Laura A. Grace’s Reviews > Villains Are Destined to Die (novel), Vol. 1 > Status Update

Penelope making a joke to the maids about what she’ll do with the crossbow if any ladies are beating her in the tournament, only for everyone to be horrified made me laugh harder then it probably should have 😆😆🙈

Oh my goodness, I do not remember this scene with Emily and Penelope!! It was so sweet!!

That confrontation with Reynold with so heartbreaking 😭😭😭

Having read the dining room scene, I think something that isn’t reflected quite as strongly in the manhwa is Penelope’s deep anger and frustration. I believe they ARE shown, but there is something that has just has hit differently here where I don’t remember it being this strong in the manhwa?

I think so far the biggest difference between the novel and manhwa is that the manhwa is more toned down because I had no idea that Winter’s affection meter dropped so low! 😳 He was my “all-in” guy at the beginning of the manhwa, but I would say he’s pretty scary the way he’s conveyed in the novel 😅 But on the flip side, he did have the most romantic moment so far 😆

“‘Actually, yes. It’s highly unlikely that all five of them are crazy.’ I muttered to myself, shooting down the possibility wholeheartedly.”

Oh Penelope, you couldn’t be more wrong 😭😭😭

I forgot how touching things are with Emily’s redemption 🥺😭

Okay, everything with Eckles has been A LOT more intense then the manhwa 😅😅😅😳

I don’t remember that memory in the manhwa 😳 I don’t remember her saying how she much she hates her brother on the verge of passing out either. If that bullying scene was based on real-life Korea, that is all the more terrifying 😭😭😭

The first chapter was good! From what I remember, it closely follows the manhwa, but Derrick seems more…colder? I feel he’s the same but I felt more fearful around him reading this then I did the manhwa 😅