The King's Beast

DreamDragone Jul 10, 2023

3.5

I started the story and was hooked by the 1st book. The characters where intresting and the story is unique, but my opinion quickly changed as i progressed throughout the story. SPOILERS AND A LENGHTY RANT AHEAD: honestly i dont mind the incident that happened in volume 4 although i thought it was certainly strange, but the one in chapter 6?? Hell no, i mean that she almost gets brainwashed to have intercourse with the 3rd prince, not to mention as the story progressed the female lead lost the ember or passion in her and quickly became more and more emotional while getting more dependent on the prince. Im fine if she cries, after all shes been through alot, but not that she cries every chapter. Character development is important but this is the exact opposite, not to mention the male lead. I know the story is about the female lead but we dont even hear his thoughts nor what he's up to. The story is confusing and has no actual aim, while also trying to be sexual. This story was a part of my childhood but it definitly ruined that image. I know that the people may like the sexual content in it but it came onto me without any warning which left me baffled, disgusted and disappointed. Despite this, if you like the stuff that I dislike, give it a go, but i suggest reading a bit of it online before buying the actual book.

PixelKitty Oct 25, 2023

10

As of the time I'm writing this it's still ongoing. I've just finished vol 9, about to start vol 10, and without even reading it yet I'm already planning to get vol 11 soon. The art is breathtaking. The story is unique. The characters are interesting and endearing. It gets dark in places, there's violence and it's a harsh world, but that makes the light in it shine even brighter. I actually stop and stare at some pages just to take in all the art and beauty on the page. That's something I don't really do with other manga. There's so much detail and the expressions convey so much emotion. This series has everything I could possibly look for in a manga. I don't often give 5 star ratings or 10s. I read a lot so often times plot twists don't surprise me at all. This one managed to. It's best to go in with the least amount of knowledge possible, it's too easy to be spoiled on here.  After running out of this to read, I went back to read the previous series written in the same universe "Dawn of the Arcana" which was amazing but also incredibly painful at the end. That also managed to surprise me with the twists, but they are so well written you can see all the hints once you know, it's not like the twists come out of nowhere.  You can read this with no knowledge of the first series, but the first one can expand the world and there's at least one character in both, along with references to it in this series, which made me want to go back and read the first one too. I highly recommend both series, however because of the tragic (?) ending of the first one I'm a little weary of how this will end...but I still can't put it down. 

Webtoons4Ever Mar 28, 2023

9

All reviews on Goodreads ¸.·✩·.¸¸.·¯⍣✩ 𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝙺𝚒𝚗𝚐'𝚜 𝙱𝚎𝚊𝚜𝚝 ✩⍣¯·.¸¸.·✩·.¸Ajin boys are sent to train in an army in hopes of the best one becoming the Kings Beast. Some Ajin are blessed with powers, and all have certain animal features. Despite being stronger than humans, they are of the lower class, treated like objects and slaves. The youngest females are forced to be prostitutes and then spend their days doing lowly work. Rangetsu's twin brother Sogetsu becomes Prince Tenyou's beast but gets caught in a bloody attempt that ends with Sogetsu's death. Now wanting both answers and revenge, Rangetsu disguises herself as a man and becomes Prince Tenyou's beast with one goal in mind: to kill the prince. However, she learns that Prince Tenyou cared for Sogetsu. Now Rangetsu must uncover what happened and keep her secret hidden, as the plot thickens.The King's Beast was a promising start to a manga series, containing a lot of my favorite tropes! Rei Toma's art is beautiful, and the character design was very unique. Though the plotline would seem generic, it is still exhilarating and adds new points to the story. I love dark fantasy where it deals with very serious topics in a tension-filled plot, and that was exactly what this was. Rangetsu and Sogetsu were so cute as children and the small interactions they had held a lot of emotional power.The mixture of action and intrigue kept me going as I quickly sped through this book. Prince Tenyou was a character I haven't seen much yet, but I still liked his character. Rangetsu was very driven to one clear goal and to see her moral struggle as she realized that her twin's death wasn't as simple as she had first thought.The Mulan trope, as I call it, where a female disguises herself as a male is one of my favourites, and I loved how it was done in this book. Rangetsu is a character I can root for and care for. I like how it has an important commentary on being forced into a position you don't want (certain genders being forced to be prostitutes or forced to become servants).Rei Toma delivers a refreshing start to a new series with dark themes and emotional tension.✅PLOT✅PLOT TWIST✅CHARACTERS