Some quick thoughts on this installment of The King's Beast:
Kinda getting annoyed with Rangetsu's overly emotional behavior. It feels so contrived. She's badass, she has goals and plans and has been through a lot of really hard stuff. So to have her constantly weeping over whether or not the prince likes her and will be OK with her serving him is just getting ridiculous at this point. We're three books in and it's still happening. I understand how she still distrusts him. She's been through horrific abuse in her life, so it makes sense that it will take her a long time to trust, but it's the constant weeping and falling into his arms that makes me roll my eyes.

The plot has definitely waffled in this volume and the last one. It's much more slice of life than when it started and is a lot slower. The big moments of the volume are relatively small things compared to the other. There's a lot more romantic tension being built up between Rangetsu and the prince, and I'm honestly not buying it because it's pretty one sided and just feels a bit bland? I'm not sure how to describe it, but there's something off.

I think this was a solid installment in the series, but definitely not as great as volumes one and two, but definitely worth the read and for the upcoming drama in volume four.

Rangetsu and the third prince continue their investigation into the murder of Rangetsu's brother. Rangetsu gets drunk.

4.5*

I am so excited that I get to read another volume of this. It is rapidly becoming one of my favorites even though no one else is talking about it. I just love it so much. The art is amazing and the world is really starting to come together. It has been a bit since I read the last volume, but I was immediately brought back into the world and the characters. It finally feels like the romance elements of the series are gaining traction and I am so excited for them to bloom. The character interactions are so incredible and moving at times. And the political tensions that are a driving force for the overall story are so intriguing. I just love this series so much. It is everything I need in fiction and I want more.

I loved everything about this volume—the beautiful illustrations, the storyline, the pacing of the dialogue—all of it! I am looking forward to volume 4!

4.5 Stars

It is getting so so good! I'll be real that the plot is slow, but the romance is gr=etting so adorable that I am totally fine with it! Every vol, I add one more love interest for Ran (or me, lol). The political element and the slavery of beast folk are being explained and shown more, and I hope this leads to freedom.
I have more and more theories of how things can go, and I am so excited to continue reading this and discovering more about this world and the ROMANCE!

Side note: the book intro that explains the characters and the story was much cleaner and easier than past volumes, which was great!