Starter Villain runs a silly premise up the flagpole and finds some of the logical holes in it. I found the pacing a bit slow in the first part only because the blurb gave away the surprise, so the buildup to the big reveal about Charlie's uncle took too long. Had I not know what to expect, it probably would have been fine. I liked all the characters, but I suspect he'll be pilloried for a practically all-white cast and of course the sheer joy of swearing some characters have puts some people off. Ah well.