Villains are destined to die vol 2 by Gwon Gyeoeul

Adapted by SUOL

​Penelope is determined to meet the last two love interests in the game to see if either of them can be her actual way out, rather than relying on the two brothers who seem to hate her, or the crazy prince. She must sneak out to rescue Eckles from a slave auction, but she manages to run into both her brothers on the way out. Both accompany her to the festival, but a strange blur of commotion at the festival separates them all, which is advantageous for Penelope, who uses it to attend the slave auction and bid on Eckles, but this plan turns out to not be as fool proof as she thought - Eckles is actually extremely dangerous and a bit unhinged, not quite the docile young knight she remembers from the game.

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I am absolutely hooked on this story being a cross between the best of romantic intrigue from other manhwa and the game-infused storylines from stories like Solo Leveling. Penelope still  does have a good amount of autonomy despite being in a game, so she can still keep things interesting. In this volume, she does re-engage the game's dialogue prompts to discover why a character would feel a certain way about Penelope later on, as her knowledge of the game's future helps her navigate this point in time, so gives her some interesting insight. I do appreciate that her best laid plans still aren't as seamless as she had hoped, because that would make everything too easy! 

Sara's Rating: 10/10
Suitability Level: Grades 9-12

Reviews of previous volumes in this series: vol 1

Publisher: Ize Press
Publication Date: February 21, 2023​
ISBN: 9798400900020 (Paperback)

​Tags: Rating: 10/10, Suitability: High School, Manhwa, Isekai, Romance, Family, Survival, Ize Press