A review by mehsi
Beauty and the Beast of Paradise Lost, Volume 1 by Kaori Yuki
3.0
I received this book from Netgalley/publisher in exchange of an honest review.
So, when I saw that Kaori Yuki had a new manga... of course I had to request it. I have read several of her manga and I knew that this was going to be dark and weird. XD And it was! This is a Beauty and the Beast retelling and BOY BOY BOY it is fucking dark. Our Belle is a girl who after years doesn't believe she is beautiful, thanks mom and dad. There is a monster out there posing like the beast... and murdering all women who are beautiful. And then there is the real beast... who is quite beastly but I also quite liked him as he does show some great qualities (he does save Belle a few times and shows appreciation for her... well sometimes). I loved reading about the curse and the castle. And there is a villain and I just love her design.
But yeah, darkness everywhere with a fucked up family for Belle and things that are bad everywhere.
Belle is a bit hit/miss, sometimes I like her, other times she was just so frustrating.
I am definitely curious to see how this story goes.
And sorry, not in the mood to write a superlong review for my blog. Tired + not feeling well.
So, when I saw that Kaori Yuki had a new manga... of course I had to request it. I have read several of her manga and I knew that this was going to be dark and weird. XD And it was! This is a Beauty and the Beast retelling and BOY BOY BOY it is fucking dark. Our Belle is a girl who after years doesn't believe she is beautiful, thanks mom and dad. There is a monster out there posing like the beast... and murdering all women who are beautiful. And then there is the real beast... who is quite beastly but I also quite liked him as he does show some great qualities (he does save Belle a few times and shows appreciation for her... well sometimes). I loved reading about the curse and the castle. And there is a villain and I just love her design.
But yeah, darkness everywhere with a fucked up family for Belle and things that are bad everywhere.
Belle is a bit hit/miss, sometimes I like her, other times she was just so frustrating.
I am definitely curious to see how this story goes.
And sorry, not in the mood to write a superlong review for my blog. Tired + not feeling well.