Villains Are Destined to Die, Vol. 2

Today's manga post is on Villains Are Destined to Die, Vol. 2 by Gyeoeul Gwon  (Artist) ,  SUOL  (Visual Art). It is 256 pages long and is published by Ize Press. The cover has Penelope looking beautiful and her maid, Emily. As it is the second in the series, you need to have read the first volume to understand the story. The intended reader is someone who likes villainess plots and heroes who are back against a wall. There is mild foul language, no sex, and no violence in this manga. The story is told from third person close of Penelope. There Be Spoilers Ahead.

From the back of the book- Nothing good can come from a relationship built on secrets.
Penelope's fate is looking grim, but she's got a plan: sneak out rescue Eckles, and secure herself a one-way ticket out of death. The problem with making the seemingly docile boy her "all-in" love interest? He's a lot more dangerous than she expected! A single bad hand means she'll go bust, and Penelope quickly realizes she needs a backup plan- that is, a backup man!
Winter appears to be the obvious choice, but there's more to the enigmatic sorcerer than meets the eye... With the odds stacked against her, will Penelope be able to play her cards right?

Review- This volume continues Penelope's struggle to figure out the game and how best to not get killed by the people around her. She has crossed off three men from her list and so she decides to get the slave knight Eckles. Of course nothing goes like planned with her going missing and discovering a secret slave auction. Eckles is not what she was expecting, being trained as a knight before becoming a slave. He is unpredictable and very dangerous. Winter is not any better, being a powerful sorcerer, who is hiding his magic. He trusts no one and Penelope has to think fast to not be killed by him. Penelope is handling things better in this volume but she is still learning and she is running out of time. The art continues to be extraordinary, the plot is very intense, and I cannot wait for the next volume to drop. 

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