Story: 8/10
The story of this LN is great. Act 1 was amazing and I have no real faults with it. The story was wonderful and it was excellent at highlighting the development of the characters. The question "what happens next?" was constantly in my mind while I read this part and due to that, I was able to binge these volumes.
For Act 2, it was also great, but I would say that Act 1 is just slightly better. Act 2 was pretty much just a post-Act 1 story. That said, Act 2 was still a pretty good story. Act 2 pretty much extended the mystery of the world of I'm In Love with the Villainess and I think the answers to the mysteries they introduced were quite intriguing as well, even philosophical at times. Act 2 also made me truly appreciate Act 1 more as I often look back on Act 1 when I was reading Act 2 and see just how far the characters of this story have reached.
I say that I like Act 1 slightly better than Act 2 because in Act 2, I felt stressed often with how the story progressed since there were many times where things could've gone wrong, a worry I didn't have much in Act 1.
Also, perhaps this is a spoiler but I really liked how much the author liked writing in in medias res style. It's just somewhat refreshing to see.
Art: 10/10
The art (illustrations) is absolutely wonderful. They were able to excellently portray Rei and Claire's cuteness and beauty and that's all that matters to me.
Character: 10/10
Now, the characters. I think the strongest point of this Light Novel is its characters (for me at least). First off, the main characters' dynamic, Rei and Claire, is just absolutely fun to read. It's always a delight whenever they interact and I would honestly read more if I find any more of their stories. Besides that, Rei and Claire individually are really great characters as well.
Rei is this character that was very obssessed with Claire right from the get-go and I really found that obsession of hers interesting and wonderful. Interesting because I really enjoyed how her actions caused various reactions from Claire, wonderful because behind that obsession, is overflowing loyalty which I personally really like. Also, slight spoilers but as the story progressed, her flaws, which were seemingly nonexistent at first, started to become more apparent and I'm not sure why but I've come to really like her after I saw those flaws of her. Perhaps because of gap moe?
Come to think of it I always enjoyed moments when she showed gap moe.
Claire on the other hand is a character that could only be described as a tsundere. However, she's not really the annoying type, or perhaps she is, I'm not sure. What I'm sure of however is that she has some nice reactions whenever Rei teases her and I love her for that. Oh no, I think I've inherited how Rei thinks.
Also slight spoilers (maybe major) for the next part.
Her character also develops greatly throughout the story. Her development was so great in fact that when I looked back at the earlier volumes while reading the later volumes, I almost could not believe that she was the same Claire.
The other characters were also really lovely and wonderful. Each of them carried some sort of issue within them and I think it was spectacular how they came to solve it. Their interactions with each other were also really fun to read. I still liked Claire and Rei's interactions the most though.
Enjoyment: 10/10
I really very absolutely definitely totally completely undoubtedly fully enjoyed reading this LN. As a yuri fan, a yuri as great as this was an absolute blessing. As a huge anime fan, reading something like this which is pretty different (in more ways than one) from the anime/manga I usually watch/read was very nice and refreshing.
Overall: 9/10
Overall, I would say this Light Novel is great. I thoroughly enjoyed it since I was able to binge something again in a while.
Do I recommend it? If you absolutely despise yuri, I'd say to stay away from it since there is a high amount of yuri in here.
If you are a bit open-minded and would like to try some yuri, I'd say yes, definitely. Besides the yuri, I think the story is absolutely wonderful and I believe that it is very worth it to give it a try.
If you are a yuri fan, I would just like to ask why haven't you read it already? It's absolutely glorious and you need to read it. NOW.
