Review of "I'm in Love with the Villainess (Manga) Vol. 4" on 'Storygraph'
4 stars
Wow, so many unexpected things happened! At least for me.
1) Yuu being the only one with common sense in the beginning. I didn't like him that much at first, but since this volume, he kinda grew on me. Which, yea, is all thanks to his logical thinking.
2) Thane assisting Rae and Claire in multiple cases. It's probably the most screen-time he's ever gotten, and also talked the most.
I still think he's hiding something and knows more than he lets people know, but, just like Yuu, he grew on me.
Also, his poor hair!
3) That one love tory and plot-twist-antagonist was also very unexpected, as it wasn't hinted at all.
–> I'm not really upset about that confession as some other reviewers, tbh. As said, it wasn't hinted at all, they're also side characters, and apart from a confession, there was no visual display of them feeling …
1) Yuu being the only one with common sense in the beginning. I didn't like him that much at first, but since this volume, he kinda grew on me. Which, yea, is all thanks to his logical thinking.
2) Thane assisting Rae and Claire in multiple cases. It's probably the most screen-time he's ever gotten, and also talked the most.
I still think he's hiding something and knows more than he lets people know, but, just like Yuu, he grew on me.
Also, his poor hair!
3) That one love tory and plot-twist-antagonist was also very unexpected, as it wasn't hinted at all.
–> I'm not really upset about that confession as some other reviewers, tbh. As said, it wasn't hinted at all, they're also side characters, and apart from a confession, there was no visual display of them feeling that way. I wouldn't even be surprised if that whole thing was just another lie for some bigger, still hidden, plot.
4) Backstory of Claire and Lene, and Claire and her mother.
5) I knew Rae won't be right with everything. While she did study the game in and out, of course things changed a bit since she was reincarnated in it and also changed some of the plot herself. What I didn't expect was that there's a whole new antagonist, and a character who's not even in the game.
The woman at the end, in the carriage. <spoiler> That's Claire's mother, right? They didn't show her dead body in the accident, so it is very possible she survived. What's she plotting now, though? With the commoners, trying to take the royals down? Or something entirely else, making a new conflict? Who knows. She's never really been mentioned, apart from Rae saying sth about Claire's hair being like her mother's, but that's it. </spoiler>
I missed the playful vibes of the previous volumes, tbh. While it sure is getting interesting and thriller-like, I did love the "bullying" chapters the most. Just carefree school days...
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