Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for an advanced copy in exchange for my honest review!

This manga is so cute! I expected it to be similar to Delicious in Dungeon, but aside from turning monsters into gourmet meals, the stories are not the same in the slightest. The "Voracious Villainess" and the "Blood Mad Duke" are both black sheep in noble society. But after meeting at a garden party turned disaster, they find common ground and start to fall for one another. Their chemistry is immediately evident, and it's honestly so fun to see them slowly relax and be more candid with one another. The female main character, Melphiera, is more than a simple noble woman obsessed with eating monster meat. She's honestly more akin to a culinary researcher with a focus on all food monster related! However, her topic of research is considered very gross by the rest of the noble society, which is how she ends up being shunned and labeled a villainess. The end of the volume ends on a small cliffhanger, and makes me very eager to read the second volume!