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A review by venpyre
My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! Volume 4 by Satoru Yamaguchi
3.0
Probably the weakest book in the series thus far.
Don't get me wrong, I like the idea of a side story delving into Keith and Katarina's relationship, but I think this one falls short because of its heavy focus on plot. This series' strong point is its characters, romance and comedy— imo any plot is best kept simple so we don't have enough time to analyze it and see how contrived it actually is (again, there really isn't anything wrong with this kind of plot if it serves its purpose). This feels like an expository book setting up future arcs rather than a contained story on its own, and you can tell the author was struggling to write the characters separated from each other. The main cast is relegated to the background, sulking because of Katarina's absence and this leads to a lot of rehashing points we're already very familiar with.
As far as story progression, we're now at two suitors who have made their feelings clear, though Katarina does her best to pretend this isn't the case. Side note: It seems like she's not opposed to being romanced as long as it starts slow, which I think makes sense as she doesn't have any real experience over two lifetimes.
Don't get me wrong, I like the idea of a side story delving into Keith and Katarina's relationship, but I think this one falls short because of its heavy focus on plot. This series' strong point is its characters, romance and comedy— imo any plot is best kept simple so we don't have enough time to analyze it and see how contrived it actually is (again, there really isn't anything wrong with this kind of plot if it serves its purpose). This feels like an expository book setting up future arcs rather than a contained story on its own, and you can tell the author was struggling to write the characters separated from each other. The main cast is relegated to the background, sulking because of Katarina's absence and this leads to a lot of rehashing points we're already very familiar with.
As far as story progression, we're now at two suitors who have made their feelings clear, though Katarina does her best to pretend this isn't the case. Side note: It seems like she's not opposed to being romanced as long as it starts slow, which I think makes sense as she doesn't have any real experience over two lifetimes.