Today, I'm back with an interesting manhwa where the villainess is the protagonist. In every chapter there's a different turn and twist, the villainess found her end through a book and she decided to change her fate. This a fierce story of a strong female villainess who won't give up on her life and is ready to abandon everything else. The name of the manhwa is "I'm a Villainess but I Won't Live Like One" by the name you can guess how good the story is going to be. I am really excited to share this manhwa with you guys.
Details
Created by: Studio wooridle
Original work by: Hwang DoTol
Genre: redemption, fantasy, romance, josei
Chapters: 35
Status: on-going
Year of release: 2025
Plot Summary
The story follows Bianca who loves reading books, she's a noble lady with simple dream. All she wanted was to marry the duke, but her life changes as she stumbles upon a book. It was a historical book that she found unique and decided to pick it from the library. When she began to read she found the similar names into the story and she also found her own name. In the book the duke Ricardo fell in love with a red hair illigemate child who's name is Maria and Bianca became vengeful, she poisoned Maria thought that Ricardo would love her in Maria's absence but he found out the truth and beheaded Bianca.
Bianca in fear threw the book as she could not believe the death of her own. Bianca was unable to process her mind as she thought it was all nuisance in the book. How can she be the villainess of the story. Ricardo is her fiance for the past 10 years how can he leave her for a commoner. When Bianca tried to investigate about the book the seller declined it being their collection. Bianca was surprised as she bought it from this place only.
Bianca started to notice how Ricardo is not interested in their marriage. She tried to change the present with small acts and she noticed the book also had changed the story. Bianca decided to be kind to others, meanwhile in this process she realized she was never a bad person. She always has been a good person but she never got the chance to unlock that sight of her. Ricardo's feelings for Bianca started to change as he saw the new version of her. As time passed Bianca kept trying to change her future as whatever she does it always ends with her death.
The question arises will Bianca be able to rewrite her fate? Or she will end up dying anyway?
! [Spoilers Ahead!]
Review
Most of times we see a reader entering the novel, but this time it's completely different. The story is already written of the protagonist and now she got the opportunity to peak into her future and change it. The reason behind her finding the book is still unknown. Maybe someone wanted her future to be changed and decided to show her the way.
To be honest in the beginning of the story I have disliked Bianca because she's really rude and egoistic. She didn't even treat her maids in a good way. I was hating on her tantrums but she indeed is the most beautiful girl I have seen in the world of manhwa. She's elegant beautiful and perfect in every way. The thing I disliked about her was not caring about others and being choosy. For the same reason Ricardo didn't have any interest in Bianca even though they were engaged.
As time passed Bianca started to show her soft side, she truly cares and feels bad for others but she was unable to express her feelings before. Now that she has shown her vulnerability Ricardo started to like Bianca. Despite the change of Bianca I feel this is not a change but she always has been like this but Ricardo never tried to get to know her. I feel she was taken granted by him. For that reason I feel he doesn't deserve to be the partner of Bianca, she deserves someone who loves her for whoever she is.
Bianca was never insecure of anyone, she always loved Ricardo from her bottom of heart. But Ricardo never noticed how much she craved for her. Since she was a child she always wanted to be the perfect lady only because of Ricardo. Now I feel bad for Bianca for falling for someone who didn't even value her. They have been engaged for 10 years but he never made an effort. I feel Bianca deserves someone better who knows her value. I like the other male characters and they are truly perfect for Bianca, specially the prince.
It's not only emotional but a funny manhwa, most of the time comedic scenes were created which made me smile. The artist made the funny scenes really creative. The most funny thing was whenever Bianca did small actions her future does change but she still ends up dead. I really feel bad for Bianca also can't stop myself from laughing at her situation, like poor girl doesn't know how to find a fate where she lives. Also, the killer of Bianca changes each time or the reason changes. So, it's really fun to read.
Each chapter you will see Bianca in beautiful dresses and it's so creative, I have never seen such beautiful collection before. I really admire the effort of the artist for being this conscious about the designs of the dresses. I really like the art style as well. The faces of the characters are pretty unique and you can easily tell who is who. The dialogue passing is also good, it truly felt like I was watching a k-drama. The story kept getting intriguing and I totally got hooked.
If you're looking for a royal historical fantasy story with romance and twists then this is the best Manhwa. I have almost completed reading it. I am still waiting for the chapters to be free, as I don't have coins to read haha. I'm truly excited to see how Bianca is going to change her fate. I'm being honest, I can read this manhwa over and over again. The ratings I would give this is 10 out of 10. It's full of pure excellence so don't miss it.
Credits:
Pictures are the screenshots of the chapters 1 to 11 from the manhwa, you can read it on webtoon for free.
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