My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! Vol. 4

eBook, 213 pages

English language

Published July 16, 2019 by J-Novel Club.

ISBN:: 978-1-7183-3206-5
ASIN:: 1718332068
Goodreads:: 45459632

(1 review)

Katarina the "villainess" has successfully lived through the story of the otome game she was reincarnated into without meeting any of the Catastrophic Bad Ends that were destined for her. Now she is excited for the impending school graduation that she never thought she'd live to see. But suddenly, Keith goes missing! Aided by her friends, our favorite villainess goes out in search for her adopted brother, determined to bring him back home. Meanwhile, men and women alike battle it out for the oblivious Katarina's romantic affections. Who will win in this increasingly tense war of love?

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Muse reviewed My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! Vol. 4 by Nami Hidaka (My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! (Light Novel), #4)

Review of 'My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! Vol. 4' on 'Storygraph'

3 stars

It finally happened! The vast majority of this volume wasn’t repeated scenes! Now the author just needs to work on less telling and more showing, and we may have something here. For how dramatic the content is (Kidnapping! More black magic! This world apparently has a slave trade!) that urgency doesn’t come through in the text - possibly because our viewpoint protagonist feels like she’s gotten denser since the end of the previous volume. I was willing to accept that Katarina could not believe that anyone would be interested in her because of her role in the game, but now that it’s over and done with, her being obtuse just feels silly. Not to mention how she openly talks about how she’d marry Maria in a heartbeat if she were a man, despite the narrative trying to place her with Jeord. And don’t get me started on Keith at the …

It finally happened! The vast majority of this volume wasn’t repeated scenes! Now the author just needs to work on less telling and more showing, and we may have something here. For how dramatic the content is (Kidnapping! More black magic! This world apparently has a slave trade!) that urgency doesn’t come through in the text - possibly because our viewpoint protagonist feels like she’s gotten denser since the end of the previous volume. I was willing to accept that Katarina could not believe that anyone would be interested in her because of her role in the game, but now that it’s over and done with, her being obtuse just feels silly. Not to mention how she openly talks about how she’d marry Maria in a heartbeat if she were a man, despite the narrative trying to place her with Jeord. And don’t get me started on Keith at the end of this volume… Overall, this volume is an improvement in technical skill but still leaves a lot to be desired. But I’m rooting for the author! Reading this series feels like I’m watching a writer improve in real time, and I want to see how far they get.

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Light Novel