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rosegardenem's review against another edition
5.0
Love the artwork and I love the story. Very excited to see where this story goes! ☺️
lashette's review against another edition
3.5
That was meh. I'm only slightly interested in continuing. There's not enough to make the characters emotions believable. There's no chemistry even though dude keeps getting all up in her face. The art is beautiful though. And I am curious as to why the brother was killed. But I feel like the reason is going to be hallow.
ciecyreads's review against another edition
3.0
The same setting from a previous work was used for this so the world was already in existence. However this new story created in the old setting seems very simplistic. The main plot point that created tension for the two main characters turned about to be a misunderstanding. Although there is still the element of seeking revenge it just feels a bit flat because of that.
booksreadbylaura's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
I absolutely love this
nvciel's review against another edition
4.0
I read The Water Dragon’s Bride and liked it. Rei Toma is a good writer and artist. This story is good so far.
jupanuma's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
It’s weird. The author said this is set in the same universe as Dawn Of The Arcana, but The Beast’s King feels rushed. Am I supposed to read Dawn of the Arcana to understand what’s going on in the world or did the author just do a very poor job at it?
All I know is there’s humans and beast people. For some reason humans control everything and beast people are slaves. But why? How did the humans become all powerful when beast people have superpowers, or at least some of them do. Why do they just go along with it? Does it really matter? Probably not, but your universe doesn’t make sense.
And because of not understanding the setting of the story everything else just seems pointless. I could care less the the main characters motivation. But why does she need to pretend to be a guy? I’m not sure it’s worth reading more just to find out why she needs to be a guy to avenge her brother.
All I know is there’s humans and beast people. For some reason humans control everything and beast people are slaves. But why? How did the humans become all powerful when beast people have superpowers, or at least some of them do. Why do they just go along with it? Does it really matter? Probably not, but your universe doesn’t make sense.
And because of not understanding the setting of the story everything else just seems pointless. I could care less the the main characters motivation. But why does she need to pretend to be a guy? I’m not sure it’s worth reading more just to find out why she needs to be a guy to avenge her brother.
anatislynch's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
goshdarnitmel's review against another edition
4.0
Thank you to VIZ Media for the e-ARC!
This is only the beginning of the story but I’m very intrigued. The art is beautiful and the characters, while certainly falling into tropes, have definite potential. Honestly, I have no problems reading the same tropes over and over as long as it’s also interesting and while this one may not appeal to people who might have read a wider range of fantasy manga (or it might! We’re only on the first one after all and who knows what comes next) and want something brand new, this will probably still easily find its audience. I look forward to reading the rest!
This is only the beginning of the story but I’m very intrigued. The art is beautiful and the characters, while certainly falling into tropes, have definite potential. Honestly, I have no problems reading the same tropes over and over as long as it’s also interesting and while this one may not appeal to people who might have read a wider range of fantasy manga (or it might! We’re only on the first one after all and who knows what comes next) and want something brand new, this will probably still easily find its audience. I look forward to reading the rest!