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I Swear I Won't Bother You Again! (Light Novel) #5
I Swear I Won't Bother You Again! (Light Novel) Vol. 5
RUNNING AWAY TOGETHER...
Young noblewoman Violette found herself imprisoned after attacking her half sister in a jealous rage. When time turned back one year, Violette swore she wouldn't bother anyone again--but now she's struggling to give them the slip! At her breaking point, she relies on a Yulan. The pair steal away from the Vahan estate, but can they begin a new life together...?
The popular light novel series finally ends with Volume Five!
Young noblewoman Violette found herself imprisoned after attacking her half sister in a jealous rage. When time turned back one year, Violette swore she wouldn't bother anyone again--but now she's struggling to give them the slip! At her breaking point, she relies on a Yulan. The pair steal away from the Vahan estate, but can they begin a new life together...?
The popular light novel series finally ends with Volume Five!
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211 pages, Kindle Edition
Published December 19, 2024
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June 17, 2025
"Neither of us knows how to be loved, but we do know how to LOVE, how to cherish."
I am manga only for this series (and no, I haven't read the previous novels LOL), but a friend of mine gifted me this final novel volume because we both love the characters and she wanted to brighten my day when I was having a rough week a while back.
Honestly, I would say mission accomplished because it definitely did!
But I also now fully agree with other novel readers who say to view the manga as an alternate timeline of sorts because the novel pulled no punches in how dark Violette's home life was. This volume only focuses on her getting out and being free, but seeing the scars on her heart, followed by the freedom Yulan helped her achieve made me cry.
I have deeply loved Violette and seeing her happiness was so precious to me! One of my favorite lines is from the afterword and how the creator mentions what an emotional journey it is to see Violette be the woman she is by the end, and I couldn't agree more! I may not know the full extent of what Yulan did to get her freed, but it's also why I have deeply loved Yulan because there is nothing he won't do for her. We really see how he dedicates his entire life to her, including being a VERY different person when she's not around her. I could foresee some people saying that he's toxic and is keeping Violette in a similar position as his mother, but I can't say I feel the same way. It's honestly WHY I loved his character, and laughed often when he interacts with other people or it's pointed out to the reader how Violette doesn't see the FULL morning routine and just how different he is with everyone else. LOL!
One thing I really loved about the actual ending (because there was a side story after and a handful of short stories about a variety of different characters) is that it goes to show that a personal change of heart and mindset is just as much as a happy ending as a romantic one. Yes, Violette gets both (YAY!), but seeing her change on a deep level and truly be happy was wonderful! I thought it was a great touch by the author!
But speaking of those short stories, I read the one about Violette's mother and was so horrified that I just skimmed over the rest that didn't center on Violette. It was not something I wanted to taint the beautiful ending and decided maybe one day I'll come back to it and read it in fullness, but I didn't need it in my mind at that moment (as bad as that might sound).
Overall, this was a wonderfully strong ending to a series I have deeply deeply enjoyed! I look forward to continuing to read the manga with the knowledge I know about the end and do think if you want a deeper and darker tale than what's in the manga, try out the light novels! I'm hesitant if I'll get any more, but I will come back to my favorite scenes in this one from time to time!
I am manga only for this series (and no, I haven't read the previous novels LOL), but a friend of mine gifted me this final novel volume because we both love the characters and she wanted to brighten my day when I was having a rough week a while back.
Honestly, I would say mission accomplished because it definitely did!
But I also now fully agree with other novel readers who say to view the manga as an alternate timeline of sorts because the novel pulled no punches in how dark Violette's home life was. This volume only focuses on her getting out and being free, but seeing the scars on her heart, followed by the freedom Yulan helped her achieve made me cry.
I have deeply loved Violette and seeing her happiness was so precious to me! One of my favorite lines is from the afterword and how the creator mentions what an emotional journey it is to see Violette be the woman she is by the end, and I couldn't agree more! I may not know the full extent of what Yulan did to get her freed, but it's also why I have deeply loved Yulan because there is nothing he won't do for her. We really see how he dedicates his entire life to her, including being a VERY different person when she's not around her. I could foresee some people saying that he's toxic and is keeping Violette in a similar position as his mother, but I can't say I feel the same way. It's honestly WHY I loved his character, and laughed often when he interacts with other people or it's pointed out to the reader how Violette doesn't see the FULL morning routine and just how different he is with everyone else. LOL!
One thing I really loved about the actual ending (because there was a side story after and a handful of short stories about a variety of different characters) is that it goes to show that a personal change of heart and mindset is just as much as a happy ending as a romantic one. Yes, Violette gets both (YAY!), but seeing her change on a deep level and truly be happy was wonderful! I thought it was a great touch by the author!
But speaking of those short stories, I read the one about Violette's mother and was so horrified that I just skimmed over the rest that didn't center on Violette. It was not something I wanted to taint the beautiful ending and decided maybe one day I'll come back to it and read it in fullness, but I didn't need it in my mind at that moment (as bad as that might sound).
Overall, this was a wonderfully strong ending to a series I have deeply deeply enjoyed! I look forward to continuing to read the manga with the knowledge I know about the end and do think if you want a deeper and darker tale than what's in the manga, try out the light novels! I'm hesitant if I'll get any more, but I will come back to my favorite scenes in this one from time to time!
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October 14, 2025
Reviewing the entire series now that I've finished the final volume.
I was looking forward to reading the light novels having sampled and got hooked on the manga, but the two turned out entirely different. I've found that the manga pacing was a lot more engaging and intriguing; the story played out a lot more interestingly there than in the light novel version. Perhaps it is partly due to its form?
Each chapter of this light novel is relatively short, usually about 3 to 5 pages in length. While one may think it makes for quick reading, the amount of exposition and monologue in each chapter can drag one scene across 3 or more chapters. Perhaps I would have enjoyed it more had I cared to know more about each character's every single thought. But realistically, this 5-volume story could have been done in 3 volumes or less.
The writing here is clunky too. At the end of the first volume, the author said she had no idea where the story was going to go. I thought it was just the author's whimsy. I should have known better and believed it because it really felt like the author is making things up as she goes. Every chapter feels simultaneously too long AND too short; I wanted to know what HAPPENS next, not what EACH character thinks about the SAME scene. It was frustrating trying to get through all the clunky writing, and I couldn't help but remember that author's note and wonder if she knew what she was doing, or she was just rushing for her deadlines (which is valid and fair in itself, knowing how cutthroat the publishing business can be).
The ending leaves a lot to be desired. The heroes of this story are undoubtedly our two protagonists, but you can't help but feel like all the other characters' potentials are completely wasted. Gia felt like the quietly scheming or secretly helpful sort, but he never really does anything beyond needling Yulan. Rosette could have become a sort of trump card or aided Violette's escape in some way, but she was only ever her good friend. Claudia and Milania were also underutilised.
I would have liked to see how Violette's quiet resilience inspired the other characters to assist her, and how her friends might have inspired her to become stronger. The ending felt lacking and somewhat... underwhelming.
While it is refreshing to have a story where the villains are punished and the heroes learn that one is never obligated to forgive, I can't help but feel like the characters weren't pushed as far as we want them to. I thought the story was building Yulan up to be a complex, villainous character, but he's completely one-dimensional and barely ever grows. Same of Violette. The only one who does grow is Maryjune, who innocently got trashed by all the wreckage around her. Violette and Yulan don't feel sorry for her, but I do. And I don't know why, but I expected our heroes to be more mature than "They don't deserve any shred of happiness at all, so we're going to leave it at that". It's like we don't get to see the Vahan family REALLY suffer, but we also don't get to see our heroes forgiving them? I don't know, it just feels... flat.
Perhaps the charm of this story is in the psychological analyses of the characters. The author truly shines when she's writing from the points of view of the villains. They don't know where they went wrong, and it's not difficult imagining how you might have erred in the same ways if you were in their shoes. Their slow descent into madness or despair was well-written. And concise too. I just wish the rest of the 5 volumes were written in the same way.
I was looking forward to reading the light novels having sampled and got hooked on the manga, but the two turned out entirely different. I've found that the manga pacing was a lot more engaging and intriguing; the story played out a lot more interestingly there than in the light novel version. Perhaps it is partly due to its form?
Each chapter of this light novel is relatively short, usually about 3 to 5 pages in length. While one may think it makes for quick reading, the amount of exposition and monologue in each chapter can drag one scene across 3 or more chapters. Perhaps I would have enjoyed it more had I cared to know more about each character's every single thought. But realistically, this 5-volume story could have been done in 3 volumes or less.
The writing here is clunky too. At the end of the first volume, the author said she had no idea where the story was going to go. I thought it was just the author's whimsy. I should have known better and believed it because it really felt like the author is making things up as she goes. Every chapter feels simultaneously too long AND too short; I wanted to know what HAPPENS next, not what EACH character thinks about the SAME scene. It was frustrating trying to get through all the clunky writing, and I couldn't help but remember that author's note and wonder if she knew what she was doing, or she was just rushing for her deadlines (which is valid and fair in itself, knowing how cutthroat the publishing business can be).
The ending leaves a lot to be desired. The heroes of this story are undoubtedly our two protagonists, but you can't help but feel like all the other characters' potentials are completely wasted. Gia felt like the quietly scheming or secretly helpful sort, but he never really does anything beyond needling Yulan. Rosette could have become a sort of trump card or aided Violette's escape in some way, but she was only ever her good friend. Claudia and Milania were also underutilised.
I would have liked to see how Violette's quiet resilience inspired the other characters to assist her, and how her friends might have inspired her to become stronger. The ending felt lacking and somewhat... underwhelming.
While it is refreshing to have a story where the villains are punished and the heroes learn that one is never obligated to forgive, I can't help but feel like the characters weren't pushed as far as we want them to. I thought the story was building Yulan up to be a complex, villainous character, but he's completely one-dimensional and barely ever grows. Same of Violette. The only one who does grow is Maryjune, who innocently got trashed by all the wreckage around her. Violette and Yulan don't feel sorry for her, but I do. And I don't know why, but I expected our heroes to be more mature than "They don't deserve any shred of happiness at all, so we're going to leave it at that". It's like we don't get to see the Vahan family REALLY suffer, but we also don't get to see our heroes forgiving them? I don't know, it just feels... flat.
Perhaps the charm of this story is in the psychological analyses of the characters. The author truly shines when she's writing from the points of view of the villains. They don't know where they went wrong, and it's not difficult imagining how you might have erred in the same ways if you were in their shoes. Their slow descent into madness or despair was well-written. And concise too. I just wish the rest of the 5 volumes were written in the same way.
July 10, 2025
Ever since I read the 7th Time Loop I have been a big fan of stories where characters go back in time and get another chance to fix their mistakes. There is so much room for intelligent characters to push themselves and make new choices, for them to grow and learn. This story promised one such adventure, but unfortunately fell flat off the mark. Instead of focusing on the character growth of the main characters, it instead focused on parental trauma. There wasn't a single good parent in this book, it was actually depressing. And then it of course ended with the main characters having a kid... and I am unconvinced about their ability to be good parents honestly. It was like the ending of the Hunger Games which everyone said was romantic but was actually just two super messed up people pretending to be normal. It left a bad feeling in my mouth.
I have a myriad of other complaints, including the absolute lack of world building, the absolutely anti-climactic climax, and the fact that Violette never actually did anything for herself to solve her problems. She casually decided to join a nunnery to solve her problems and then made literally no effort to make or execute a plan. I kept waiting and waiting for her to do something - anything! -and yet it never happened.
Well thats what I get for ploughing through a series that was only giving me meh vibes on the first two books. Darn my stubbornness!
I have a myriad of other complaints, including the absolute lack of world building, the absolutely anti-climactic climax, and the fact that Violette never actually did anything for herself to solve her problems. She casually decided to join a nunnery to solve her problems and then made literally no effort to make or execute a plan. I kept waiting and waiting for her to do something - anything! -and yet it never happened.
Well thats what I get for ploughing through a series that was only giving me meh vibes on the first two books. Darn my stubbornness!
June 30, 2025
2.5 or low-end 3 stars.
The first half only has some interesting parts between Gia and Yulan on how their friendship works, but it's not elaborate enough; why the heck is Gia interested in helping him? My only guess is because Yulan is a fascinating character that amuses him, but it's a pretty weird friendship. The rest of the first half is bad, filled with pointless meandering scenes that could have been shortened and didn't feel necessary.
The second half is interesting! It goes into feelings of parenthood, the still crazy psychology of both Vio and Yulan and short POV-chapters from crazy or interesting side-characters like Auld, Bellarose, Elfa and MaryJune. The dark psychology themes and scenes is where this series shines.
This would have been an amazing series if it was more focused: cut out the pointless teatime, shopping or studying filler scenes (book 2 and 3 and this one too) and elaborate on some messed up relationships and characters.
The first half only has some interesting parts between Gia and Yulan on how their friendship works, but it's not elaborate enough; why the heck is Gia interested in helping him? My only guess is because Yulan is a fascinating character that amuses him, but it's a pretty weird friendship. The rest of the first half is bad, filled with pointless meandering scenes that could have been shortened and didn't feel necessary.
The second half is interesting! It goes into feelings of parenthood, the still crazy psychology of both Vio and Yulan and short POV-chapters from crazy or interesting side-characters like Auld, Bellarose, Elfa and MaryJune. The dark psychology themes and scenes is where this series shines.
This would have been an amazing series if it was more focused: cut out the pointless teatime, shopping or studying filler scenes (book 2 and 3 and this one too) and elaborate on some messed up relationships and characters.
March 10, 2025
it was ok. i ended up skimming a lot of this one because it was about things i didnt care about.
January 9, 2025
boring
This was the most boring book in the series. Why the other books had a lot of great storytelling emotional writing. This one was just like a big old wrap up. They could’ve just added a epilogue to the end of the last one.
This was the most boring book in the series. Why the other books had a lot of great storytelling emotional writing. This one was just like a big old wrap up. They could’ve just added a epilogue to the end of the last one.
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