Villains Are Destined to Die, Vol. 1 (Villains Are Destined to Die)

by Gyeoeul Gwon

Suol, David Odell (Translator), and Gyeoeul Gwon (Artist)

In Easy Mode of Daughter of the Duke Love Project!, you play as Ivonne, the duke’s long-lost daughter, who quickly gains the affection of the various male characters to win the game. Very easy! In Hard Mode, you play as villainess Penelope Eckhart, the duke’s fake daughter, who starts her adventure with negative affection points. Very hard...and filled with gruesome deaths?! Misunderstood and pining for love, one girl finds that she has much in common with Penelope and tries again and again to get her good ending. She is granted one more try...when she falls asleep and wakes up as Penelope herself in the hostile world of the game!

• ISBN13: 9798400900006
• Publish Date: 1 November 2022
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: Ize Press
• Format: Paperback (US Trade)
• Pages: 256
• Language: English

Reviews

[Quirky Cat]

Summary:

You know how the story goes: a young woman in a horrible situation wakes up one day to find herself in a new world—complete with a new face! Usually, this second chance at life is a dream come true.

Not for Penelope. She's the unwanted Daughter of a Duke, and having just finished playing this game (The Duke's Super Love Project), she knows just how lethal her future can get. Somehow, she'll have to find a way to escape this horrible situation. At least she has some insight on what events to avoid.

Review:

Ohhhh, man. This is a dark isekai if I've ever seen one! Villains Are Destined to Die Vol. 1 is so emotionally compelling that all I want to do is bundle Penelope up and protect her from the world—or keep reading. Yeah, it's the latter.

I originally started reading Villains Are Destined to Die on Tapas, but I got impatient. Thankfully, there are already a few volumes of this beauty, so I get to binge it for a bit. I'm really looking forward to seeing how Penelope thwarts the incoming dangers.

I like the twist in Villains Are Destined to Die – rather than a girl ending up in a world where everyone magically wants her, Penelope has to find a way to create a non-lethal path for herself. That said, this series is a bit depressing, so plan ahead and have a lighter read lined up to follow this one. (It's totally worth it, though).

Highlights:
Manwha
Dark Isekai
Dating Sim Game Foundation
Originally a webcomic (Tapas)

Will I continue the series? Yes!

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