I'm in Love with the Villainess (Light Novel) Vol. 2
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LotsChrono
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This is a more flawed， but still enjoyable continuation of the series。 Perhaps what makes it feels the most as such is because the readers are always left out of the planning and， also not knowing to what extent the MC’s knowledge about this world reaches， we find that most things can just *happen* and be explained away。 Perhaps the most egregious of this was the MC’s past being delved into mostly to， within a few pages later， bring up something that relates to her。This wasn’t necessarily a prob This is a more flawed， but still enjoyable continuation of the series。 Perhaps what makes it feels the most as such is because the readers are always left out of the planning and， also not knowing to what extent the MC’s knowledge about this world reaches， we find that most things can just *happen* and be explained away。 Perhaps the most egregious of this was the MC’s past being delved into mostly to， within a few pages later， bring up something that relates to her。This wasn’t necessarily a problem in the first volume because the focus of that had been mainly on the interpersonal relationships。 Here， when things become grander， the problem becomes noticeable。 。。。more
Lady V。
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A fantastic follow-up to the first volume that I feel resolved （at least partially） some of the issues I had with the first one。 This one actually forces the main character to confront her godhood， her limitations and to grow， to be genuine， which was a very satisfying way to resolve the issue and give us a very， very satisfying ending （especially the bonus chapter being such a sapphic tear-jerker）。 If you're looking for a fun， satisfying lesbian novel， this is for you。 One persistent problem th A fantastic follow-up to the first volume that I feel resolved （at least partially） some of the issues I had with the first one。 This one actually forces the main character to confront her godhood， her limitations and to grow， to be genuine， which was a very satisfying way to resolve the issue and give us a very， very satisfying ending （especially the bonus chapter being such a sapphic tear-jerker）。 If you're looking for a fun， satisfying lesbian novel， this is for you。 One persistent problem that has remained between both volumes is the authorship。。。 The writing has definitely improved， and I don't want to make too fine a point given I am reading a translation， but the fact still remains that it leaves a lot to be desired。 But I do feel that the author has a lot of potential， and this is their first work， so I am definitely looking forward to anything else they write！ （including the other three volumes in this series， despite the seemingly satisfying story wrap up）One final thought， the chapter that focused on transness。。。 It is seemingly well-intentioned， but emblematic of people who do not truly understand trans people trying to write and support trans people。 Trans people are， and have always been， their own strongest advocates and pushers for autonomy and support。 The fact that Yu is side-lined to such an extreme extent （does she even get 10 lines of dialogue in the chapter that resolved around her） as the protagonist is trying to sort out her own feelings and experiences is but a gross example of cis* people's inability to decenter themselves in these discussions。 。。。more
Yeyoung Won
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Cute！ It’s one of those stories where everything goes perfect in the end because the protagonist is omniscient and has planned for everything to go their way since the beginning， but honestly I wasn’t expecting anything else from an isekai light novel。There’s some moments in this book where it touches on confronting anti-LGBT discrimination， including anti-trans ideologies。 It’s not really delved into that deeply but it was still a pleasant surprise。 On the other hand， the book treats a （blood-r Cute！ It’s one of those stories where everything goes perfect in the end because the protagonist is omniscient and has planned for everything to go their way since the beginning， but honestly I wasn’t expecting anything else from an isekai light novel。There’s some moments in this book where it touches on confronting anti-LGBT discrimination， including anti-trans ideologies。 It’s not really delved into that deeply but it was still a pleasant surprise。 On the other hand， the book treats a （blood-related！） brother-sister incest couple in a positive light with pretty much no condemnation of the fact that they’re siblings， which was REALLY uncomfortable。 So。。。。 you can’t win I guess。。。。 。。。more
Miel Violet
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My actual review is 4。5 stars - definitely improved on things I felt lackluster about in the first book （3。5 stars， rounded up for GR） - but decided to round up again rather than round down because it gave me multiple wlw happily ever afters， including one for a trans lesbian that is instantly accepted by the sapphics around her & her childhood friend love interest。 inori said "yo F*CK terfs" and I love that for us。TWs below， some spoilery:- Discussion of homophobia/transphobia， though it is lar My actual review is 4。5 stars - definitely improved on things I felt lackluster about in the first book （3。5 stars， rounded up for GR） - but decided to round up again rather than round down because it gave me multiple wlw happily ever afters， including one for a trans lesbian that is instantly accepted by the sapphics around her & her childhood friend love interest。 inori said "yo F*CK terfs" and I love that for us。TWs below， some spoilery:- Discussion of homophobia/transphobia， though it is largely overcome and characters are allowed to live happily ever after。（view spoiler）[Suicide - A backstory character who killed themself due to overwhelming dysphoria - though this also leads to a touching and heartwarming moment of resolution/closure。- Incest: A minor side character who is revealed to be in an （off-screen， consensual） romance with a sibling towards the end of the first book reappears for the finale。 （hide spoiler）] 。。。more
Dave Lennert
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Okay， I’m a sucker for a good， sweet love story。 So I loved this book。 Rae’s omniscience begins to falter as her interactions with world events begins to take them on a new trajectory unknown to her。 Can she still save Claire？These events are causing Claire herself to change in profound ways。 Will she still be the same person Rae loves？Lots of deepening relationships with side characters make things richer and more interesting。And Rae and Claire’s interactions are just cute beyond words。
tatterpunk
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THREE STARS。Whelp。This one had higher highs than the previous novel， but also lower lows -- and by lower， I mean so much more boring and fragmented。 My major complaint for the first book was how thin the worldbuilding was， and yet somehow the attempt to elaborate on it only made things worse。 And the irrepressible charm of the romance falls by the wayside。。。 unfortunate， considering （view spoiler）[they get together officially in this volume。 And it's sweet！ But it lacks any real drama of oomph t THREE STARS。Whelp。This one had higher highs than the previous novel， but also lower lows -- and by lower， I mean so much more boring and fragmented。 My major complaint for the first book was how thin the worldbuilding was， and yet somehow the attempt to elaborate on it only made things worse。 And the irrepressible charm of the romance falls by the wayside。。。 unfortunate， considering （view spoiler）[they get together officially in this volume。 And it's sweet！ But it lacks any real drama of oomph to it。 It just kind of。。。 happens。 Which again， the one thing I thought this series would deliver on was DRAMA。 I respect it for trying to be more than indulgent silliness and power fantasies。。。 and yet， somehow， it's not as enjoyable when it succeeds。 :/ （hide spoiler）]On the other hand: some awesome development of Claire as a character， more delving into queer issues and identities， that absolute banger of a "black moment" scene。。。 so you know what， I'm probably not going to bother with the third volume， but I'm not sorry I picked this series up。 （And I'll keep an eye out for the manga adaptation。） This was a fun and unique read。 。。。more
Amelia
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This book is such a powerful emotional read。 It feels like the author/editor took all the feedback from the first volume， cleaned up the complaints， and then ratcheted up the emotional impact and character development。 This book was so good I want to give the first novel a better score on the merits of this book alone。This book had me gasping and shouting at the pages from the beginning。 I was completely pulled into every character's struggle and victory。 I could not put this book down until I c This book is such a powerful emotional read。 It feels like the author/editor took all the feedback from the first volume， cleaned up the complaints， and then ratcheted up the emotional impact and character development。 This book was so good I want to give the first novel a better score on the merits of this book alone。This book had me gasping and shouting at the pages from the beginning。 I was completely pulled into every character's struggle and victory。 I could not put this book down until I cried my way through the last pages。The book also upped the amount of discussion of LGBTQ issues from the first volume。 This felt even more authentic this time around as it touched on not only "things you should know as a straight person/ally" but started dipping into inner community issues。The author also quickly went from Volume One's "the one lesbian in the world" to "this is my art and I get to choose the improbable amount of LGBTQ rep in it" in Volume two， and for that， I applaud the author and look forward top more from them。I think the only flaw here is that this book felt so full of content with so many arcs it probably could have been split and expanded。 Or maybe that is latent want for more speaking。 。。。more
Bentgaidin
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'I'm In Love With the Villainess，' vol 2， has to try and thread the needle of its promised revolution and the resolution of its love story with a particularly adamant noble daughter; it does find its way to a happy ending， but because it can't quite seem to commit to the chaos of actual revolution， it instead layers on several convoluted plots and lets its heroines and the country escape relatively unscathed。 It feels sort of like the author realizing that， as good as the two characters are toge 'I'm In Love With the Villainess，' vol 2， has to try and thread the needle of its promised revolution and the resolution of its love story with a particularly adamant noble daughter; it does find its way to a happy ending， but because it can't quite seem to commit to the chaos of actual revolution， it instead layers on several convoluted plots and lets its heroines and the country escape relatively unscathed。 It feels sort of like the author realizing that， as good as the two characters are together， their differences were going to pull them apart short of a deus ex machina; otherwise Claire wasn't going to remain both the villainess and someone that Rei could love。 I'd love to see an adaptation done where the end-game plotting was instead woven through the entire story; light novels getting turned into manga and/or anime would be the perfect place for this sort of editorial touch-up。 Other than that， it's a very cute story with lots of good moments， it's explicitly queer and trans friendly， and the whole bicker to banter to loving teasing arc is a great thing; that its romantic genre meant it wasn't going to actually blow up the whole social structure and deal with that fallout is hard to count too much against it。 。。。more
Pieter
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Like in a typical dating game， the common route has ended， and Rea has started on Claire's route。 Since Rea knows little about the path， she has to work out to reach the good ending。 After all， changing even little things can impact the overall story。Less silliness， more drama， as is in my experience fairly typical for dating games/visual novels。 It gives the world building more substance， although it still is more about the characters and their development。 The characters is were it shines - th Like in a typical dating game， the common route has ended， and Rea has started on Claire's route。 Since Rea knows little about the path， she has to work out to reach the good ending。 After all， changing even little things can impact the overall story。Less silliness， more drama， as is in my experience fairly typical for dating games/visual novels。 It gives the world building more substance， although it still is more about the characters and their development。 The characters is were it shines - the characters show surprising complexity for the genre。 The magic system lack substance and the politics are still a bit simplistic。 Still， enough humour and the drama is relatively short/glossed over quick enough to keep it an entertaining read。 I liked the ending， even though the epilogue felt a bit superfluous and I could have done without。All in all， an entertaining read and good end to the duology （is that a word？）。 。。。more
Yuri Simp
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I adore Lily！ She's adorable！ I like Misha， she's savage hahaha， this volume made m。cry a few times！ Loved it！ Specially the last pages！ Babies May/Aleah are absolutely adorable！ I cried again haa ）:。 The illustrations are Divine！ Can't wait to get the volume 3 & 4！ I adore Lily！ She's adorable！ I like Misha， she's savage hahaha， this volume made m。cry a few times！ Loved it！ Specially the last pages！ Babies May/Aleah are absolutely adorable！ I cried again haa ）:。 The illustrations are Divine！ Can't wait to get the volume 3 & 4！ 。。。more
Nathan Lennon
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A genuine ending， if a bit briefSo， keep in mind that， while I'll try to avoid detailed spoilers， I'll have to share *some*。The biggest pro to this volume: there is an actual， distinct ending， as well as a bit of a "where are they now" epilogue。 It deals only with the main named characters with a quick listing （not counting the "heroine and her capture target"）， but that's still more than a *lot* of light novels ever manage。 And， for the most part， it makes sense， even if the ending feels rather A genuine ending， if a bit briefSo， keep in mind that， while I'll try to avoid detailed spoilers， I'll have to share *some*。The biggest pro to this volume: there is an actual， distinct ending， as well as a bit of a "where are they now" epilogue。 It deals only with the main named characters with a quick listing （not counting the "heroine and her capture target"）， but that's still more than a *lot* of light novels ever manage。 And， for the most part， it makes sense， even if the ending feels rather。。。 Rushed。 And sometimes nonsensical （I mean， really？ Wind magic = time control？ *Really*？）， but still solid enough given the setting of a shojou game。 And there *are* happy endings！ Well。 For all the non-het （non-incestous） characters。And while part of me appreciates that， just because of how it inverts some of the dumber tropes around gender and sexuality （and romance）， another part of me finds that， at least， a little sad， for one character especially。 On the other hand， the author didn't go with some variant of a harem/mesh relationship， which would the easy （and lazy） way to do it。 And the epilogue is only set a few months （to a year at most） after the climax。 So it leaves enough to the imagination and the future。I think my biggest issue is that the author/protagonist briefly makes a *very* disparaging comment about "people who love people， regardless of gender or sex"。 Which， given what they reveal about some characters， especially in the protagonist's flashback， and even the nature of her。。。 Romancing？ Seducing？ Winning？ Claire， implies that there's more truth to it than she wants to acknowledge。That aside， this is one the few works I've read that takes a lot of this subject matter head on， and I love it for that。 Even if the protagonist IS a creepy stalker with a masochistic streak。 She just *is*， although it works out。 Still not sure how I feel about that， but suspension of disbelief does *wonders*But still， complaints aside， this is a *lovely* duology with tame yuri， and with a satisfying ending at that。 Can't recommend them enough。 。。。more
Grace W
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（c/p from my review on TheStoryGraph） This one got a little dark and I kind of love that for it。 Not only is this a great enemies to lovers trope but it also has some really cool world building and conversations about inequality in many forms。 I like the path it picked and I liked how the characters changed and grew。 I liked that the romance was clearly strong and two sided by the end of the book。 There are some parts that are pretty tropey but I honestly don't care I had a GREAT time reading th （c/p from my review on TheStoryGraph） This one got a little dark and I kind of love that for it。 Not only is this a great enemies to lovers trope but it also has some really cool world building and conversations about inequality in many forms。 I like the path it picked and I liked how the characters changed and grew。 I liked that the romance was clearly strong and two sided by the end of the book。 There are some parts that are pretty tropey but I honestly don't care I had a GREAT time reading this book。TW for this book include: Homophobia， Transphobia， Violence， Death （including mentions of death by suicide but nothing explicit）， Incest （nothing explicit， not even kissing， but it is mentioned。）， and Infidelity 。。。more
tori
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really nice to see lesbianism destroying the bourgeoisie。claire's development was a big positive surprise， it went smoothly and very well written – as well as every other new lgbt character dealing with their struggles， gender and sexuality。 i have no critical complaints except that i found the final arc a little rushed， but i can understand by this light novel's format， and lene's romantic plot was。。。 a weirdly disappointed choice that i decide to ignore for now。i'm usually motivated by slow bu really nice to see lesbianism destroying the bourgeoisie。claire's development was a big positive surprise， it went smoothly and very well written – as well as every other new lgbt character dealing with their struggles， gender and sexuality。 i have no critical complaints except that i found the final arc a little rushed， but i can understand by this light novel's format， and lene's romantic plot was。。。 a weirdly disappointed choice that i decide to ignore for now。i'm usually motivated by slow burn and angst but i'm excited to see what can happen next in rae x claire's lives as a couple。 great job， inori-sensei！ 。。。more
Alexis
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This book has a lot more serious plot than the first volume。 I greatly enjoyed the series and adored the characters。 I was also glad that the politics weren’t overly confusing and used just enough for me to understand the situation without completely taking over the plot。 I also enjoyed the bonus chapter and us learning about how the characters were doing shortly after。 It’s a good series and I’ll definitely reread it when I want something to make me smile。
Nicole Loop
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 （1am review in bed i edited like 20 times so far。 So now its been a hour just about hah excuse my jumbled mess） This。。。 should have been more than 2 books。 Its rushed at points。 Like there will be a build up to a fight。。 and just skips the fight。。 like in one the girls are gearing up to fight a well trained team thats out to kill them。。 okay im ready。 THE VERY NEXT SENTENCE- the team of killers is mostly depleted of their magic at the moment and kill themselves。。 I literally went "oh。。 what， wai （1am review in bed i edited like 20 times so far。 So now its been a hour just about hah excuse my jumbled mess） This。。。 should have been more than 2 books。 Its rushed at points。 Like there will be a build up to a fight。。 and just skips the fight。。 like in one the girls are gearing up to fight a well trained team thats out to kill them。。 okay im ready。 THE VERY NEXT SENTENCE- the team of killers is mostly depleted of their magic at the moment and kill themselves。。 I literally went "oh。。 what， wait thats it？" And when rae finally tells her friend the whole story and claire that she's from another world and that this world is just a story。。。 they just accept it。。 huh？ They just go "okay sure 👍"What。 Like it takes you out of the story。 TOO MUCH IS HAPPENING AND YOU DON'T HAVE ENOUGH PAGES TO MAKE IT BELIEVABLE。 There are other things that set me off a bit。 Its a revolution。。 no one dies。。 okay fine。。 its fluff romance， but。。。 ugh。 Too much going on and exciting things are rushed。 Something is picked up， looked at a tiny bit， then thrown to the side for the next super shiney plot point。 Its disappointing。 Bc I looked forward to this。 And I feel meh。 Parts would gear up and just be rushed through。 Or you get TOLD WHAT HAPPENS NOT SHOWN。 I hoped the whole thing about everytime Rae tried to change things it would change the game around so it still happened （but worse？） Kept going or why some events were happening at faster rate then when they were meant to。 But egh。 I like it but。。 I don't？ Idk。 I'd rate it 2 and a half or 3 idk murrrr。。。 Im still gonna get the manga lolSpoilers Spoilers！！！ Dole isn't bad。。 he just "played" the part。。 me: EXCUSE ME WAAAAT。 WHERE。。 NO。 No。。 wth。？ SINCE WHEN。THERES A RUMOR OF THANES FATHER MAY NOT BE THE KING。。。 ME:huuuuh？？？ YU IS REALLY A CURSED GIRL？！ Me: WHAT IS GOING ON WHY IS THIS ALL HAPPENING？！？！ A VOLCANO IS ERUPTING！！！-me: AAAAAAAAAHHHH STOP PICK SOMETHING。 ONE THING AT A TIME WHY IS IS ALL IN ONE BOOKREVOLUTION IS HAPPENING！！me: *screams in corner in fear*Thats not even all the damn twists！！！ 。。。more
Miss Susan
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the way inori leveled UP this volumethey said oh？ you wanna know why rae's on that all about claire life？ claire francois has DEPTH， let me show you how！！the way this volume handled the transmigrator 'coming to terms with world expanding beyond their knowledge' problem。。。top tier！ they said my tropes have layers fam！anyways claire/rae for life， extremely pleased that this volume assured us that they're married with kids by the endalso love to see that class revolution， inori said aristocracy isn the way inori leveled UP this volumethey said oh？ you wanna know why rae's on that all about claire life？ claire francois has DEPTH， let me show you how！！the way this volume handled the transmigrator 'coming to terms with world expanding beyond their knowledge' problem。。。top tier！ they said my tropes have layers fam！anyways claire/rae for life， extremely pleased that this volume assured us that they're married with kids by the endalso love to see that class revolution， inori said aristocracy isn't it and i completely agree！4 stars 。。。more
Shan（ Shans_Shelves） 💜
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Oh how I LOVED this。 This book was far from perfect （ and I wasn’t a big fan of a certain plot twist） but overall， the series made me so HAPPY。I highly recommend I’m in love with the Villainess， especially if you enjoy low fantasy character focused novels that feature a loveable cast， slow-burn sapphic romance， and fun villains。 CWs: Homophobia， transphobia， dead-naming， mentions of incestous relationship（ mostly off page side characters）， classism。
Aleksandra
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talented， brilliant， incredible， amazing， show stopping， spectacular， never the same， totally uniquepeak lesbian goodness & fighting aristocracy and class system one kingdom at a time is a combination tailored for me。Truly spectacular novel， I enjoyed it tremendously。
Josh Russell
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Excellent bookI really enjoyed the series and this book was an excellent addition。 I would love a sequel but felt like everything wrapped up perfectly。
Mark
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Rae is still joined at the hip to Claire， staying one step ahead of any possible problems using her knowledge of the game this world is based on。 But at the end of the day， she’s just one person and saving the villainess she loves when an entire society is shifting around them might prove trickier than it first seems。Phew， what a ride。 This book takes a look at how gay the first volume was and happily says ‘hold my queer’。 It’s got no time for coy shenanigans; this is one yuri that would lead a Rae is still joined at the hip to Claire， staying one step ahead of any possible problems using her knowledge of the game this world is based on。 But at the end of the day， she’s just one person and saving the villainess she loves when an entire society is shifting around them might prove trickier than it first seems。Phew， what a ride。 This book takes a look at how gay the first volume was and happily says ‘hold my queer’。 It’s got no time for coy shenanigans; this is one yuri that would lead a pride parade and makes time for other topics like gender dysphoria while it’s at it。The book kicks off with a bang， featuring a truly loathsome minor villain and a challenge that Rae cleverly sidesteps using her aforementioned knowledge。 This both eases us back into the world and also suggests that this book is out to be like its predecessor when it is decidedly not。No， the point this time is that you can plan for a lot of things， but you really can’t plan for other people。 And it’s a smart twist on every isekai protagonist ever who assumes they’re invincible because of how damn clever they are。 Rae has a lot of obstacles in her path in ways she cannot predict and she’s in over her head far more than I was expecting from the opening chapter。When things start going out of control， Rae adapts， adapts， and then adapts some more in a desperate attempt to save the one person who means something to her。 For her part， Claire becomes a wonderfully nuanced character here and her slow change in attitude is one of the book’s triumphs。Amidst all this are some genuinely funny moments as well。 There’s a ridiculous Fate/Stay Night reference that made me laugh even as it shouldn’t have and there’s a swimsuit scene， of all things， that’s as ludicrous as it is deliciously， brilliantly smart about how it gets there。Rae and Claire’s relationship remains the heart of this， as it should be。 If I loved the coming out scene in the first book， I can say nothing wrong about the story of how Rae realized she was gay， which is an emotional thrashing and a half。 Whatever these two achieve by the end feels earned twice over - the author really knows how to put the reader through the ringerMix in a lot of smart machination， some of which has been percolating since the first instalment， and copious action and brinkmanship and you have a book that was a delight to read。 It has triumphs， some great plot twists （one so obvious I smacked myself for not seeing， though it’s nothing compared to what happens shortly after it shows itself）， some big dramatic moments， and an epilogue that tells us where everybody wound up， which I am forever a big sucker for。It’s not perfect - some of it gets a little maudlin， Rae’s mom can be a bit much， they sure did go there with the incest storyline （mercifully kept to the barest minimum of page presence） and the finale might be a little too over-the-top， but I honestly couldn’t care less。 This is one of those books that’s doing five things right for every one thing I might want changed。5 stars - what can I say， I’m exactly the target for this kind of story。 The epilogue is pure delight and this was my “at work book” but I brought it home during the weekends and read it at night and just enjoyed the hell out of it。 It nearly， very nearly， brought me to tears with one very pure exchange at the end and if a book gets me that good then it did something right。I’m not even sure what’s possibly left to bring up in the third volume; it exists but the author’s afterword suggests this was really supposed to be the ending。 Either way I will be there for it the second it comes out。 。。。more
Lauren
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I'm in love with the Villainess manga！ Such a awesome story！ I truly enjoyed it。 The lengths Rae went to， to save her precious Miss Claire。 Their relationship is adorable。 I hope there will be more to their story。 I will definitely purchase it！！ I'm in love with the Villainess manga！ Such a awesome story！ I truly enjoyed it。 The lengths Rae went to， to save her precious Miss Claire。 Their relationship is adorable。 I hope there will be more to their story。 I will definitely purchase it！！ 。。。more
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