Beware the Villainess! 6 by Blue Canna
My rating: 2 of 5 stars
The art isn't my favorite, at least not with the old man and distressed faces as it is too jarring for me compared to the rest of the art. The majority is well done and still a fascinating story. Melissa is finally starting to sort out her own feelings, but she still has more to solve with the story, and as she lays out very clearly, it's unlikely any of the original heroes will do much to help the situation on the horizon, yet she's still doing her best to at least get them on the stage. More surprises from the prince and Jake, but at least Peacock seems to go according to plan. We're left on a rather large cliffhanger, though, as they return werewolf territory. With all of these changes taking place, it will be interesting to see how they manage to hold off the monsters.
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January 23, 2026
November 4, 2025
Beware the Villainess! 5
Beware the Villainess! 5 by Soda Ice
My rating: 2 of 5 stars
It seems the story continues to change though the core movements continue on. Even Jake seems to be on Melissa's side now, leading to the idea that pulling the gun on the prince in the weaponry may have been more than any of them thought. It was already strange enough that the prince continued to try and engage Melissa in conversation and seemed genuinely disappointed to realize just how little of an opinion she has of him at this point. With the exception of Peacock, who it seems is in for a bit of an unhappy surprise, all of the love interests seem more interested in or concerned with Melissa at this point in the story rather than Yuri. This new dream of Melissa's is interesting as well, though a different point of view than her own character is likely to remember and doesn't match the silhouette shown. Poor Nine can't seem to say the words needed to break through Melissa's thick fog and realize just why he's so concerned about the perceived risks she's taking, especially as no one knows what Melissa remembers and sees in the story that the actual characters are blind to.
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My rating: 2 of 5 stars
It seems the story continues to change though the core movements continue on. Even Jake seems to be on Melissa's side now, leading to the idea that pulling the gun on the prince in the weaponry may have been more than any of them thought. It was already strange enough that the prince continued to try and engage Melissa in conversation and seemed genuinely disappointed to realize just how little of an opinion she has of him at this point. With the exception of Peacock, who it seems is in for a bit of an unhappy surprise, all of the love interests seem more interested in or concerned with Melissa at this point in the story rather than Yuri. This new dream of Melissa's is interesting as well, though a different point of view than her own character is likely to remember and doesn't match the silhouette shown. Poor Nine can't seem to say the words needed to break through Melissa's thick fog and realize just why he's so concerned about the perceived risks she's taking, especially as no one knows what Melissa remembers and sees in the story that the actual characters are blind to.
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August 10, 2025
Beware the Villainess! 4
Beware the Villainess! 4 by Soda Ice
My rating: 2 of 5 stars
We knew Melissa was changing the story, but perhaps even more than she realized. Curious if we'll learn if any of the other characters are aware of the threads of fate like Yuri seems to be or if that's only because she was originally supposed to be the heroine. Melissa isn't the only character acting differently, though she is the center of all the changes. We even meet Nine's twin in this volume, though it makes everything even clearer as to why Nine didn't seem to be in any big hurry to try and return to his homeland, without factoring in his devotion to Melissa this time around. The character faces are rather hilarious, especially when they are disturbed or disgusted by something and break character so the artwork changes style entirely. It's a little jarring, but funny at the same time, as is the comparison to Melissa's reality and how others see her during the hunting party. She's made more than a few bold moves this time around, but this new challenge may be the hardest one yet.
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My rating: 2 of 5 stars
We knew Melissa was changing the story, but perhaps even more than she realized. Curious if we'll learn if any of the other characters are aware of the threads of fate like Yuri seems to be or if that's only because she was originally supposed to be the heroine. Melissa isn't the only character acting differently, though she is the center of all the changes. We even meet Nine's twin in this volume, though it makes everything even clearer as to why Nine didn't seem to be in any big hurry to try and return to his homeland, without factoring in his devotion to Melissa this time around. The character faces are rather hilarious, especially when they are disturbed or disgusted by something and break character so the artwork changes style entirely. It's a little jarring, but funny at the same time, as is the comparison to Melissa's reality and how others see her during the hunting party. She's made more than a few bold moves this time around, but this new challenge may be the hardest one yet.
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June 5, 2025
Beware the Villainess! 3
Beware the Villainess! 3 by Soda Ice
My rating: 2 of 5 stars
Melissa is still strong here, but also a tad annoying with her arrogance confronting Melody Peacock and inserting herself with the other love interests, though Yuri still seems to adore her. Likewise, Nine also appears to be devoted to her as well, and says as much as soon as he is able to, though it doesn't seem like Melissa truly understands Nine's feelings or devotion. Her maid, on the other hand, seems to read between the lines rather well, not that she's helping unless perhaps someone offered her a monetary reward for her aid. The market is an interesting scene, but perhaps tipped a bit too much in Melissa's favor given her memories of her original life. In all, the story seems to be more about Melissa figuring out how this world translates from the book she read and why things are different with her new perspective than about really moving the story along.
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My rating: 2 of 5 stars
Melissa is still strong here, but also a tad annoying with her arrogance confronting Melody Peacock and inserting herself with the other love interests, though Yuri still seems to adore her. Likewise, Nine also appears to be devoted to her as well, and says as much as soon as he is able to, though it doesn't seem like Melissa truly understands Nine's feelings or devotion. Her maid, on the other hand, seems to read between the lines rather well, not that she's helping unless perhaps someone offered her a monetary reward for her aid. The market is an interesting scene, but perhaps tipped a bit too much in Melissa's favor given her memories of her original life. In all, the story seems to be more about Melissa figuring out how this world translates from the book she read and why things are different with her new perspective than about really moving the story along.
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January 27, 2025
Beware the Villainess! 2
Beware the Villainess!, Vol. 2 by Soda Ice
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
Melissa continues to stay strong, though most of her schemes don't seem to go as planned. On the plus side, we've now met all four of the love interests, along with an extra in Nine who is an interesting addition and seems to be rather enamored with Melissa. Melissa is even stronger this time around now with her sword training, to the point that two of the love interests now seem to be afraid of her, one of them being her own brother. In a strange twist of fate, it seems she's now on friendly terms with Yuri, who appears to be disgusted with the two love interests we know she's met at this time. On the other hand, she seems to idolize Melissa, especially after the episode with the bandits, though she has a bit of a rocky start with Nine. Hopefully, she'll get along with him in the next volume, especially as they both want the best for Melissa.
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My rating: 3 of 5 stars
Melissa continues to stay strong, though most of her schemes don't seem to go as planned. On the plus side, we've now met all four of the love interests, along with an extra in Nine who is an interesting addition and seems to be rather enamored with Melissa. Melissa is even stronger this time around now with her sword training, to the point that two of the love interests now seem to be afraid of her, one of them being her own brother. In a strange twist of fate, it seems she's now on friendly terms with Yuri, who appears to be disgusted with the two love interests we know she's met at this time. On the other hand, she seems to idolize Melissa, especially after the episode with the bandits, though she has a bit of a rocky start with Nine. Hopefully, she'll get along with him in the next volume, especially as they both want the best for Melissa.
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Beware the Villainess! 1
Beware the Villainess! 1 by Soda Ice
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
This is your typical isekai in the sense that Melissa dies in Korea and wakes up in the body of the villainess in a novel she had read back in her original world. The exception this time is that Melissa doesn't want to be either the villainess or the "Mary Sue love interest." She has a bit of a handicap however as her features lend her expressions to look rather villainess, and her character's previous behavior before she woke up in this life was known to be violent and obsessive, especially when it came to her fiancé, Prince Ian. Now however, Melissa wants nothing to do with Prince Ian, not only because he is one of the four main love interests who are supposed to fall for Yuri, but also because of his rather blatant infidelity that he constantly flaunts in front of her. Truthfully, Melissa is far stronger in this new version than the past one that would throw a fit and demand he keep her promise. Prince Ian doesn't seem to be cooperating, however. It will be interesting to see how this plays out.
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My rating: 3 of 5 stars
This is your typical isekai in the sense that Melissa dies in Korea and wakes up in the body of the villainess in a novel she had read back in her original world. The exception this time is that Melissa doesn't want to be either the villainess or the "Mary Sue love interest." She has a bit of a handicap however as her features lend her expressions to look rather villainess, and her character's previous behavior before she woke up in this life was known to be violent and obsessive, especially when it came to her fiancé, Prince Ian. Now however, Melissa wants nothing to do with Prince Ian, not only because he is one of the four main love interests who are supposed to fall for Yuri, but also because of his rather blatant infidelity that he constantly flaunts in front of her. Truthfully, Melissa is far stronger in this new version than the past one that would throw a fit and demand he keep her promise. Prince Ian doesn't seem to be cooperating, however. It will be interesting to see how this plays out.
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