Violet Thistlewaite Is Not a Villain Anymore
#5583.78 of 664 ranked universes · full ranking
Books 1 book Status Ongoing 2025–present Reading commitment Low Emily Krempholtz Last reviewed 2026-08-20
Overview
A 2025 cozy fantasy romance debut: a reformed villain, once trained by an evil sorcerer, opens a flower shop in a small magical town and shares a greenhouse with a grumpy alchemist while the two navigate a growing romance and a mysterious blight threatening the community.
Cozy fantasy, Romantasy · For Adult
Core Canon: Reading Order (1 work) counts toward ranking
Violet Thistlewaite Is Not a Villain Anymore (2025) core · 3.78 (25,523 ratings); A reformed villain opens a flower shop in a small magical town; debut novel, first of a planned same-world set of loosely linked cozy romances.
Quick answers
- How many books are in Violet Thistlewaite Is Not a Villain Anymore? Violet Thistlewaite Is Not a Villain Anymore's Core Canon is 1 book.
- Is Violet Thistlewaite Is Not a Villain Anymore finished? Ongoing (2025–present).
- How much reading does Violet Thistlewaite Is Not a Villain Anymore take? Low reading commitment (estimated from 1 Core Canon book · ~360 pages).
- How is Violet Thistlewaite Is Not a Villain Anymore ranked? #558 of 664 ranked universes on this site, based on 25,523 reader ratings across 1 Core Canon book. See the full ranking for how this is calculated.
Why is it ranked #558?
Ranked #558 of 664 ranked universes.
- Average reader rating of 3.78 across 1 core book.
- A smaller readership (25,523 ratings), so the score carries less weight of numbers.
- Less than 0.01 behind #557, Starling House (a finer tie-break level decides the order).
- Below the top-10 average of 4.45.
- A single standalone novel: ranked on that one book alone.
Why explore this universe?
Rated · 1 book · Ongoing · 26k ratings · Ranks #558 overall
Good choice if you want a quick, low-commitment cozy fantasy universe that's still ongoing, with new books still coming.
Reading order
A single Core Canon work: no sequencing question to resolve.
Awards (verified)
- No awards found for this universe.
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Official resources
Research details
Ranking metrics: weighted average 3.78 across 25,523 ratings on 1 Core Canon book. See Why is it ranked here? above for the full breakdown, or the full ranking.
How do we know this?
Admission: Admit Violet Thistlewaite Is Not a Villain Anymore (Emily Krempholtz) accepted 2026-08-20
Sources: (see source tier definitions)
- Publisher listing: Violet Thistlewaite Is Not a Villain Anymore Tier 1
- Author website: Emily Krempholtz Tier 2
- Rating-platform listing: Violet Thistlewaite Is Not a Villain Anymore Tier 3
Last reviewed: 2026-08-20
Rule: Single-author universe; its one published novel is Core Canon. A same-world follow-up (Prudence Marsh Is Not a Nobody Anymore) is announced for November 2026 but stays out of scope until it is actually published.