The Princess of Convenient Plot Devices, (Light Novel) Vol. 2

私はご都合主義な解決担当の王女である (Light Novel) #2

by Mamecyoro, Sarah Moon (Translator)

The day of the junior ball has arrived. Octavia is determined to succeed in her plan to find a (fake) boyfriend. However, the ball may turn out to be more than she bargained for. Sil quite literally crashes the party, Derek Nightfellow confronts her to clear up his suspicions, and Countess Reddington is pulling strings to suit her own schemes. Will Octavia be able to meet Rust Byrne, her potential (fake) boyfriend? And if she does, will the meeting have the desired outcome? Whatever challenges this event may throw at her, Octavia must come to terms with her past as Maki and think fast on her feet to keep up with the machinations of others.

Genres: Light Novel, Novels

186 pages, Kindle Edition

First published March 15, 2018

About the author

まめちょろ

Reviews

[Jen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Read this back to back with the third one. My head is spinning and I NEED THE 4th VOLUME NOW.

5, I needed this so badly, stars.

[Rebecca · Rating 3 out of 5]

The crowning glory of this book is how it takes into account Octavia's feelings about her past life as Maki and what that means for her now. Retaining your past memories can't always be the win most (lazy) isekai paints it as.

[Dani(elle) · Rating 4 out of 5]

Book 1: light fun with a hint of intrigue.

Book 2, in the last 25%: existential crisis.

If nothing else, I'm double downing on my read of Maki/Octavia as neurodivergent. Everyone is playing 4D chess and she is over here going "people are exhausting, where is my comfort fan?"

[Mariána K · Rating 5 out of 5]

He's surprisingly dark background revealed to what I thought was a lighthearted comedy

A huge portion of this volume was dedicated to revealing the dark memories that she has been dodging since the first novel. I found it very interesting that the topic covered a possible explanation for all isekai stories. I'm not sure how I feel about it, it kind of leaves a little bit of an ick behind. But considering the fact that the main character is dealing with a life full of that ick, I feel like it really gives her a strong POV connection with the reader. Now that I have a better understanding of what is going on in the creation of this books universe, I'm not sure if they're going to be able to maintain that tongue-in-cheek light-hearted feel that drew me into the story from the manga. The story is really messed up... Like I cannot begin to express how wrong messed up it has become, not just dark but twisted. Very interesting though, just dark...

I honestly can't wait to read the next one!

[Miss Susan · Rating 3 out of 5]

no real thoughts on this one! i am having a homebody day and light novels are the best accompaniment to eating bread and chocolate on your couch

3 stars

[Ajit · Rating 3 out of 5]

Decent writing, but way too short. Volume 1 barely covered a few days worth of time, and Volume 2 in it's entirety is barely 1 day long.