I have been listening to the Disney Villians series by Serena Valentino for a while now. This is the fifth book in the series and it is my least favourite. I am surprises at how little it does to humanise to Gothel or defend her decisions. The other books really tried to provide explanations for the villians, while acknowledging their fates. I found the Mistress of Evil, Maleficent's story to be the most touching. Gothel is selfish and in decisive from the very beginning, which makes less endearing. But, again she is not completely to blame because the Odd Sisters meddled in her story for their own benefit.