The King’s Beast, Vol. 2
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Summary
A smoldering tale of romance and revenge set in the world of the New York Times best seller Dawn of the Arcana！
Legend says that a sacred beast appears in the time of a great king…
Ajin are people who bear the attributes of beasts， and in this kingdom Ajin men are forced to serve in the military and Ajin women in the brothels。 The Ajin boys who show signs of special abilities are conscripted to serve in the imperial palace as beast servants—status symbols and shields for their royal masters， to be kept or discarded on a whim。 When Rangetsu’s twin brother Sogetsu showed signs of such abilities， he was ripped from her arms and given to Prince Tenyou as a beast servant， where he quickly fell victim to bloody royal intrigues。 Now in a world that promises only bitterness， Rangetsu’s one hope is to disguise herself as a man and find a way into the palace to avenge her brother！
Rangetsu knows she must keep a low profile in the palace if she’s to have any hope of tracking down her brother’s killer。 But when an Ajin is wrongly accused of murder， can Rangetsu stand idly by when she knows that Prince Tenyou has the power to prevent another horrible injustice？
Legend says that a sacred beast appears in the time of a great king…
Ajin are people who bear the attributes of beasts， and in this kingdom Ajin men are forced to serve in the military and Ajin women in the brothels。 The Ajin boys who show signs of special abilities are conscripted to serve in the imperial palace as beast servants—status symbols and shields for their royal masters， to be kept or discarded on a whim。 When Rangetsu’s twin brother Sogetsu showed signs of such abilities， he was ripped from her arms and given to Prince Tenyou as a beast servant， where he quickly fell victim to bloody royal intrigues。 Now in a world that promises only bitterness， Rangetsu’s one hope is to disguise herself as a man and find a way into the palace to avenge her brother！
Rangetsu knows she must keep a low profile in the palace if she’s to have any hope of tracking down her brother’s killer。 But when an Ajin is wrongly accused of murder， can Rangetsu stand idly by when she knows that Prince Tenyou has the power to prevent another horrible injustice？
Reviews
Destiny Henderson
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The artwork is simply beautiful， but the pacing is too fast。 Rangetsu is already ready to throw hands and kill for the prince。 I liked the focus on some of the side characters。[rating from personal enjoyment not content]
KathleenB
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Getting cutesy and the getting discovered was predictable but still an interesting world and characters
Katerina
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5/5The development of the story and characters continue to grow as we are given the next volume of The King's Beast。 For the first time in her life， Rangetsu is questioning her own thoughts and feelings on the ability to trust someone。 Most of her life is built on lies， pain， and suffering and giving in to that feeling of trust， especially to a prince of the Imperial Palace is hard。 However， now her life has two priorities getting her revenge for the death of her brother and protecting the princ 5/5The development of the story and characters continue to grow as we are given the next volume of The King's Beast。 For the first time in her life， Rangetsu is questioning her own thoughts and feelings on the ability to trust someone。 Most of her life is built on lies， pain， and suffering and giving in to that feeling of trust， especially to a prince of the Imperial Palace is hard。 However， now her life has two priorities getting her revenge for the death of her brother and protecting the prince she is coming to trust。 We were also introduced to more of the imperial family with the first prince and his Ajin。 I absolutely laughed at Ran's reaction to the first prince's Ajin and how she is like "he's so weak"。 Toma definitely knows how to add in comic relief when the story around the characters is just so dark。 Rangetsu also seems to be the first individual to ever push the first prince on his actions or lack of actions when it comes to the wrongfully accused ajin。 Especially after the first prince get's a court case where a young female Ajin is accused of murder and he automatically says "guilty" without even looking it over。 There is so much potential with all of these characters and I can definitely see Rangetsu getting that chance at a "found family" and having other's who want to protect her just as much。 However， the drama is just unfolding since Prince Tenyou's personal messenger has found out her secret identity and she is still bent on avenging her twin brothers death。 And now I have to wait until December for Volume 3's English translation！！！ I don't think I can wait that long。 Toma's artwork and storytelling is just so amazing and I just need everything that she creates。 。。。more
jordan
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Solid 3。5 not super exciting but it has potential
Meagan Durham
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A great installment to this new series！ I think this would be a great series for a person interested in trying manga for the first time。 This volume we got to get to know some of the characters more and really show Rangetsu cares about。 She has cared about one thing for so long that she never had the space to figure out what she wanted and how she felt。 I can’t wait to see this grow with Tenyou and get to know more of the other Ajin in the palace。 I’m interested in the friendship of R and Teiga A great installment to this new series！ I think this would be a great series for a person interested in trying manga for the first time。 This volume we got to get to know some of the characters more and really show Rangetsu cares about。 She has cared about one thing for so long that she never had the space to figure out what she wanted and how she felt。 I can’t wait to see this grow with Tenyou and get to know more of the other Ajin in the palace。 I’m interested in the friendship of R and Teiga continuing and I want to see if Taihaku comes around to being Team Rangetsu or not。 Also the art style is STUNNING。 Can’t wait until the next volume is released！ 。。。more
Azbaqiyah
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Plot - 4。5 ⭐Character - 4。5 ⭐Writing Style - 4。5 ⭐World Building - 4。5 ⭐Art - 4。8 ⭐Cover - 4。8 ⭐Overall - 4。6 ⭐
Emma
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 3。5 ⭐️ First of all， let me say this is a good series。 It is。 And it is by no means within the genre of disturbing or tragic - it’s a very shoujo format。 But it’s also quite serious in tone， and man， I’m finding it depressing。 It’s still very tame， of course - Maybe I’m just in the wrong headspace for it right now？ I want to keep going with the story， because I like it！ I do！ but I hate hearing about how the slave race are treated， particularly the women。The main characters save an ajin woman f 3。5 ⭐️ First of all， let me say this is a good series。 It is。 And it is by no means within the genre of disturbing or tragic - it’s a very shoujo format。 But it’s also quite serious in tone， and man， I’m finding it depressing。 It’s still very tame， of course - Maybe I’m just in the wrong headspace for it right now？ I want to keep going with the story， because I like it！ I do！ but I hate hearing about how the slave race are treated， particularly the women。The main characters save an ajin woman from being executed for a crime she VERY obviously didn’t commit， and they’re all smiling and happy to have done something so good。。。as they hand her off to the brothel where she has to work because all female ajin have to be prostitutes or face death。 Yay？ Good for her？ She’s so lucky？ I know at some point there will be a payoff; slavery laws will be most likely abolished by the end of the series - it’s that kind of story。 But do I want to deal with everything that happens BEFORE that？ I’m still deciding。 。。。more
Amanda Setasha Hall
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I really like this story so far。 It's hard to put it into words， but it hits home pretty hard。 I really like this story so far。 It's hard to put it into words， but it hits home pretty hard。 。。。more
Pippa Reads Manga
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The world Rei Toma has created is cruel， but in volume 2 of The King’s Beast， we get some hope for the future as Rangetsu starts to learn who she can trust in what is otherwise a pit of vipers。 I absolutely loved this 2nd installment of this series and if you haven’t checked it out yet， I highly recommend that you do。 You view a preview of both volumes on the @vizmedia website。I’m really enamored with our protagonist; she’s tenacious and her vengeful determination is pretty exciting to read abou The world Rei Toma has created is cruel， but in volume 2 of The King’s Beast， we get some hope for the future as Rangetsu starts to learn who she can trust in what is otherwise a pit of vipers。 I absolutely loved this 2nd installment of this series and if you haven’t checked it out yet， I highly recommend that you do。 You view a preview of both volumes on the @vizmedia website。I’m really enamored with our protagonist; she’s tenacious and her vengeful determination is pretty exciting to read about。 I also love seeing that Rei Toma’s artwork has improved in leaps in bounds。 Her characters have always been beautiful， but it’s nice seeing much more detailed background art than in her previous work。 It really helps bring the story to life。🍓✨And finally， while I know that this story will eventually lead to a romance。。。because come on， it has to， I am glad that it’s not at the forefront of the storytelling so far。 That just my personal preference。 I know that may surprise you， but I don’t really read shojo for the romance。 I just like reading stories written by women， for women。 。。。more
Rebecca
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If being an ajin is bad， then being a female ajin is worse。 But why should that be？ This volume of The King's Beast starts to answer that question when Prince Tennyou's servant discovers that Rangetsu is a woman， and he muses what， if anything， to do about it。 The answer lies in a hotbed of misogyny， failed understanding of sexuality， and good old-fashioned fear: once upon a time an emperor had a female beast servant and she turned out to be， like， a total slut who would sleep with anyone no mat If being an ajin is bad， then being a female ajin is worse。 But why should that be？ This volume of The King's Beast starts to answer that question when Prince Tennyou's servant discovers that Rangetsu is a woman， and he muses what， if anything， to do about it。 The answer lies in a hotbed of misogyny， failed understanding of sexuality， and good old-fashioned fear: once upon a time an emperor had a female beast servant and she turned out to be， like， a total slut who would sleep with anyone no matter what their rank and then she used her evil whore-powers to basically take over the imperial court。 I use those hateful words on purpose here， because that's the light this unknown woman is presented in: a dangerous woman whose unbridled sexuality nearly destroyed the court。 Essentially， men found her attractive and blamed her for it; there's no indication that there was consent involved on her part at all， and while it could have been， given the way that ajin are treated， that's by no means a certainty。 When we consider that now female ajin are forced to serve a mandatory term in a brothel， that sounds awfully like misogynist racial stereotyping with roots in a belief that women are responsible for how men react to them。 That's the system Rangetsu grew up in， and the one she's actively rebelling against。 As she builds allies among the princes and their beast servants， she may be able to start to change the way the world functions。 It won't be fast and it won't be easy - and it won't even be all that fair at times， as we see this volume。 But at least it's a start。 。。。more
Kaitlynne
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*SIGH*My friends， this is moving rather slow for me。Do I still enjoy it？ Absolutely。But I wish it would get to more interesting things。
Annie （Putt）
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I honestly enjoyed this one a lot more than book two。 You can see the start of a series and friendships building with Rengetsu and other members of the palace。 There are a lot of dark moments in flashbacks and just the world as a whole， but the story was fairly lighthearted and solid。 I liked the continued development of the characters as well as the world itself， and a further dive into the politics of the palace。Cannot wait for book 3。
Jessica Figueroa
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Ajin are destined to be servants to humans working as military or brothels。 Rangetsu's twin brother was a special one but died working with the royals so she has worked hard to take her brothers place dressing as a man to get her revenge。 Its interesting seeing how this world works。 I loved getting to know more about the characters as this book went on。 Some people weren't as cold as they seemed and if they were you get to see briefly what led them down that path。 I loved that Rangetsu was not t Ajin are destined to be servants to humans working as military or brothels。 Rangetsu's twin brother was a special one but died working with the royals so she has worked hard to take her brothers place dressing as a man to get her revenge。 Its interesting seeing how this world works。 I loved getting to know more about the characters as this book went on。 Some people weren't as cold as they seemed and if they were you get to see briefly what led them down that path。 I loved that Rangetsu was not the type of person to back down with any task and in the face of injustice。 She voiced her opinion where no one would would apparently care and tried her best to make people care。 I can't wait to see more for the next book。 。。。more
Siofra
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4。5 StarsLovers of Ouran High school host club meets Yona at dawn vibes will love this manga series！Huge thank you to NetGalley & Publishers for giving me access to Volume 2 of this incredible manga！ All opinions are my own， and my opinion is that I love this！I had the grace to read volume one of this story， and I really saw potential。 I am so happy to confirm that this is going so well。 I am very invested in this story， and I ship Rangetsu & Taihaku！ I know it’s gonna hurt me， but I do！ Also， m 4。5 StarsLovers of Ouran High school host club meets Yona at dawn vibes will love this manga series！Huge thank you to NetGalley & Publishers for giving me access to Volume 2 of this incredible manga！ All opinions are my own， and my opinion is that I love this！I had the grace to read volume one of this story， and I really saw potential。 I am so happy to confirm that this is going so well。 I am very invested in this story， and I ship Rangetsu & Taihaku！ I know it’s gonna hurt me， but I do！ Also， my baby Teiga！ I will die for him ！！！ 。。。more
Mark
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Rangetsu is having trouble keeping her secret under wraps， but she’s also finding her own prejudices unraveling as well。 Meanwhile， the first prince is half-assing a murder investigation and his own beast-servant might just learn a lesson from it about complacency。This book。 Phew。 I remember liking the first volume quite a bit， with some reservations about the characterization， but this one just knocks it out of the park， weaving a full and satisfying tale of intrigue and injustice through its p Rangetsu is having trouble keeping her secret under wraps， but she’s also finding her own prejudices unraveling as well。 Meanwhile， the first prince is half-assing a murder investigation and his own beast-servant might just learn a lesson from it about complacency。This book。 Phew。 I remember liking the first volume quite a bit， with some reservations about the characterization， but this one just knocks it out of the park， weaving a full and satisfying tale of intrigue and injustice through its pages。Partly it’s because of how relentlessly depressing this world is - Rangetsu has so little left in life that nothing phases her （her reaction to her secret being threatened is heartbreaking） and we see time and again that the treatment of the ajin offers them so little hope or joy only to snatch it away when adversity threatens any humans， as the ajin bear the brunt before anyone else。Watching Rangetsu struggle with her desire to trust Prince Tenyou versus literally everything else that has happened in her life to this point is some seriously engaging storytelling。 I think we are likely taking the obvious route to a very forbidden romance， but this series has surprised me more than once， so I appreciate the uncertainty。 He may be a little too good to be true， or incredibly naive， but there’s plenty of nuance from everything else。Case in point， the chapter where Rangetsu gets discovered， besides dripping with potential intrigue for the future， offers the less common take that some earth-shattering secrets are more dangerous for the discoverer than the person with the secret （side note - the art is amazing as usual， but Rangetsu’s face in one particular moment is just a study of pure cold-blooded intent）。There’s also a very interesting flash of previous history as to why there are no female ajin in the palace and it explains a lot of the prejudice towards the female ajin， even though the story itself is dripping with those very same prejudices - it’s excellent historical fleshing out as to why Rangetsu’s gender is such a time bomb。The back part of the book involves the first prince and his beast-servant， Taiga。 We see that Taiga may once have burned bright， but the horrible reality he’s lived as a servant， being the exception to most ajin rules， has numbed him to pretty much everything。When Rangetsu impulsively sticks her nose into a very lop-sided murder investigation， well， she shows that she and Tenyou truly want to try and fight for what’s right。 This part is really good， especially the outcome， which shows that there aren’t easy solutions to the people or problems in this world， even with the best intentions （the near-echoing of two characters’ sentiments， from very different places， at the end is so well done）。Minus Tenyou’s boundless optimism and the first prince’s traditional sickly child role （unless he turns out to be an evil puppet master the whole time）， there’s nothing that feels trite or unearned in this volume。 From Rangetsu’s initial tantrum through to the ending I was engrossed。5 stars。 Sure， we don’t get a lot of movement on the whole murder of Rangetsu’s brother， but it turns out that this book can use that as a driving force but also go in for some crazy good characterization while it’s at it。 I was perfectly fine with the first volume， but this is now a must-read for me going forward。 。。。more
The Georgia Book Belle
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3。5* I think I need to read Dawn of the Arcana。。。
Alyssa
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Born into slavery， forced prostitution， and tragedy， this girl sees all the ways her people are abused， but this girl doesn't crumble。 She gives up everything of herself to help her people。 Not only that， but she's not the typical shojo portrayal of a quiet， innocent， weak， boy-crazy girl。 She's a master of her body， not because of artificial makeup or supernatural powers， but because she trains every day to be excellent in strength， speed， and strategy。Beyond that， she even has many internal st Born into slavery， forced prostitution， and tragedy， this girl sees all the ways her people are abused， but this girl doesn't crumble。 She gives up everything of herself to help her people。 Not only that， but she's not the typical shojo portrayal of a quiet， innocent， weak， boy-crazy girl。 She's a master of her body， not because of artificial makeup or supernatural powers， but because she trains every day to be excellent in strength， speed， and strategy。Beyond that， she even has many internal struggles。Stunning plot with great characters！！！ This is now my favorite manga！ 。。。more
Celia Mitchell
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I was really loving the first volume because it has such a unique story with beautiful characters。 This volume was a little lacking， though。 The entire book almost nothing happened and the entire plot was all over the place。 In a word， I hate to say it， but it was rather boring。 That said， I still love the characters。 I just wish we had something more exciting to look forward to that could drive the plot forward。 There were a couple nice moments， but most of it was fluff or basic conflicts。 I'm I was really loving the first volume because it has such a unique story with beautiful characters。 This volume was a little lacking， though。 The entire book almost nothing happened and the entire plot was all over the place。 In a word， I hate to say it， but it was rather boring。 That said， I still love the characters。 I just wish we had something more exciting to look forward to that could drive the plot forward。 There were a couple nice moments， but most of it was fluff or basic conflicts。 I'm hoping to see more interesting plots in the future。 。。。more
Evelyn
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Rangetsu struggles to accept that she can trust Prince Tenyou， despite him showing multiple times that he's not the monster she thought he was。 Meanwhile， Taihaku struggles with the knowledge that Rangetsu is a girl （Tenyou doesn't know yet and time for the awkward rom-com moments）So Tenyou's investigation of "Who murdered Sogetsu？" wanders over to his oldest brother， the first prince， heir to the kingdom。 （view spoiler）[Not much is learned and Rangetsu gets put on spy duty until her emotions ge Rangetsu struggles to accept that she can trust Prince Tenyou， despite him showing multiple times that he's not the monster she thought he was。 Meanwhile， Taihaku struggles with the knowledge that Rangetsu is a girl （Tenyou doesn't know yet and time for the awkward rom-com moments）So Tenyou's investigation of "Who murdered Sogetsu？" wanders over to his oldest brother， the first prince， heir to the kingdom。 （view spoiler）[Not much is learned and Rangetsu gets put on spy duty until her emotions get the better of her and she blows her cover。 （hide spoiler）] This series。。。takes racism to the extreme where Ajin are concerned and I'm not entirely sure how this system is even possible。 Ajin are stronger than humans。 Ajin fight in the army。 Ajin are bodyguards for important humans。 Yet Ajin are treated as less than human。 The hierarchy doesn't make sense。On another note， with all these princes and their beautiful/cute beast-men bodyguards， this series is going to have some serious BL shipping going on。 。。。more
rey
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i really want to give this 4 stars because objectively it was a good volume but for some reason i felt a bit disappointed by it ？ i’m still going to continue the series and pick up the third volume when it comes out though ！i love prince tenyou
Hisgirl85
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4 stars。 Great art and story slowly developing with more focus on characters than actions。
Krys
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Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher I was able to read this book in exchange for an honest review。***The King’s Beast volume 2 picks up where we left off in volume 1。 Prince Tenyou knows who Rangetsu is and why she’s there and agrees to work with her to find out who killed her brother and why。 In return Rangetsu will protect Prince Tenyou from any threats。Taihaku is still incredibly suspicious of Rangetsu and I think he might know more than he’s let on about Sogetsu’s death。Tenyou and Rangetsu Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher I was able to read this book in exchange for an honest review。***The King’s Beast volume 2 picks up where we left off in volume 1。 Prince Tenyou knows who Rangetsu is and why she’s there and agrees to work with her to find out who killed her brother and why。 In return Rangetsu will protect Prince Tenyou from any threats。Taihaku is still incredibly suspicious of Rangetsu and I think he might know more than he’s let on about Sogetsu’s death。Tenyou and Rangetsu go to the first prince， Oushin， and his beast servant， Teiga， on their search for answers and Rangetsu finds herself stepping into his business and proving the way to making change maybe isn’t always a big act， but can build from small things。 This volume also takes a closer look at the injustice the Ajin suffer against their human oppressors。 。。。more
Luna
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Thank you Netgalley/Viz Media3。5 StarsThe art is seriously swoony and I think one of the big reasons why I am enjoying this series。 In the second book Rangetsu slowly begins to trust the prince， they also begin to investigate。 As the story continues you get to know more of the characters and politics。 I am a little worried that with so many princes and best masters I will lose track but so far it’s well paced so I think， provided this continues， it should be ok。 The final chapter is my favourite Thank you Netgalley/Viz Media3。5 StarsThe art is seriously swoony and I think one of the big reasons why I am enjoying this series。 In the second book Rangetsu slowly begins to trust the prince， they also begin to investigate。 As the story continues you get to know more of the characters and politics。 I am a little worried that with so many princes and best masters I will lose track but so far it’s well paced so I think， provided this continues， it should be ok。 The final chapter is my favourite as I think it sets up a lot about Rangetsu character arc。 。。。more
Shae
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I wasn't sure this volume would live up to the first， and I am happy to be proven wrong！ This volume was fantastic and amazing！ The politics of the palace are so intriguing， and I am excited to see where things progress throughout the series！If you would like my more in depth feelings about this title， please check out this review vlog！ https://www。youtube。com/watch？v=-6vAl。。。 I wasn't sure this volume would live up to the first， and I am happy to be proven wrong！ This volume was fantastic and amazing！ The politics of the palace are so intriguing， and I am excited to see where things progress throughout the series！If you would like my more in depth feelings about this title， please check out this review vlog！ https://www。youtube。com/watch？v=-6vAl。。。 。。。more
Electriss ★BookishGamer★
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Rei Tomas work never disappoints！ Everytime she releases a new volume of manga I get so excited because I know I'll get an amazing story， stunning artwork， and an unforgettable cast of characters。 I love her new series The King's Beast so much I truly believe it has potential to be my favorite manga series of all time！ Rei Tomas work never disappoints！ Everytime she releases a new volume of manga I get so excited because I know I'll get an amazing story， stunning artwork， and an unforgettable cast of characters。 I love her new series The King's Beast so much I truly believe it has potential to be my favorite manga series of all time！ 。。。more
Emma
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ARC provided by NetGalleyI loved this so much。 I really loved the first volume so when I saw this one was up on NetGalley I just had to get it to see where things were going。 Just like last time the art in here is absolutely amazing。 I don't often think about the art too indepthley when reading but in here there are just times when it is absolutely stunning。 I also find the story here to be really cool。 There is so much potential here and I just don't know where exactly it is going。 I loved the ARC provided by NetGalleyI loved this so much。 I really loved the first volume so when I saw this one was up on NetGalley I just had to get it to see where things were going。 Just like last time the art in here is absolutely amazing。 I don't often think about the art too indepthley when reading but in here there are just times when it is absolutely stunning。 I also find the story here to be really cool。 There is so much potential here and I just don't know where exactly it is going。 I loved the characters we got introduced to this volume they seem like great additions to the story and were not what I was expecting。 There were also other elements that occurred earlier in the story that also subverted my expectations。 I'm really liking where this series is going and am looking forward to reading more。 。。。more
Hal
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Check out my review over on my blog too！ : https://hdsreadinglife。wordpress。com/。。。arc provided by the publisher via edelweiss in exchange for an honest reviewI can’t quite put it into words just how much I love this manga series。 It just has so many of my favourite tropes and character personalities。 I always find myself loving absolutely every second that I am reading and immersed in this world。This second volume didn’t have quite as much action as the first one but this had just as much angst Check out my review over on my blog too！ : https://hdsreadinglife。wordpress。com/。。。arc provided by the publisher via edelweiss in exchange for an honest reviewI can’t quite put it into words just how much I love this manga series。 It just has so many of my favourite tropes and character personalities。 I always find myself loving absolutely every second that I am reading and immersed in this world。This second volume didn’t have quite as much action as the first one but this had just as much angst and longing and that sadness that is so ingrained in our main character because of the loss she has suffered。 The relationship developing between her and the prince is just perfect and I hope we get more of that in future volumes！ Even if they just remain friends， I’d love to see that grow。 I loved the almost discovered plot line。 I’m super interested to see where that situation goes in the next volumes。I really can’t recommend this series more！ If you like bodyguard x prince， badass female character disguised as said bodyguard， banter， action and political scheming， read this series！5/5⭐️ 。。。more
Alisa
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The character development continues in volume two。 Rangetsu and the fourth prince get closer and for the first time in her life Rangetsu starts to trust someone。 Now her life purpose includes not only revenge for her brother， but also protection of the prince。 We are also introduced to the first prince and his servant。 And you know what I have come to realize？ This series reminds a lot of historical k-dramas， Moon lovers in particular。 The palace setting， many princes， the political machinations The character development continues in volume two。 Rangetsu and the fourth prince get closer and for the first time in her life Rangetsu starts to trust someone。 Now her life purpose includes not only revenge for her brother， but also protection of the prince。 We are also introduced to the first prince and his servant。 And you know what I have come to realize？ This series reminds a lot of historical k-dramas， Moon lovers in particular。 The palace setting， many princes， the political machinations， the intrigue， the danger and backstabbing。 Even the fact that the first prince is ill and is not expected to live long， so he is treated with way less respect than the others。 Basically， no one expects anything from him anymore and least of all himself。 He just decided to be noticed as less as possible and to create as little problem as he can。 And a lot of the time that means that he solves problems with the easiest solution。 So when that could cost an ajin servant her life Rangetsu just cannot stand by and watch and decides to bring about some change， however little it may be。 This volume was a good reminder that the world does not get changed overnight， you have to change one life at a time。Thank you to Edelweiss+ for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Gretchen
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Rangestsu continues to investigate her brother's death。 The fourth prince vows to help her， but he still thinks that she is a boy。 The fourth prince's servant discovers that Rangestsu is a girl， but keeps it to himself。 Rangestsu investigates a murder in order to prove a fellow Ajin's innocence。 #TheKingsBeastVol2 #NetGalley Rangestsu continues to investigate her brother's death。 The fourth prince vows to help her， but he still thinks that she is a boy。 The fourth prince's servant discovers that Rangestsu is a girl， but keeps it to himself。 Rangestsu investigates a murder in order to prove a fellow Ajin's innocence。 #TheKingsBeastVol2 #NetGalley 。。。more
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