I Don't Want to Be the Dragon Duke's Maid! Serving My Ex-Fiancé from My Past Life: Volume 1

竜大公の専属侍女はご遠慮したい！ ～転生先のお給仕相手は前世の元婚約者でした～ (Novel) #1

by Mashimesa Emoto, Amanogawa Tenri (translator), Masami (illustrator)

On her sixteenth birthday, Viscountess Mille-Feuille Forêt Noire, a member of a long-lived race called dragonkin, remembers her previous life as the murdered fiancée of Dragon Duke Vacherin. She immediately vows never to get involved with him again and aspires to live a peaceful life by hiding what she knows, but after a twist of fate or two...she soon winds up the Dragon Duke’s personal attendant!

Past intrigue now begins to yield problems in the present. Who killed Mille-Feuille in her last life? How can she improve the lives of fellow dragonkin women? Is she in love with the Dragon Duke, or are her feelings just lingering attachment from their old romance? And how will this all affect her new relationship with her former fiancé? History may or may not repeat itself in this romantic fantasy!

Genres: Light Novel, Fantasy, Romance

247 pages, Kindle Edition

First published February 12, 2022

About the author

江本マシメサ

Reviews

[Jen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Eeeeehhh…yeah no. How is this volume 1? The entire story arc is resolved by the end, which is nice, but how will the story progress?

Also, the title is kinda misleading, just sayin’.

3, it was a pleasant enough read but no driving urge to read more, stars.

[Rebecca · Rating 3 out of 5]

Bell never picks up girls in a dungeon, Rishe's not a villainess, the other world's books only kind of depend upon the bean counter, Richard's not just a jeweler, and Mille-Feuille never has to worry about becoming the dragon duke's maid.

I'm getting tired of these light novel titles that are just collections of buzzwords.

That aside, this was cute.

[Pieter · Rating 2 out of 5]

The blurb had me intrigued, but what we got was not exactly what the blurb described. A somewhat misleading title and blurb is one thing if we got a decent story otherwise, but it was disappointing in that regards as well. It was a simplistic trope laden story more about research into alchemy where the MC thinks of things you would expect others to have thought off ages before the MC was born and simplistic characters (with the villain having a very odd motivation). The world building felt off as well, especially in regards to the male versus female dragons, but the magic system felt ad hoc as well. All in all, not a book for me.

[Sammie · Rating 2 out of 5]

I haven't read a story this terrible in a long time. I wanted to give it a 1-star, my first ever, but decided to be kind.

Everything about this book just confused me. Even now, my head still hurts trying to wrap my head around the baffling unfolding events, characters that don't make sense, all in a setting that's as vague as the connection of this book's title to the plot. Everything was so messy which is a shame because the title and synopsis was so good. But the reality is this disappointment.

[Suzy · Rating 3 out of 5]

I'm a bit confused why this series is titled the way it is because I can't recall a single moment that the main character actually does any true maid work for the Dragon Duke...

Aside from that, it's a cute story. A bit of fluff, a bit of mystery, and a bit rushed at points, and I most definitely didn't expect it to end at the conclusion it did. "It's a wrap, people!" Didn't see that coming. I thought this was a multi-volume series— It is.

We'll see what the next volume brings.

[Pam · Rating 3 out of 5]

I am always a fan of dragons and dragon shifters. This story is about a woman who has strong feelings and beliefs about the current state of the dragon kingdom. The title is a bit misleading as we have already moved past that point after volume 1.

[Benjamin Pierce · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great Read

Great story I'm a little disappointed this series only has 2 volumes so far unfortunately I am gonna start volume 2 and see how it ends off