By Aoikou and Enji. Released in Japan as “Yuusha-goroshi no Hanayome” by HJ Bunko. Released in North America by J-Novel Club. Translated by Faye Duxovni. I think by now most people know that I’m relatively easy to please, and it shows at times in these reviews. And sometimes I can overly gush about things, only to look back later and say “boy, that’s kind of embarrassing now”. I really enjoyed the first volume of this series, and said the best thing about it was the main protagonist. And, on various other social medias, I got pushback from people who were expecting something better, and she really didn’t vibe with her the way that she vibed with me. Honestly, I was actually feeling a bit guilty. So I went into this...
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