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The Violet Knight #1
The Violet Knight, Vol. 1
Yuki was just your average high school girl—that is, if you consider having violet eyes and not aging a day since her tenth birthday as average. The day before her university entrance ceremony Yuki’s father tells her he’s from another world, before throwing her off their condo’s balcony on the 14th floor. The next thing she knows she’s rescued by the handsome Fourth Prince of Adolunde and forced into a contract with him. Yuki travels to the front lines of a war she knows nothing about to keep out of reach of the psychotic First Prince of Adolunde. He will go to any lengths to sacrifice her as the Legendary Witch she resembles.
What will happen to Yuki? Will she revert to her true age and return home? Or will Adolunde’s first prince burn her at the stake?
The Violet Knight is one of the first Josei Japanese Light Novel series officially in English!
What will happen to Yuki? Will she revert to her true age and return home? Or will Adolunde’s first prince burn her at the stake?
The Violet Knight is one of the first Josei Japanese Light Novel series officially in English!
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Published September 12, 2016
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June 22, 2017
Good character development for Yuki
Characters don't seem to do much thinking
Unknown character motivations
A lot of things happen in this book, but one thing I don't get is the characters' motivations. Yuki's father throws Luca back into the war-torn world that he escaped from without giving any guidance. Luca immediately takes Yuki (random girl that falls into his pond) in and takes care of her, but I don't get why. Does Luca just take random kids in? It doesn't make sense to me.
As the story goes on, we see that most of the characters don't do much thinking. They don't seem to weigh pros and cons. They just go along with it. The characters are kinda dumb and too naive, so they get into a lot of bad situations. Luca gets captured by the pedophile with very little resistance, and Ain gets caught as he tries to save Yuki.
I do like the character development for Yuki. She starts off really naive and reckless, but towards the end of the story, she gets a lot better. The part where she's trapped as she waits for her execution were really well written. The finale with the witch was really exciting too.
Characters don't seem to do much thinking
Unknown character motivations
A lot of things happen in this book, but one thing I don't get is the characters' motivations. Yuki's father throws Luca back into the war-torn world that he escaped from without giving any guidance. Luca immediately takes Yuki (random girl that falls into his pond) in and takes care of her, but I don't get why. Does Luca just take random kids in? It doesn't make sense to me.
As the story goes on, we see that most of the characters don't do much thinking. They don't seem to weigh pros and cons. They just go along with it. The characters are kinda dumb and too naive, so they get into a lot of bad situations. Luca gets captured by the pedophile with very little resistance, and Ain gets caught as he tries to save Yuki.
I do like the character development for Yuki. She starts off really naive and reckless, but towards the end of the story, she gets a lot better. The part where she's trapped as she waits for her execution were really well written. The finale with the witch was really exciting too.
December 15, 2017
A bit of a 3.5 really.
I was looking forward to reading this because it has everything I could like in it. Portal fantasy. Secret princess. Amoral witch. Handsome Knights.
Yuki and I needed to have a talk though. She was wayyyy too skeptical and passive for much of this.
Though hot damn her parents were ballsy.
I was looking forward to reading this because it has everything I could like in it. Portal fantasy. Secret princess. Amoral witch. Handsome Knights.
Yuki and I needed to have a talk though. She was wayyyy too skeptical and passive for much of this.
Though hot damn her parents were ballsy.
August 2, 2017
I don't usually review, but I really enjoyed this book and noticed it's still relatively unknown. It's so refreshing to come across a josei light novel and one with an interesting plot too. This is the kind of story I dub as a heroine/hero abuse story, as the heroine, Yuki, goes through a lot of terrible things by the end of book 1 that really makes me understand why this is a dark fantasy novel. I don't want to spoil too much, but if you're tired of the handsome prince or knight always saving the day in these titles, that definitely doesn't happen here.
Yuki is a strong and slightly immature (which I blame on the fact she's been stuck with the body of a ten year old) main character who can actually handle her own--not because of some super power she develops from crossing worlds like the typical trope, but because she's been learning archery seriously from a young age! I really enjoyed how the author made that an important point across the story and we actually see Yuki be skilled and useful! I don't know about you, but I'm tired of useless main characters in stories lately. Overall, I found Yuki to be an appealing main character and I sympathized (and cringed) with a lot of the things she's put through.
Luca is an appealing male lead as well and I'm very curious about more of his backstory and what will happen to him next. He's the type of character no one can read and is a pretty good pair with Yuki, although we don't see much romance develop in this volume because of the visually apparent age difference (though they are actually close in age). It was actually kind of nice not to have an instant fall in love between the leads for once, when this is meant to be a series. The story's side characters Ain and Tita actually fill a side couple role that is really cute, though I wish we got to see more of their story.
The story is definitely fast paced at points and slows down at others. The fast pacing is really satisfying, I just wish the slow parts dealt more with the side characters who I found appealing as well. Hopefully in the next book! The translation read smoothly and naturally on the most part, which is also refreshing since so many don't. The images are also a nice touch--despite Yuki looking a little older than I imagined. Overall, this is an enjoyable read that avoids some tropes and plays with others and leaves you wanting to know what's going to happen next! I can definitely recommend it as a good dark fantasy light novel--just take the dark part seriously!
Yuki is a strong and slightly immature (which I blame on the fact she's been stuck with the body of a ten year old) main character who can actually handle her own--not because of some super power she develops from crossing worlds like the typical trope, but because she's been learning archery seriously from a young age! I really enjoyed how the author made that an important point across the story and we actually see Yuki be skilled and useful! I don't know about you, but I'm tired of useless main characters in stories lately. Overall, I found Yuki to be an appealing main character and I sympathized (and cringed) with a lot of the things she's put through.
Luca is an appealing male lead as well and I'm very curious about more of his backstory and what will happen to him next. He's the type of character no one can read and is a pretty good pair with Yuki, although we don't see much romance develop in this volume because of the visually apparent age difference (though they are actually close in age). It was actually kind of nice not to have an instant fall in love between the leads for once, when this is meant to be a series. The story's side characters Ain and Tita actually fill a side couple role that is really cute, though I wish we got to see more of their story.
The story is definitely fast paced at points and slows down at others. The fast pacing is really satisfying, I just wish the slow parts dealt more with the side characters who I found appealing as well. Hopefully in the next book! The translation read smoothly and naturally on the most part, which is also refreshing since so many don't. The images are also a nice touch--despite Yuki looking a little older than I imagined. Overall, this is an enjoyable read that avoids some tropes and plays with others and leaves you wanting to know what's going to happen next! I can definitely recommend it as a good dark fantasy light novel--just take the dark part seriously!
January 29, 2023
worst parenting ever.
how can a person (i'm not even saying a king bc not all rulers are reasonable) send his only daughter to a different world which she has no idea about? without informing her properly? sir- they literally branded her so that they can burn her alive at the stake? bc of her eye color which you didn't bother to explain before throwing her off the balcony? so i don't think you have any rights to be worried about her.
oh, not even going to talk about other repulsive men in this book- i need a gun
how can a person (i'm not even saying a king bc not all rulers are reasonable) send his only daughter to a different world which she has no idea about? without informing her properly? sir- they literally branded her so that they can burn her alive at the stake? bc of her eye color which you didn't bother to explain before throwing her off the balcony? so i don't think you have any rights to be worried about her.
oh, not even going to talk about other repulsive men in this book- i need a gun
October 29, 2018
Surprising
Even though I am 65 years of age, it was a nice, quick read and I can't wait until I read book two. It was fast paced and the characters were fun. I love a dashing man who is a little hard to read because it adds mystery. And a daring female hero! Yes! Yuki is dashing and kind. She's brave and ready for what comes next. She's confused about the world, but doesn't let it get her down. Great read.
Even though I am 65 years of age, it was a nice, quick read and I can't wait until I read book two. It was fast paced and the characters were fun. I love a dashing man who is a little hard to read because it adds mystery. And a daring female hero! Yes! Yuki is dashing and kind. She's brave and ready for what comes next. She's confused about the world, but doesn't let it get her down. Great read.
June 9, 2020
On the fence about this book. On the one hand the premis is nice, but on the other the characters are all more or less idiots and not believable to me.
The first half of the book feels very rushed; lots of 1 page scenes while the characters are traveling. The second half has more promise, but also feels a bit rushed with a page a day (more or less) in story. Not sure if I want to pick up the second book; might be good, might not.
The first half of the book feels very rushed; lots of 1 page scenes while the characters are traveling. The second half has more promise, but also feels a bit rushed with a page a day (more or less) in story. Not sure if I want to pick up the second book; might be good, might not.
August 20, 2017
It was great
I started reading this late at night and didn't stop until I was done witch was all night it was so good I wanted to know how it ended but it end on a cliffhanger that have you wanting to read the next one can't wait for the next one to come out
I started reading this late at night and didn't stop until I was done witch was all night it was so good I wanted to know how it ended but it end on a cliffhanger that have you wanting to read the next one can't wait for the next one to come out
November 14, 2017
Cute
It’s a cute, semi girly light novel. Some of the flow is weird but overall it’s a good story. I plan on getting the next one as soon as it comes out.
It’s a cute, semi girly light novel. Some of the flow is weird but overall it’s a good story. I plan on getting the next one as soon as it comes out.
September 1, 2018
Lots of loose ends to tie up in the next volume, but I'm sufficiently intrigued to try it.
March 5, 2017
Well, this took me ages to read.
The beginning was fine, but it just didn't deliver a super engaging story.
It hopped around a bit. And there wasn't a lot of real development of characters.
I love crossover fantasy. And had such high hopes.....
The lead is pretty flat and not well developed. The flipping perspectives didn't really work in the favor because a bulk of the time was spent from one perspective and an occasional flip to give us the feels of other characters isn't enough to to flesh them out and just feels like a cheap way to show feelings forming. Like just show it.
Things just seem to constantly be happening to. Run here, run there, kidnapping here, kidnapping there......
Anyhow, maybe it doesn't work in its favor that I just read The Twelve Kingdoms this last year.
The beginning was fine, but it just didn't deliver a super engaging story.
It hopped around a bit. And there wasn't a lot of real development of characters.
I love crossover fantasy. And had such high hopes.....
The lead is pretty flat and not well developed. The flipping perspectives didn't really work in the favor because a bulk of the time was spent from one perspective and an occasional flip to give us the feels of other characters isn't enough to to flesh them out and just feels like a cheap way to show feelings forming. Like just show it.
Things just seem to constantly be happening to. Run here, run there, kidnapping here, kidnapping there......
Anyhow, maybe it doesn't work in its favor that I just read The Twelve Kingdoms this last year.
October 5, 2016
It’s always tough to be thrown out of your home. It’s even harder when you are literally thrown out of your home.
By your parents. Over a balcony.
Yeesh.
In perhaps the most egregious example of, “Oh, I forgot to tell you…” ever, Yuki’s parents reveal her father is from another world, and now they’re sending Yuki there. Violet-eyed Yuki’s body has not grown at all since she was 10. So they figure, hey, maybe she’ll grow over there. As we find out, Aridol has knights and magic, and the dad only mentions all this as he chucks Yuki over the balcony.
And you thought your parents didn’t prepare you well for the real world.
Fortunately, Yuki is immediately rescued by Luca, a prince with a strained relationship with his eldest brother. She ends up becoming his Master, which unfortunately isn’t as fun as being the Sovereign in Kiss of the Rose Princess. In true RPG form, the two set off to face a pedophile.
Yes, you read that right.
Originally a web novel, The Violet Knight isn’t afraid to include some shocking imagery. The general’s creepy interest gives Yuki a good reason to act like the Legendary Witch that mentally scarred the general; more importantly, it gives readers a reason to be hooked by the story. When the first Boss is a pedophile, who knows who Yuki and Luca will face next? The other battles aren’t quite as shocking, but some dangerous situations last longer than other bad situations for a hero/heroine in another world. A couple of the situations may seem to be resolved a bit too conveniently, but I don’t know how else these parts would have been solved without a big “The End” sign.
What also helps capture my interest is Yuki’s abilities… or rather lack of. While most protagonists arrive in another world with some sort of special or legendary power, Yuki shows no special talents. She is good at archery, but that’s because she practiced for years. Her appearance is certainly a key plot point, but how much of her appearance is coincidence versus something more remains to be seen. Otherwise, she reminds me a bit of Usagi from Sailor Moon without all the loud crybaby-ness. (Everyone seems to treasure Yuki like the characters in Sailor Moon treasure Usagi as well.)
Read the rest of the review on TheOASG.
By your parents. Over a balcony.
Yeesh.
In perhaps the most egregious example of, “Oh, I forgot to tell you…” ever, Yuki’s parents reveal her father is from another world, and now they’re sending Yuki there. Violet-eyed Yuki’s body has not grown at all since she was 10. So they figure, hey, maybe she’ll grow over there. As we find out, Aridol has knights and magic, and the dad only mentions all this as he chucks Yuki over the balcony.
And you thought your parents didn’t prepare you well for the real world.
Fortunately, Yuki is immediately rescued by Luca, a prince with a strained relationship with his eldest brother. She ends up becoming his Master, which unfortunately isn’t as fun as being the Sovereign in Kiss of the Rose Princess. In true RPG form, the two set off to face a pedophile.
Yes, you read that right.
Originally a web novel, The Violet Knight isn’t afraid to include some shocking imagery. The general’s creepy interest gives Yuki a good reason to act like the Legendary Witch that mentally scarred the general; more importantly, it gives readers a reason to be hooked by the story. When the first Boss is a pedophile, who knows who Yuki and Luca will face next? The other battles aren’t quite as shocking, but some dangerous situations last longer than other bad situations for a hero/heroine in another world. A couple of the situations may seem to be resolved a bit too conveniently, but I don’t know how else these parts would have been solved without a big “The End” sign.
What also helps capture my interest is Yuki’s abilities… or rather lack of. While most protagonists arrive in another world with some sort of special or legendary power, Yuki shows no special talents. She is good at archery, but that’s because she practiced for years. Her appearance is certainly a key plot point, but how much of her appearance is coincidence versus something more remains to be seen. Otherwise, she reminds me a bit of Usagi from Sailor Moon without all the loud crybaby-ness. (Everyone seems to treasure Yuki like the characters in Sailor Moon treasure Usagi as well.)
Read the rest of the review on TheOASG.
November 8, 2016
So this book is slightly better than My Favorite Song ~The Silver Siren~, the other Cross Infinite Worlds title. By that I mean that Luca isn't a raging misogynist. That being said it's still a typical shoujo story where the main character tries to do something, often helping her friends, and gets admonished by the males in the story that she should just be a passive doll for saving where she'll then feel that it's all her fault that everyone is in trouble because of her.
Whelp, besides the force "marriage"/bonding of Yuki and Luca where she has no idea what it means to be bonded or even what's going on, we have many nice scenes where she want to do something to save people and after she save a small boy towards the end of the story, Luca hit her and she of course runs from his abusive ass as she should. Then of course she gets caught by Orga and tortured all the while blaming herself for everything that is happening. He fucking hit her and she thinks it's OK. This is something I see a lot in "romance" books and it's just tiring that abuse is always framed in this OK way as if there was some failing on the abused part. As if it really was their fault.
The book doesn't stop there.
Next we have the witches of the story being the living embodiment of "feminist" girl hate. "Feminist" here of course meaning man hating, but also loving. For a witch to stop aging, she has to have sex with a man. Yes. You heard that right. BTW all witches are female. Men get to be mages and are cool and people like them. Witches are evil and tempt men and hate mundane women and.. UGH.
Also all the while Yuki was waiting for her execution she never talked about her father, even though she remembered that his name could be important. She could have probably gotten out of that situation but NO.
Whelp, besides the force "marriage"/bonding of Yuki and Luca where she has no idea what it means to be bonded or even what's going on, we have many nice scenes where she want to do something to save people and after she save a small boy towards the end of the story, Luca hit her and she of course runs from his abusive ass as she should. Then of course she gets caught by Orga and tortured all the while blaming herself for everything that is happening. He fucking hit her and she thinks it's OK. This is something I see a lot in "romance" books and it's just tiring that abuse is always framed in this OK way as if there was some failing on the abused part. As if it really was their fault.
The book doesn't stop there.
Next we have the witches of the story being the living embodiment of "feminist" girl hate. "Feminist" here of course meaning man hating, but also loving. For a witch to stop aging, she has to have sex with a man. Yes. You heard that right. BTW all witches are female. Men get to be mages and are cool and people like them. Witches are evil and tempt men and hate mundane women and.. UGH.
Also all the while Yuki was waiting for her execution she never talked about her father, even though she remembered that his name could be important. She could have probably gotten out of that situation but NO.
November 14, 2016
A young girl falls into a strange foreign world only to be rescued by a handsome prince. Sound familiar? Probably. It's not an uncommon tale to tell, however Violet Knight doesn't quite follow the same rules as the others.
Violet Knight is a bit more realistic and mature than its counterparts in that Yuki is often thrown into dangerous situations with nobody to rely on but herself. Yuki herself isn't very mature however she displays signs of growth (both mentally and physically) despite her hopeless situation. Luca, who you'd expect to be Yuki's prince in shining armor, is more complicated than he seems. Although he's good at heart, he puts on an act for the public and hides his darker side. Thankfully he and Yuki don't become an instant couple considering her circumstances, but there are signs of a developing relationship between the two.
While I did enjoy Violet Knight, it most definitely is not for everyone. Yuki struggles a lot during the story and at one point cannot do anything but wallow in despair at how helpless she is. Though the story ends on a positive note and hints that Yuki's luck is about to turn and her special powers will surface, that is not the case for most of volume 1. If you want something more lighthearted and romantic then this is not the story for you. I personally enjoyed what I read and was constantly anticpating what was to come in the next chapter. I look forward to volume 2 of Violet Knight!
Violet Knight is a bit more realistic and mature than its counterparts in that Yuki is often thrown into dangerous situations with nobody to rely on but herself. Yuki herself isn't very mature however she displays signs of growth (both mentally and physically) despite her hopeless situation. Luca, who you'd expect to be Yuki's prince in shining armor, is more complicated than he seems. Although he's good at heart, he puts on an act for the public and hides his darker side. Thankfully he and Yuki don't become an instant couple considering her circumstances, but there are signs of a developing relationship between the two.
While I did enjoy Violet Knight, it most definitely is not for everyone. Yuki struggles a lot during the story and at one point cannot do anything but wallow in despair at how helpless she is. Though the story ends on a positive note and hints that Yuki's luck is about to turn and her special powers will surface, that is not the case for most of volume 1. If you want something more lighthearted and romantic then this is not the story for you. I personally enjoyed what I read and was constantly anticpating what was to come in the next chapter. I look forward to volume 2 of Violet Knight!
September 19, 2016
An excellent localization of another Japanese Light Novel series, nice to see a quality translation and easy to read English. The story itself is a little darker than the mass majority of Japanese Light Novels/Anime/Manga, bringing in more of what you would expect if you were actually pulled into a dark world with people who do not have the same morals or scruples we expect in our own civilization.
The author even goes so far as to avoid a number of tropes that I have come to expect in Cross World genres, which is quite nice. The story is fast paced, well written, and honestly really leaves you wanting more by the end. An excellent read for anyone who is looking for a Light Novel with a darker twist, and different from other cross world stories out there.
Oh, and the pictures were as always a nice touch in Light Novels like this.
The author even goes so far as to avoid a number of tropes that I have come to expect in Cross World genres, which is quite nice. The story is fast paced, well written, and honestly really leaves you wanting more by the end. An excellent read for anyone who is looking for a Light Novel with a darker twist, and different from other cross world stories out there.
Oh, and the pictures were as always a nice touch in Light Novels like this.
October 15, 2016
This gets stronger as it goes on, but generally speaking is not nearly as good as the first release by Cross Infinite. Mostly it suffers from a first-time author trying to get her feet under her, and despite the fact that it wasn't great, it is sufficiently interesting to merit giving the second book a chance when it comes out.
Full review eventually appearing on ANN.
Full review eventually appearing on ANN.
December 6, 2016
I think this would be a book easy to overlook, but it's definitely worth the read if you get a chance.
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