to her in a duet style narration with Jeffery Kafer. Duet style is not high on my list of favorite styles of narration. With this, Costa reads all the narration and the female voices. Kafer reads all male voices. The people I’ve listened to use this narration style in the past, it was a bit jarring going back and forth between two narrators even within the same sentence. That was not the case with Costa and Kafer. They seamlessly go back and forth between the two voices. They gave me a new appreciation of this style of narration.

Oh, and they included a blooper reel at the end of the book, which is a lot of fun. This should be included in all audiobooks. LOL

**I'd like to thank the author for providing me with a copy of this audiobook in exchange for an honest review.

a change of pace

it's was interesting hearing the story from Cindy's point of view. wasn't the best book in the series but solid for sure.

Very Funny Quipping Super Heroes

A super funny critique of current culture in the guise of super heroes quipping about life and their quest to defend others in a sinful city.

Endnote: If you are an audiobook addict, be sure to stay in listen mode for the dual narrator blooper bits at the end. Jackie Chan would be proud.

Move over, Gary: this time, it's all about Cindy

Cindy’s Seven is labeled as the 8th book in C.T. Phipps's Supervillainy Saga, following The Horror of Supervillainy. Though it takes place after the previous book's events, Cindy’s Seven is a departure from the previous Supervillainy Saga books. It’s enough to be a spin-off series on its own, and rather than focusing on Gary as in the previous seven books, the narrative is recounted from Cindy’s point of view. I’ve loved the previous books, but this change up makes sense, as the plot is driven by her desire to move out from Gary’s shadow and to be seen as a true supervillain on her own (rather than just Merciless: The Supervillainy without Mercy™'s sidekick). However, the best part of the POV change is the dual narration of the audiobook by Heather Costa and Jeffrey Kafer. If you only have read the book, you’ve seriously missed out on a golden performance.

If you are reading the review for the 8th book in a series, I’m going to assume that you’ve already had the pleasure of experiencing the previous seven books and have enjoyed the unique and comical tone of the series. Therefore, this review will focus on what’s different in Cindy’s Seven – mainly because this book is obviously all about Cindy.

Though the POV character changed, Cindy’s Seven still has the zany antics and wild plot twists I’ve loved throughout the series. It does, however, have a slightly different feel, as I think it's more story-focused and less parody/satire than previous books. The POV character change-up makes it distinct, as Cindy’s storytelling is distinguishable from Gary’s snarky, wild, and often indecipherable narration. Cindy seems somehow to be a more logical (at least in that her crazy is more internally consistent) and goal-driven character. Most of her references are to the fantasy and sci-fi genres of books, games, and movies rather than Gary’s dialog of anything-goes, neverending, and sometimes random pop culture. It’s weird to realize that Cindy may actually be the more stable of the two.

In summary, Cindy’s Seven is an excellent book on its own, and though it's different from the Supervillainy Saga's other books, it's a good different. I’m torn between wanting a true Cindy POV sequel to Cindy’s Seven and a more Gary-focused, “classic” Supervillainy Saga book. Maybe it's time for a multiple-POV book for the 9th installment! And to reiterate my earlier mention regarding the audiobook narration, both Costa and Kafer are already outstanding solo narrators, but together, they are amazing. Unlike other dually narrated books, they don’t just alternate reading chapters but instead perform parts for the male and female dialog; their combined talent results in Cindy’s Seven having flawless narration.

Special thanks to C.T. Phipps, who provided me with this book at my request.

Just as good as the rest. Maybe better!

So, this is hands down my favorite series from CT Phipps, and this installment doesn't disappoint. I'm a huge Harley Quinn fan, especially the animated series. Kaley Cuoco was born to voice harley. So now we focus on the Harley Quinn-esque character in the Supervillainy series, which is just the cherry on top of a super sunday.
Cindy is tired of being known as nothing but a sidekick, or even worse, henchwench, and sets out to prove she's a grade-A supervillain in her own right, so she puts together a crew to Ocean's Seven, or six or eight depending on how you want to count--hey, counting is for nerds--not just a dragon's hoarde but THE dragon's horde.
Given Cindy's managerial skills are about as fine-tuned as her parenting skills, hilarity ensues. Absolutely check it and the other books in the series out today!