Different more beauty and beast nothing to do with paradise lost. It gets better after the plot warms up a bit. Illustrations are nice.

Beauty and the Beast of Paradise Lost 1 by Kaori Yuki

This is totally different than Disney story we know of Beauty and the Beast. It was intriguing and more so when Belle is different or rather her hair color distinguishes her because of which she has had a restricted childhood, staying hidden, being called ugly.

She finds herself in woods wanting answers to her mother's death and meets the beast (Prince Cyril), though it doesn't indicate anything romantic between them, this different plot has me looking out for more.

This is something new and has darkness to it but in a good way. The sketches are pretty good and flow easily which makes understanding quicker. It has a gothic touch to it and being my first manga, I can't wait for more in this series.

Thank you Netgalley and Kodansha Comics for giving me a chance to read this.

ARC Copy...oh yes I very much categorize this as a dark fairy-tale retelling of prominently "Beauty and the Beast" combined with "Red Riding Hood". Promising and intriguing start to the series so far.

Many thanks to NetGalley and Kodansha Comics for providing me an eCopy of Beauty and the Beast of Paradise Lost vol. 1 in exchange for an honest review.

Like many others, the tale of the beauty and the beast intrigued me since I was very young. Mainly because of that enormous library, Belle's amazing dresses, the whole aesthetics of the castle and of course the magic behind fated lovers.

The plot of Beauty and the Beast of Paradise Lost vol. 1 is nothing like the Disney story that we all know and love. But that's what makes the whole experience of reading this manga so thrilling. This story is fresh, it's new and it's dark. It's dark but not in the way that you'd expect. There's no Stockholm syndrome (at least not involving Belle and the Beast, he never forces her to stay with him). But the story is still dark.

Belle's life hasn't been easy. She was born different. She has strange colored hair and weird rose birthmarks on her skin. All of her life she's been told that she's ugly, that she should stay hidden. She has witnessed her mother's death when she was young. Her father keeps her locked away at home while he's out spending all the money that she's earned.
Belle still thinks that her father is a good man, Belle still loves him.

Nevertheless, she finds herself in the woods. That's when she meets him, the Beast. But he's not the scariest creature that she has to encounter in the story.

I didn't sense any romantic sparks between Belle and Prince Cyril (the Beast). And honestly, I think that Belle is annoying. She definitely isn't the smart Belle that we are used to. Despite that, the plot is still intriguing. I'm anxious to find out what will happen next.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for this Arc in exchange for an honest review.

Beauty and the Beast with some gore and gothic dynamics. It was dark with a crazy plot and characters, let's be honest about that, I don't know what inspires Kaori Yuki for her stories like Angel Sanctuary. This is not your usual shojo cute romantic Beauty and the Beast kind of retelling, nope this is a complete horror kind of retelling with more insane and disturbing other things about beauty and appearences. It's darkly odd and I'm not sure how to feel about this book right now, I'm confused because I would read any retelling of B&B because it's my favorite tale but this one was very....strange.

This was fun. I can't speak to how much it does or does not conform to the original folklore but it does deal more with fey and shapeshifting than the versions I'm used to. I enjoyed it, art was solid. Will purchase.

Interesting take on the Beauty and the Beast. Belle is a girl badly abused by her father for getting her mother killed and for not being his daughter in the first place, as evidenced by her purple hair. He keeps her locked up and tells her she’s too ugly to love.

When the beast that killed her mother returns to the village, she finally leaves her prison to confront him. He’s drawn to her strenght and takes her with him to his castle. The place is filled with servants cursed along him to look like animals. But instead of trying to make her fall in love with the beast to break the curse, they try to kill her and make her leave. Because there’s already been Belle in the castle, and they don’t want her replaced. The first volume ends with the beast making Belle his servant.

I liked this for the most part. Drawing style was nice and the story was easy to follow. I didn’t much like Belle, however, for being so easily persuaded with a little niceness. But she was determined to learn what happened to her mother, and I hope she finds it out.

There wasn’t any romance building between Belle and the beast in this first volume, though he was intrigued by her. And he was an interesting character, much more so than the Beast usually is. There’s an additional storyline too, about the witch that cursed the beast. I look forward to reading more about her and her collection of beautiful faces.

Thank you to Kodansha and NetGalley for this ARC in exchange for an honest review!

Beauty and the Beast of Paradise Lost, Volume 1 is Kaori Yuki's latest series, and it is an absolute must-read for any manga fan. I have read all of Kaori Yuki's manga, and I am a huge fan of her work. Fairy Cube is one of my all-time favorite series. Thank you again to the publisher for the opportunity to support this author/artist!

The story is a brand-new take on the Beauty and the Beast fairy tale, but it is done in Kaori Yuki's standard dark gothic style. Beauty and Beast retellings are very on-trend in the Young Adult and Adult Fantasy book worlds right now, and I can see readers who are fans of Sarah J. Maas's A Court of Thorns and Roses or Raven Kennedy's Gild series enjoying this book.

The plot revolves around Belle, whose mother is taken by the Beast of the woods. Her corpse is returned later, and her heartbroken father decides that he needs to keep Belle inside his house at all times to protect her. 5 years pass, and Belle wants to know the truth about her mother's death. She decides to confront the Beast who took her mother. Will she find the answers that she seeks? Or will she find a lot more than what she expected?

Overall, Beauty and the Beast of Paradise Lost is an amazing gothic fantasy manga, and it is just as good as Kaori Yuki's previous manga. I enjoyed reading it so much, and I will definitely be looking for the next volumes of the series when they come out. If you're intrigued by the synopsis, or if you're a fan of manga in general, you won't regret checking out this book, which is available in bookstores now!