A review by iellv
King's Maker by Haga, Kang Ji Young

medium-paced

3.0

I got curious because of the art style. Thought it was pretty good but nothing to yell about. I’d actually read this before, forgot, and then re-read it. I felt weird about the author adding in the pedophilia then and I still felt weird about it the second time around. It was given the weight and urgency it deserved, for sure, but was it gratuitous? Not all the time, but sometimes it really felt that way. Good premise and decent execution though. Very good tension-building and there were a lot of interesting moments between the main characters. I think the author captured boyhood attraction/attachment and loyalty and devotion really well! 

The sequel could have been SO GOOD, but it ultimately proved to be meandering and underwhelming, so I dropped it. 
Expand filter menu Content Warnings