Rating (Out of 5): ~4
Publisher: Yen Press
Release Date: January 2019
Volumes: 28+
Spoilers?: No.
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Goodreads Synopsis:
Three years prior, on
his tenth birthday, Earl Ciel Phantomhive lost everything...but he was
not alone. From the attack on the Phantomhive manor to the moment the
contract with a certain devil was made, Ciel starkly recounts all that
has come to pass...leaving all who bear witness breathless!
Review:
We finally get the full story in this volume. We see what happened
that killed the other Phantomhives, what happened to Ciel's twin, and
how he was led to create the agreement with Sebastian, the devil.
It's an interesting new look at Sebastian and Ciel's characters. Ciel
was just a child, and he was put through unspeakable things, to the
point where he would do anything to survive, and was put in a
situation that makes survival the only option. Sebastian has always
been a rather upstanding butler, with only glimpses of his real power
and the real devil inside him. We get to see quite a bit more of that
in this volume. We see his formless demonic self, in pieces, and we
get to see him negotiate terms with Ciel. While he usually seems to
be on Ciel's side, he is also a smart, manipulative demon.
This still leaves the present quite a mystery. While we know what
happened on Ciel's side up to this point, it doesn't answer how his
twin is currently alive and back at the mansion.
While I know that this plot could be too much, too cliché or
whatever, it doesn't bother me. I think the depth put into it, the
dark reasoning and everything combined with how it's shown, works. At
least for me. I'm still very much into this series, and look forward
to the next volume.
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