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A review by iam
Laurent and the Beast by K.A. Merikan
5.0
4.5 stars.
Omg I loved this.
Laurent and the Beast is in fact not a Captive Prince Beauty and the Beast AU, as the title could make one think. It's the story of Laurent, who's an indentured servant in 1805, and Beast, son of a Motorcycle Club president in 2017 who after an accident covered his scars and broken self-esteem with tattoos and posturing. Now, how do these two meet? Laurent, after going through a horrible situation that leaves him covered in blood, traumatized and with no options, makes a pact with a devil-like-creature that ends up with him travelling through time into the future - right into Beast's arms. They more or less immediately bond as Beast helps Laurent discover the wonders of his newfound freedom, but of course such a thing comes at a prize...
I was a bit unsure about the time-travelling at first, but I adored it in the end. Laurent is adorable and the way he navigates all the new and unfamiliar things in the future is admirable and hilarious, and I enjoyed those parts a lot.
Beast also was a great POV character, though one of the things that I disliked the most about the book comes from him: he gets angry very easily, most if not all of the conflict in Laurent's and Beast's relationship (possibly even the whole book) is based on him throwing a tantrum about something Laurent did - things that Laurent has EVERY RIGHT to do, and of course when Beast does the same things it's completely fine. That irked me A LOT since most of Laurent and Beast's actions that are mistakes are pretty much direct results of the different sorts of abuse they have faced and miscommunications given their different origins.
Ultimately, their relationship is very sweet though and I liked them together.
Another minor thing is that the book would benefit from a few more edits - there were several typos and grammar mistakes.
A big plus for me though was the MC's acceptance of homosexuality, since in other books (especially with MCs) the overcoming of homophobic prejudice is often a big plotpoint.
I'm definitely going to read the rest of the series - in the epilogue there's already a glance at the way this will continue, which I'm really looking forward to.
Omg I loved this.
Laurent and the Beast is in fact not a Captive Prince Beauty and the Beast AU, as the title could make one think. It's the story of Laurent, who's an indentured servant in 1805, and Beast, son of a Motorcycle Club president in 2017 who after an accident covered his scars and broken self-esteem with tattoos and posturing. Now, how do these two meet? Laurent, after going through a horrible situation that leaves him covered in blood, traumatized and with no options, makes a pact with a devil-like-creature that ends up with him travelling through time into the future - right into Beast's arms. They more or less immediately bond as Beast helps Laurent discover the wonders of his newfound freedom, but of course such a thing comes at a prize...
I was a bit unsure about the time-travelling at first, but I adored it in the end. Laurent is adorable and the way he navigates all the new and unfamiliar things in the future is admirable and hilarious, and I enjoyed those parts a lot.
Beast also was a great POV character, though one of the things that I disliked the most about the book comes from him: he gets angry very easily, most if not all of the conflict in Laurent's and Beast's relationship (possibly even the whole book) is based on him throwing a tantrum about something Laurent did - things that Laurent has EVERY RIGHT to do, and of course when Beast does the same things it's completely fine. That irked me A LOT since most of Laurent and Beast's actions that are mistakes are pretty much direct results of the different sorts of abuse they have faced and miscommunications given their different origins.
Ultimately, their relationship is very sweet though and I liked them together.
Another minor thing is that the book would benefit from a few more edits - there were several typos and grammar mistakes.
A big plus for me though was the MC's acceptance of homosexuality, since in other books (especially with MCs) the overcoming of homophobic prejudice is often a big plotpoint.
I'm definitely going to read the rest of the series - in the epilogue there's already a glance at the way this will continue, which I'm really looking forward to.