Villains Are Destined to Die, vol 1

Today's post is on Villains Are Destined to Die, vol 1 by SUOL and Gwon Gyeoeul. It is 256 pages long and is published by Ize Press. The cover has the main character, Penelope holding a dark red rose, resting on a bed of white roses. The intended reader is someone who likes isekai stories, clever heroines, and dark storylines. There is very mild foul language, no sex, and mild violence in this manga. The story is told from third person close of Penelope. There Be Spoilers Ahead.

From the back of the book- A villain living life in hard mode... whose every path leads to death.
Playing Daughter of the Duke's Super Love Project as the easy mode heroine, Ivonne, makes charming the male characters a breeze. But once you switch to hard mode and step into the shoes of Penelope, the misunderstood villains, it's nearly impossible to even stay alive~ So imagine the shock of suddenly waking up in Penelope's body- you know right away that your life is on the line With love interests who will kill you if their affection meters drop too low and the inability to speak without choosing from pre-selected dialogue, it quickly becomes clear that Penelope's changes have been rigged from the start- and this villain might just be destined to die!

Review- This is a great manga with one very interesting main character. A girl who just wants to a play a love game between studying for class, wakes up as the villain in hard mode. She has hints and she remembers the story from normal but everything seems different now. Somethings where not in the normal mode story and Penelope is going to have to think fast if she wants to survive her new life. This manga is very good with an interesting storyline, some of the best art in modern Korean manga, and one heck of a good main character. Penelope is the real draw to the story at first, how is she going to get out of this, how is she going defend herself, and can she get back home to her real life? This volume introduces all but one of the five male leads and my favorite Callisto has one of the best entrances ever, with banging a door open and a surprise for the everyone in tow. Now this manga and the novel it is based on are dark and have dark themes discussed but I personally think that this story is good enough to carry the themes and Penelope is one of my favorite heroines. I would recommend this manga. 

I give this manga a Five out of Five stars. I get nothing for my review and I bought this manga with my own money as soon as I could!