revoknight's review

4.5
funny fast-paced

taylereh's review

5.0
adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: N/A
Loveable characters: Yes
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eyeteeth's review

5.0
emotional funny fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

It's simple, it's cute, sue me, I'm weak. 

artbooksandstuff's review

3.5
funny lighthearted fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

cosmiccrane's review

4.0

Fun writing. Ending leaves you wanting to see what happens next
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najani's review

4.0
funny lighthearted fast-paced
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gracew's review

4.0
funny lighthearted fast-paced

This is an incredibly fun, trope filled light novel. In fact it is my first light novel and I can totally get the appeal. Very much like reading some classic ff.net fanfic. It is not the best written story , not even close, but it is a fun book to take you away from the real world. The world building was fun, the romance was fun, I love falling in love with the villainess right alongside Rae because at first I Did Not Get It but by the end I was also In Love TM. Can't wait to read book two and, hopefully, watch these two smooch!

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lisagna's review

4.0
funny lighthearted fast-paced
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brenticus's review

4.0
funny relaxing fast-paced

I read this shortly after watching My Next Life as a Villainess so maybe I just stumbled into a weird subgenre I'm into, but this was a great read. Rae is reincarnated into the world of her favourite dating sim, and she proceeds to follow the route denied to her by the game itself: the one where she gets with the antagonist.

And it's great. Their relationship shifts slowly but certainly over time, and we see Claire grow quite a lot due to the influence of her moderately-obsessive admirer. The way the princes keep trying to grow closer to Rae and get continually shut down is hilarious. 

Very excited for the next volume. Should be a lot of fun.
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bentgaidin's review

4.5
adventurous emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced

 'I'm in Love with the Villainess' is a great light novel - well translated, and a fun take on isekai where a fan gets to use her knowledge to flirt with the villain of her favorite dating sim. As always, I appreciate works where the character's knowledge is important, and a dating sim is a great system for that. Also, I do enjoy the hints that the world is heading for a darker time that the main character is hoping to shield her favorites from - a French-inspired magic academy for the nobility in a game called 'Revolution' is definitely not one where the good ending is going to be easy to achieve. This first volume has a nice self-contained story, but also I'd really enjoy seeing where the characters go from here now that everything's stirred up.