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The Villainess Route Is Broken #2
The Villainess Route Is Still Broken: A Cozy Isekai Romantasy
Getting exiled should be getting easier. Somehow it keeps getting harder.
Dara's plan was working perfectly—or it was supposed to be. The roads are progressing. The money is flowing out exactly as intended. But instead of disgrace, she's accidentally becoming Ambervale's most innovative leader. Which means it's time to escalate: introduce boba to a medieval world (purely for personal comfort, obviously), continue throwing money at increasingly ambitious projects, and expand her network of useful criminals because apparently running a district requires navigating the underworld too. The usual villainess activities.
Except someone keeps interfering with her district—sabotaging supplies, spreading rumors, making her projects harder than they should be. Which means Dara needs to understand Ambervale's underworld herself: the corruption networks, the debt chains, the men who control what happens beneath the surface. Her morally flexible security team proves useful for this, but navigating criminal politics while maintaining her reputation as a frivolous noble turns out to be significantly more complicated than building roads. And when your closest ally turns out to be the Crown Prince in disguise, the mission to achieve exile in disgrace becomes exponentially more difficult—especially when he keeps looking at you like you're solving problems instead of creating them.
Sometimes the harder you try to fail, the more successful you accidentally become.
Dara's plan was working perfectly—or it was supposed to be. The roads are progressing. The money is flowing out exactly as intended. But instead of disgrace, she's accidentally becoming Ambervale's most innovative leader. Which means it's time to escalate: introduce boba to a medieval world (purely for personal comfort, obviously), continue throwing money at increasingly ambitious projects, and expand her network of useful criminals because apparently running a district requires navigating the underworld too. The usual villainess activities.
Except someone keeps interfering with her district—sabotaging supplies, spreading rumors, making her projects harder than they should be. Which means Dara needs to understand Ambervale's underworld herself: the corruption networks, the debt chains, the men who control what happens beneath the surface. Her morally flexible security team proves useful for this, but navigating criminal politics while maintaining her reputation as a frivolous noble turns out to be significantly more complicated than building roads. And when your closest ally turns out to be the Crown Prince in disguise, the mission to achieve exile in disgrace becomes exponentially more difficult—especially when he keeps looking at you like you're solving problems instead of creating them.
Sometimes the harder you try to fail, the more successful you accidentally become.
897 pages, Kindle Edition
Published May 20, 2026
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Displaying 1 - 7 of 7 reviews
July 12, 2026
This was disappointing. The pacing is very slow and the resolution is sudden and empty. The staccato prose at moments of just waiting make for a tedious read. The romantasy descriptor is patently misleading and the love interest is useless. I don't know what happened between book one and two but it is a significant drop in quality.
May 24, 2026
Wow
This series so far has blown me away. I absolutely love these. I'm so captivated by this series and has me completely hooked . Beautiful story, on my toes and laughing at the same time. Absolutely adore it.
This series so far has blown me away. I absolutely love these. I'm so captivated by this series and has me completely hooked . Beautiful story, on my toes and laughing at the same time. Absolutely adore it.
June 15, 2026
Fun
A fun read. Though, the books would benefit from some more editing. Phrases, sentences, even entire conversations are used over and over again. It's sometimes better to skim than to read in detail.
A fun read. Though, the books would benefit from some more editing. Phrases, sentences, even entire conversations are used over and over again. It's sometimes better to skim than to read in detail.
June 25, 2026
way too much repetition in vocabulary, sentence structure, and plot.
July 18, 2026
Singular Voice
It’s a good time, but repetitive. There’s no difference between Dara and Valarious’(?) point of view, in terms of language or flow, which was a little odd.
It’s a good time, but repetitive. There’s no difference between Dara and Valarious’(?) point of view, in terms of language or flow, which was a little odd.
July 23, 2026
More!
Author you spin great tales! That sidekick has some Amazing moves! Cant waot to read the next book!! 2 more words, jeesh
Author you spin great tales! That sidekick has some Amazing moves! Cant waot to read the next book!! 2 more words, jeesh
July 17, 2026
Excellent story. I loved it very much.
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