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The Villainess's Guide to (Not) Falling in Love (manga) #2
The Villainess's Guide to (Not) Falling in Love (Manga) 02
Can one would-be villainess fend off multiple handsome suitors’ advances to simply live a peaceful life? Or will the game force a happy ending no matter what?
After being reborn as the villainess of a romance game, Luciana is determined to steer clear of romantic entanglements and the calamity they’re certain to bring. Fate, however, has other plans. Now, everyone thinks she possesses incredible magical powers, and to make matters worse, she might have been put under an enchantment without even realizing it.
Cue the irresistible Louis, the kingdom’s sole master of enthrallment magic, who must evaluate her powers. And just when she thought things couldn’t get crazier...charming, aristocratic Lakas confesses that thoughts of Luciana consume his every waking moment. Being an ordinary villainess was never meant to be this wild!
After being reborn as the villainess of a romance game, Luciana is determined to steer clear of romantic entanglements and the calamity they’re certain to bring. Fate, however, has other plans. Now, everyone thinks she possesses incredible magical powers, and to make matters worse, she might have been put under an enchantment without even realizing it.
Cue the irresistible Louis, the kingdom’s sole master of enthrallment magic, who must evaluate her powers. And just when she thought things couldn’t get crazier...charming, aristocratic Lakas confesses that thoughts of Luciana consume his every waking moment. Being an ordinary villainess was never meant to be this wild!
192 pages, Paperback
First published March 7, 2023
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July 21, 2024
Warning: there is a LOT of younger sibling danger in this book. The MC h and one of the love interests both lost a younger sibling at a young age, and one of the other love interests almost lost his sister to “fate” right in front of him, it was a major plot point. Just be aware, it’s not all light and fluffy and the younger sibling death/danger of death is a major plot point in both volumes thus far.
(Though I have my suspicions about the one younger sibling…I will have to wait to see if my suspicions are correct!)
That being said, WHY ISN’T THE NEXT VOLUME OUT NOW?!?
I am still in love with the story and the characters, though the siscon is being flirted with, it hasn’t crossed any lines, yet.
The “Ice Statue” is SO a Cinnabon Boi I can’t even, SQUEAL SO CUTE!
5, I HATE waiting for the next volume, stars!
(Though I have my suspicions about the one younger sibling…I will have to wait to see if my suspicions are correct!)
That being said, WHY ISN’T THE NEXT VOLUME OUT NOW?!?
I am still in love with the story and the characters, though the siscon is being flirted with, it hasn’t crossed any lines, yet.
The “Ice Statue” is SO a Cinnabon Boi I can’t even, SQUEAL SO CUTE!
5, I HATE waiting for the next volume, stars!
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September 13, 2024
The delusion is high but I'm here for it lol
FMC helps save Lakas and his sister and the two siblings are SMITTEN, but FMC doesn't want to get close to any of the game's love interests so she finds an out.
Then random side story about FMC having an enchantment bc her younger brother died in the past.
That segues to her meeting another love interest and his brother.
The plot thickens lol.
FMC helps save Lakas and his sister and the two siblings are SMITTEN, but FMC doesn't want to get close to any of the game's love interests so she finds an out.
Then random side story about FMC having an enchantment bc her younger brother died in the past.
That segues to her meeting another love interest and his brother.
The plot thickens lol.
August 26, 2024
This series really has everything, it’s so good. The whole thing with Conrad made me feel really emotional, I did get teary eyed.
September 20, 2024
Plot - 5 🌟
Character - 5 🌟
Writing Style - 5 🌟
World Building - 5 🌟
Art - 5 🌟
Cover - 5 🌟
Overall - 5 🌟
Character - 5 🌟
Writing Style - 5 🌟
World Building - 5 🌟
Art - 5 🌟
Cover - 5 🌟
Overall - 5 🌟
February 8, 2025
I'm sad how much smaller this volume was than the first one! 😞
July 31, 2024
"I didn't have anything going for me in my past life, but this world has allowed me to dream. I want the people in this world to have happy endings."
Absolutely fantastic sequel to a very strong first volume!
I very much enjoyed every moment of this volume and squealed SO much with all the parts involving Lakas!!! EEEEEPPPP!! I love his character so much and I'm like PLEASE Luciana, fall for this man and be an item because I'm shipping you both so hard!!! LOL!
The art is breathtaking as always and very much appreciated how what happened with Lakas's leg was addressed because, in the previous volume, I had wondered how he was walking. LOL! It was a brief moment but I'm thankful it was explained, as well as Saphir encouraging Luciana to NOT avoid Lakas forever. (The way she brought up the past "promise" so she could avoid him! LOL! Girl, no, I NEED you to be with him! LOL!) Thank you, Saphir! I am in your gratitude!
Speaking of, I continue to deeply enjoy his character! My heart hurt for him because this whole new matter of enchantment that's over Luciana had to have been hard. I know for me, it was hard just reading it from Luciana's POV, and with how caring Saphir actually is, I could imagine he was struggling internally. I'm thankful he has so many connections because I need our girl to be okay and have this enchantment lifted!
When it comes to connections, the new character we met was interesting! He's not my favorite (#TeamLakasForever), but I am intrigued about him, especially regarding the character we meet at the very end.
I'm EAGERLY looking forward to the next volume and can't believe I originally was going to sleep on this series! I very much enjoy the humor that is woven in with this new mystery and can't wait to see what all these guys will do next! Very much a fun and engaging read!
Absolutely fantastic sequel to a very strong first volume!
I very much enjoyed every moment of this volume and squealed SO much with all the parts involving Lakas!!! EEEEEPPPP!! I love his character so much and I'm like PLEASE Luciana, fall for this man and be an item because I'm shipping you both so hard!!! LOL!
The art is breathtaking as always and very much appreciated how what happened with Lakas's leg was addressed because, in the previous volume, I had wondered how he was walking. LOL! It was a brief moment but I'm thankful it was explained, as well as Saphir encouraging Luciana to NOT avoid Lakas forever. (The way she brought up the past "promise" so she could avoid him! LOL! Girl, no, I NEED you to be with him! LOL!) Thank you, Saphir! I am in your gratitude!
Speaking of, I continue to deeply enjoy his character! My heart hurt for him because this whole new matter of enchantment that's over Luciana had to have been hard. I know for me, it was hard just reading it from Luciana's POV, and with how caring Saphir actually is, I could imagine he was struggling internally. I'm thankful he has so many connections because I need our girl to be okay and have this enchantment lifted!
When it comes to connections, the new character we met was interesting! He's not my favorite (#TeamLakasForever), but I am intrigued about him, especially regarding the character we meet at the very end.
I'm EAGERLY looking forward to the next volume and can't believe I originally was going to sleep on this series! I very much enjoy the humor that is woven in with this new mystery and can't wait to see what all these guys will do next! Very much a fun and engaging read!
December 1, 2024
It’s fun.
July 26, 2024
Cute and funny
Our lovely MC seems to have a talent for conquering characters despite her efforts for the contrary. I kind of am enjoying the fun play with the title. She seems to be doing a good job of not falling in love but everyone around her is falling for her. You do have to use a good dose of " suspension of disbelief " in order to accept the complete 180 personality turnaround. I'm sure this has to do with game mechanics making certain characters predisposed to falling in love in ridiculous ways. That being said, it is not offensive and does manage to hold a comedic sweetness or charm in their flamboyant behaviors.
There are a couple new characters introduced in this volume. One is the little brother character, which has some very concerning implications that I won't go into for spoiler reasons. I'm very curious where they're going to go with this, they could go over a predictable route or they could go creative route. I'm not sure if I have a good feel for the author yet so I'm not confident I can predict which choice they'll go for. The other new character is one of the additional love interests. I was surprised how much I liked this character when he only got about a half a chapter worth of screen time. He's charming but also has a really fun personality. There's just something about the way he interacts with people that had me giggling with amusement. This is the kind of person who if you knew them in real life were a helpless flirt but not in a harmful way. It's just the way they interact with people around them. I'm sure there's going to be more to it, it is the genre, but as it is initially set up is quite cute.
Our lovely MC seems to have a talent for conquering characters despite her efforts for the contrary. I kind of am enjoying the fun play with the title. She seems to be doing a good job of not falling in love but everyone around her is falling for her. You do have to use a good dose of " suspension of disbelief " in order to accept the complete 180 personality turnaround. I'm sure this has to do with game mechanics making certain characters predisposed to falling in love in ridiculous ways. That being said, it is not offensive and does manage to hold a comedic sweetness or charm in their flamboyant behaviors.
There are a couple new characters introduced in this volume. One is the little brother character, which has some very concerning implications that I won't go into for spoiler reasons. I'm very curious where they're going to go with this, they could go over a predictable route or they could go creative route. I'm not sure if I have a good feel for the author yet so I'm not confident I can predict which choice they'll go for. The other new character is one of the additional love interests. I was surprised how much I liked this character when he only got about a half a chapter worth of screen time. He's charming but also has a really fun personality. There's just something about the way he interacts with people that had me giggling with amusement. This is the kind of person who if you knew them in real life were a helpless flirt but not in a harmful way. It's just the way they interact with people around them. I'm sure there's going to be more to it, it is the genre, but as it is initially set up is quite cute.
December 24, 2024
Jujur artnya emang appealing sih seri ini dan ku gak bisa berhenti ketawa pas baca.
Luciana seolah berhasil menaklukkan si Lakas (dan adiknya) sampai bikin berubah drastis image Lakas yg tadinya cool cuek (kalo di manga dibilang kyk patung) jadi bucin yg tolol 🤣 Adeknya Lakas juga kyk ngebet bgt sama Luciana. Ku jd melihat karakter Sophia-Nicol disini 🤣
Mana kakaknya ini agak2 meresahkan ya, dia bilang rela kalo Luciana end up sama Lakas. Tp dia sendiri sikapnya gak kayak senormalnya kakak ke adeknya. Malah makin hot jd cemas kalo berakhir inces😂
Tp ceritanya seru sih, Luciana gak sadar kalo dirinya (dlm game) kena enchanted dan Saphir membawanya ke salah satu anggota klan Wisteria yg merupakan klan spesialis enchanting tp ada masalah kalo spell caster yg bisa bantu Luciana sudah lama meninggal.
Kupikir kalo emang main lead cowoknya Lakas, kasihan bgt sih. Dia harus byk2 sabar ngadepin cowok2 ganteng yg nyamperin Luciana (dan flirting juga). Tp sejauh ini sih aku juga ngarepnya mending sama Lakas sih. Gentleman walaupun cringe 😂
Luciana seolah berhasil menaklukkan si Lakas (dan adiknya) sampai bikin berubah drastis image Lakas yg tadinya cool cuek (kalo di manga dibilang kyk patung) jadi bucin yg tolol 🤣 Adeknya Lakas juga kyk ngebet bgt sama Luciana. Ku jd melihat karakter Sophia-Nicol disini 🤣
Mana kakaknya ini agak2 meresahkan ya, dia bilang rela kalo Luciana end up sama Lakas. Tp dia sendiri sikapnya gak kayak senormalnya kakak ke adeknya. Malah makin hot jd cemas kalo berakhir inces😂
Tp ceritanya seru sih, Luciana gak sadar kalo dirinya (dlm game) kena enchanted dan Saphir membawanya ke salah satu anggota klan Wisteria yg merupakan klan spesialis enchanting tp ada masalah kalo spell caster yg bisa bantu Luciana sudah lama meninggal.
Kupikir kalo emang main lead cowoknya Lakas, kasihan bgt sih. Dia harus byk2 sabar ngadepin cowok2 ganteng yg nyamperin Luciana (dan flirting juga). Tp sejauh ini sih aku juga ngarepnya mending sama Lakas sih. Gentleman walaupun cringe 😂
August 17, 2024
I have some questions about Seria’s foresight. How does she know what age she is in the visions? Does she just know the time period she’s viewing? Also, Lakas said that his family wanted to distance themselves from her because her life span was limited. But…she didn’t manifest her powers until she was 7. And did she immediately have the visions up to age 14? It should take time to know that she would not live that long. I also have to say that having a short lifespan means you SHOULD enjoy it more, not have such a crappy life that you don’t mind dying….
The story is ok, but not great. Same with the art, which has some issues with body proportions when you see them full bodied. The head will be quite small in relation to the rest, and torso to legs is also off.
The story is ok, but not great. Same with the art, which has some issues with body proportions when you see them full bodied. The head will be quite small in relation to the rest, and torso to legs is also off.
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December 4, 2024
Huh, I really don't care for how the plot is developing. It suddenly became super complicated way too quickly. Also, all of the male leads suddenly adore the (former) Villianess out of nowhere. It was stated before that prior to her transmigration into the Villianess, the Villianess character was a HORRIBLE person. But suddenly, after one or two apologies, everybody is just fine with her now? No comments on how much she's changed? I don't know why, but I'm just not enjoying how this is turning out. The art is gorgeous, and that's it's strongest point. The weird over-complication of the plot just isn't it for me.
October 13, 2025
For someone determined to avoid falling into a relationship with any of the games romantic characters, Luciana sure finds herself surrounded by them rather quickly. Thanks to her surprising actions in the first volume and her brother's sharp senses back in their family home, it seems she's become a person of interest for several characters now. Lakas is no longer a statue as he and his sister seem to almost idolize Luciana, while the Wisteria family now has a rather keen interest in this charm it seems she is under. So much for fading into the background; that doesn't seem possible at this point.
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December 10, 2025
Luciana discovers that she might be the yggdrasil mage,which doesn't bode well with her plans to stay under the radar.
Lakas and his sister seem enamored with Luciana, which makes her anxious as she just wants to lead a happy life by herself.
She also finds out with the help of her brother Saphir, that she is under an enchantment, and that her younger brother is actually a creature posing as him. That leads her to seek the assistance of the Wisteria family, which doesn't make Lakas happy,as runours start to swirl about her and the youngest brother Louis.
Lakas and his sister seem enamored with Luciana, which makes her anxious as she just wants to lead a happy life by herself.
She also finds out with the help of her brother Saphir, that she is under an enchantment, and that her younger brother is actually a creature posing as him. That leads her to seek the assistance of the Wisteria family, which doesn't make Lakas happy,as runours start to swirl about her and the youngest brother Louis.
November 29, 2024
(See my review of vol. 1 for my main thoughts)
This series is enjoyable and gets more interesting after each chapter! The cast of characters is expanding, and I hope to see more female friends added in the future, although I'm not mad at the additions.
Luciana's brother(s) are particularly fascinating to me, and I hope we learn more in the next couple of volumes!
This series is enjoyable and gets more interesting after each chapter! The cast of characters is expanding, and I hope to see more female friends added in the future, although I'm not mad at the additions.
Luciana's brother(s) are particularly fascinating to me, and I hope we learn more in the next couple of volumes!
November 17, 2024
not me falling in love with the ones who AREN'T love interests boo hiss
i remembered basically nothing from the first one, but it wasn't super complex to figure out. I'll keep reading because the art is pretty and tbh this premise never misses
i remembered basically nothing from the first one, but it wasn't super complex to figure out. I'll keep reading because the art is pretty and tbh this premise never misses
October 1, 2025
Wow okay yeah, this series just rocketed into one of my favorites with the “the cute adorable little brother that she loves is actually a magical creature hypnotizing her into thinking it’s her dead little brother” twist. 🤣
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
July 24, 2024
3.5 stars
July 29, 2024
This was so interesting!
I can’t wait for the next volume😭
I can’t wait for the next volume😭
August 12, 2024
This got surprisingly dark and kind of unsettling and I love that.
August 14, 2024
It’s cute and funny so far.
September 17, 2024
incrível não emiti uma unidade de pensamento além de hihihi
December 1, 2024
Getting pretty good with getting more backstory on Villainess life, etc
December 16, 2024
3.25 stars
February 24, 2025
This series is delightful and I'm excited to see where it goes from here
March 24, 2025
I'm excited to see how this pans out! 😍
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
June 18, 2025
Delightful read, if a tad cliche. Had an enjoyable time reading it!
November 3, 2025
An enchantment? I wonder who set it?
September 11, 2025
The reverse harem vibes are definitely starting to pop. How quickly these young men fall for her and how easily she is flustered by a pretty face. Lol And what is up with this Conrad character? Readers will also get a little more info on Seria’s abilities as well as the start of the mystery that is Conrad.
Art was gorgeous in this one. Just sayin'.
Is it revolutionary? Heck no. Am I still enjoying it? Yes, I am. Will I keep reading it? Well I and going to pre-order #3 for work and then we’ll see. It’s not a memorable as other series that are similar, but you never know. Someone at work might love it and also remind me to follow up on the progress of #4’s release later down the line.
Art was gorgeous in this one. Just sayin'.
Is it revolutionary? Heck no. Am I still enjoying it? Yes, I am. Will I keep reading it? Well I and going to pre-order #3 for work and then we’ll see. It’s not a memorable as other series that are similar, but you never know. Someone at work might love it and also remind me to follow up on the progress of #4’s release later down the line.
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