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A review by shinku
7th Time Loop: The Villainess Enjoys a Carefree Life Married to Her Worst Enemy! Vol. 6 by Touko Amekawa
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
3.25
In vol. 6, the story aptly focuses on Rishe’s sixth life. She’s visiting Bezzetoria, Galkhein’s primary port, to procure her wedding dress, while secretly trying to stop Arnold from obtaining ships that would broaden the range of his future conquest. This leads to her unearthing a whole scheme involving human trafficking, as well as a reunion with her mentor as a knight in her previous life. Now that Rishe knows she’s in love with Arnold, she’s also become more assertive with him. He’s starting to show a more playful side to him as well, but his true objective remains a mystery. For now, all that we know is he’s still wishing for war.
While it’s still a good installment to the series, this volume really suffers from repetitive writing and a great deal of telling instead of showing. There’s a disconnect between Arnold’s actions towards Rishe and how he’s always described as devoid of emotions. He’s clearly not emotionless. It’s as if the book is telling us how to feel about Arnold, both through the writing and Rishe’s perspective, which just feels so lazy to me. Similarly, Rishe’s bond with Joel in her previous life was also just told through a series of flashbacks that barely have any depth. Even his background is all laid out in expositions that sometimes can be distracting from the story. It’s a shame because Joel is an interesting character, but the writing didn’t handle him as well as it did Raul in vol. 4. Apparently both were in love with Rishe in her past lives, though it would’ve been nicer if it it was hinted in the story instead of stated in the afterword.
The romance part is great though, as always. Arnold’s reaction to seeing Rishe in her wedding dress is so precious.
The ending of this volume promises something great for the next one, but it’s going to take a while for it to come out since it’s not even released in Japan yet. Hopefully it’s going to improve.
While it’s still a good installment to the series, this volume really suffers from repetitive writing and a great deal of telling instead of showing. There’s a disconnect between Arnold’s actions towards Rishe and how he’s always described as devoid of emotions. He’s clearly not emotionless. It’s as if the book is telling us how to feel about Arnold, both through the writing and Rishe’s perspective, which just feels so lazy to me. Similarly, Rishe’s bond with Joel in her previous life was also just told through a series of flashbacks that barely have any depth. Even his background is all laid out in expositions that sometimes can be distracting from the story. It’s a shame because Joel is an interesting character, but the writing didn’t handle him as well as it did Raul in vol. 4. Apparently both were in love with Rishe in her past lives, though it would’ve been nicer if it it was hinted in the story instead of stated in the afterword.
The romance part is great though, as always. Arnold’s reaction to seeing Rishe in her wedding dress is so precious.
The ending of this volume promises something great for the next one, but it’s going to take a while for it to come out since it’s not even released in Japan yet. Hopefully it’s going to improve.