Reviews

The King's Beast, Vol. 6 by Rei Tōma

apageoutofmybook's review

1.5

big trigger warnings in this one for

sexual assault and drugging

….. that scene was so unnecessary and not handled well at all imo…it ruined this volume for me and it’s honestly affected my enjoyment of the series 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault

bookish_manatee's review

emotional lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

randomly_kait's review against another edition

4.0

Slow
ETA: okay so after looking at Goodreads, it looks like it at least goes to vol. 10, which means 4 more volumes, hallelujah. Things are still moving at a slower pace, but at the same time heating up?

Original
I heard that there was only 1 or 2 volumes left and that makes me nervous because there's still a lot left open. It's still cute though and we finally got some information that we've been looking for

breedawnwriter's review

dark medium-paced

1.0

I wanted to love this book, but I couldn’t. The fact that the majority of the book involves a sexual assault that is described in too much detail immediately makes this a one-star read.

I have included more details about the sexual assault in the content warning section of this review. It was incredible uncomfortable to read and did almost nothing to move the story forward (with the exception of the male character confirming his suspicions that the female character is, in fact, a female). 

I would not recommend this book to anyone, and—after this—I don’t know if I will continue this series or not.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Racism, and Classism

There is a sexual assault in this book. The female character is drugged with a scent that makes Ajin women go into heat. The male character pins her down on the bed and holds her there for a long time. The two then (kind of?) have sex, but it is not consensual because she did not agree to it. [MORE GRAPHIC, DETAILED SUMMARY BELOW.] The female character ends up on top of him and the two “grind.” She does not seem to be aware of why she wants this or what is really happening, but she makes a comment about it being hard to sit on him because “there’s something hard” down there. He encourages her to keep “moving” on top of him because it feels good.

zombie_loves_books's review

emotional hopeful mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

locpressedbooks_'s review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny informative mysterious sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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theaudioauditor's review

emotional hopeful lighthearted tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

kamisamabratz's review

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

lovelyinnature's review

adventurous emotional mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

THIS ARC IS SO MUCH also poor Taihaku he's so done being the main person who knows the secret and now a certain someone else does too

brookieworm's review

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25