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Apparently it's My Fault That My Husband Has The Head of a Beast #1
Apparently it's My Fault That My Husband Has The Head of a Beast: Volume 1
Love Is a Beastly Business! Rumor has it that Princess Rosemarie is an antisocial shut-in, but the truth is far stranger. The young princess hides from the world because of a strange whenever someone expresses a negative emotion, she sees their head transform into that of a fearsome beast. It seems there's no one in the dishonest world of courtly manners she can trust... until she meets Prince Claudio of Baltzar, whose features remain ever human. The two marry at once, but she learns too late that his human features aren't thanks to a kindly nature. Claudio has become a very real beast, all because of Rosemarie's accidental theft of his mana many years prior! Claudio's life and future are on the line until he gets his mana back — and Rosemarie would give anything to know how to do it. Will they break their mutual curse in time for Rosemarie to get home for tea, or will Claudio lose his temper first? Find out in this new romantic fantasy.
213 pages, Kindle Edition
First published September 20, 2016
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January 19, 2020
Plot - 4
Character - 4
Writing Style - 3
World Building - 4
Art - 5
Cover - 5
Rating - 4.7 🌟/ 5 🌟
Character - 4
Writing Style - 3
World Building - 4
Art - 5
Cover - 5
Rating - 4.7 🌟/ 5 🌟
June 18, 2019
Pretty classic shoujo setup through and through, revolving around the romance between Rosemarie and Claudio that predictably starts from a misunderstanding.
Those that are allergic to these won't probably find it any fun, but I found it executed rather decently enough to like it even though I didn't fully enjoy it.
The main thing here is the relationship and internal monologue of our leads, where the author crafts rather believable and real characters, with their own motivations and weaknesses. Certainly, there are very stereotypical parts to each of them, but the author invests enough feeling in to both to actually make me empathize with them, so this is really where the execution does really well.
On the flipside, due to the pretty big focus on both the leads, it results in the larger world setting and minor characters to feel rather flat and generalized although some of them do get good scenes. This is probably one aspect the author could do better, as it stands the world setting is basically "generic middle ages european country" with barely any major exposition of its locales and affairs.
Will probably check out the next volume to see if it holds up, shoujo is definitely not a genre I'm big at, but this book was sufficiently entertaining enough that I wouldn't mind reading more of it.
Those that are allergic to these won't probably find it any fun, but I found it executed rather decently enough to like it even though I didn't fully enjoy it.
The main thing here is the relationship and internal monologue of our leads, where the author crafts rather believable and real characters, with their own motivations and weaknesses. Certainly, there are very stereotypical parts to each of them, but the author invests enough feeling in to both to actually make me empathize with them, so this is really where the execution does really well.
On the flipside, due to the pretty big focus on both the leads, it results in the larger world setting and minor characters to feel rather flat and generalized although some of them do get good scenes. This is probably one aspect the author could do better, as it stands the world setting is basically "generic middle ages european country" with barely any major exposition of its locales and affairs.
Will probably check out the next volume to see if it holds up, shoujo is definitely not a genre I'm big at, but this book was sufficiently entertaining enough that I wouldn't mind reading more of it.
August 11, 2020
I’ve continued my exploration of light manga this year with “Apparently it's My Fault That My Husband Has The Head of a Beast”. What’s different from this light novel book compared to the others is that it wasn’t web serialized. What a difference that makes in pacing! From start to finish, the story consistently unfolded with no personality changes or plot detours. Unfortunately, I read the beta translation of this novel on j-novel club, which was often rough and even baffling. I would recommend reading the final published draft at ebookstores everywhere.
The premise is that the heroine is a shut-in Princess (who wears a security bucket over her head) because when she senses animosity in others, their heads transform into beasts—but only in her vision. Then she meets Prince Claudio who remains human. Love at first sight turns into a whirlwind marriage. Then she discovers on her wedding night that the sweet prince actually despises her because he believes she stole his magic, thus cursing him to have the head of a beast—something she couldn’t see. He only married her to get his magic back and free himself from the curse. So much for love at first sight.
I was often annoyed by the heroine’s insecurity and timidity. I was equally annoyed by the prince’s gruff cruelty. Most of their problems could be resolved with open communication, but he was too angry, and she too scared, to have meaningful conversation.
What I did enjoy was the court intrigue, the magic system, the milieu, and the story. Eventually, I warmed up to the two main characters. They grew and changed. Their relationship softened. Overall, it was a light, entertaining read.
What I also enjoyed was how the story unfolded along traditional story arcs. It was refreshing to read a light novel with a recognizable three act structure.
The premise is that the heroine is a shut-in Princess (who wears a security bucket over her head) because when she senses animosity in others, their heads transform into beasts—but only in her vision. Then she meets Prince Claudio who remains human. Love at first sight turns into a whirlwind marriage. Then she discovers on her wedding night that the sweet prince actually despises her because he believes she stole his magic, thus cursing him to have the head of a beast—something she couldn’t see. He only married her to get his magic back and free himself from the curse. So much for love at first sight.
I was often annoyed by the heroine’s insecurity and timidity. I was equally annoyed by the prince’s gruff cruelty. Most of their problems could be resolved with open communication, but he was too angry, and she too scared, to have meaningful conversation.
What I did enjoy was the court intrigue, the magic system, the milieu, and the story. Eventually, I warmed up to the two main characters. They grew and changed. Their relationship softened. Overall, it was a light, entertaining read.
What I also enjoyed was how the story unfolded along traditional story arcs. It was refreshing to read a light novel with a recognizable three act structure.
September 25, 2021
Rosemarie has shut herself away from people for years. Negative emotions in others causes her to see them with the heads of animals. When she finds one person who appears human, she's overjoyed. But the situation isn't what she's thought at all . . .
It's pretty difficult to like Rosemarie at all. Yes, she has severe social anxiety, but rather than attempt to teach her coping mechanisms, or forcing her to interact with people (starting with smaller groups to build her up), her family let her hide away and the indications are it's only gotten worse. Now she's a quivering mess whenever she's in public. It's not even like "seeing people with animal heads" is the sort of concept that seems intrinsically scary, so even if it is fueled by their anger/malice/negative emotions, it's not like that's always directed AT her.
And that's even before the story reveals that Prince Claudio has what amounts to a magical curse caused by something she doesn't remember doing to him. He has so much right to be angry (and she's honestly so pathetic) that watching him get mad at her is rather cathartic. I'm not sorry for HER, I'm sorry for HIM. All she can think about is herself. On the other hand, he's thinking about protecting others, in addition to keeping himself alive. And she really, really screwed him up. Yeah, I'm not really sold on the romance.
After seeing how things ended up, I strongly suspect her fantasy!coffee addition is what led her to have an ability to steal magic (I could be wrong, but there's enough evidence that it wouldn't surprise me).
Overall, although I was interested in the overall scenario (and might read a bit of the second book for more Claudio), I just can't get behind her. And that's kind of fatal to liking a story. I rate this book Neutral.
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It's pretty difficult to like Rosemarie at all. Yes, she has severe social anxiety, but rather than attempt to teach her coping mechanisms, or forcing her to interact with people (starting with smaller groups to build her up), her family let her hide away and the indications are it's only gotten worse. Now she's a quivering mess whenever she's in public. It's not even like "seeing people with animal heads" is the sort of concept that seems intrinsically scary, so even if it is fueled by their anger/malice/negative emotions, it's not like that's always directed AT her.
And that's even before the story reveals that Prince Claudio has what amounts to a magical curse caused by something she doesn't remember doing to him. He has so much right to be angry (and she's honestly so pathetic) that watching him get mad at her is rather cathartic. I'm not sorry for HER, I'm sorry for HIM. All she can think about is herself. On the other hand, he's thinking about protecting others, in addition to keeping himself alive. And she really, really screwed him up. Yeah, I'm not really sold on the romance.
After seeing how things ended up, I strongly suspect her fantasy!coffee addition is what led her to have an ability to steal magic (I could be wrong, but there's enough evidence that it wouldn't surprise me).
Overall, although I was interested in the overall scenario (and might read a bit of the second book for more Claudio), I just can't get behind her. And that's kind of fatal to liking a story. I rate this book Neutral.
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January 12, 2019
A gentle romance
I picked it out of curiosity and I found myself enjoying a sweet and pleasant story without getting too overboard with the romance. The characters are agreeable and the story unfolds itself adequately.
I’m looking forward to read the next one.
I picked it out of curiosity and I found myself enjoying a sweet and pleasant story without getting too overboard with the romance. The characters are agreeable and the story unfolds itself adequately.
I’m looking forward to read the next one.
January 22, 2019
Claudio is definitely from the asshole school of heroes, but this is good enough (or okay enough) that I'll give it a second volume.
I'll most likely review the two together for ANN.
I'll most likely review the two together for ANN.
October 6, 2021
It was only towards the end that I realized this might've been a loose retelling of Beauty and the Beast. This is a classic shoujo romance / fantasy story in the style of Hana to Yume, so if you're into that you'll probably love this book.
While the first half of the book is a 3★ read, the second half definitely deserves an extra star. Since the main character, Rosemarie, is very timid with intense social anxiety, and the male lead, Claudio, starts off being a massive jerk to her, I was really put off by the way he treated her even if he does have a valid reason for being annoyed. He treated her like a thing instead of a human being, and even if he went out of his way to show subtle consideration, it's meaningless if the intent doesn't reach her. The part where he dragged her to a banquet and left her in the middle of strangers, fully knowing she would have a mental breakdown, is absolutely disgusting. For a good while, I was sure I would never grow to like him.
Well, that only lasted until an "accident" happened and Claudio thought he would lose Rosemarie. Then he finally started treating her better, and his behavior towards her from that point on kind of makes up for it. Once they start communicating better, they also have less arguments and misunderstandings which allows more room for the main plot to develop along with the characters. By the end of the book, however, there's still a lot of questions left unanswered. The book never goes into what exactly happened to Rosemarie and Claudio in the Forbidden Forest, despite it being an integral part that sets the entire story into motion. I wonder if it'll be covered in volume 2.
My main issue with this book is definitely the prose. I don't know if it was caused by the writing, the translation, or the editing, but word choices used in this book are often so strange and pretentious they obstruct the story from flowing smoothly. Unless it involves characters who has quirky traits like speaking in unnecessarily flowery language, most of the time it's best to just keep it simple. Especially when it comes to narratives. The reader's comfort should be top priority after all. While I understand that Japanese tend to use repetitions that would come off as super redundant in English, substituting the words with synonyms taken straight out of a thesaurus would only make it unnatural.
Fortunately, I like the story enough to want to pick up the next volume, so I'll be reading that soon.
While the first half of the book is a 3★ read, the second half definitely deserves an extra star. Since the main character, Rosemarie, is very timid with intense social anxiety, and the male lead, Claudio, starts off being a massive jerk to her, I was really put off by the way he treated her even if he does have a valid reason for being annoyed. He treated her like a thing instead of a human being, and even if he went out of his way to show subtle consideration, it's meaningless if the intent doesn't reach her. The part where he dragged her to a banquet and left her in the middle of strangers, fully knowing she would have a mental breakdown, is absolutely disgusting. For a good while, I was sure I would never grow to like him.
Well, that only lasted until an "accident" happened and Claudio thought he would lose Rosemarie. Then he finally started treating her better, and his behavior towards her from that point on kind of makes up for it. Once they start communicating better, they also have less arguments and misunderstandings which allows more room for the main plot to develop along with the characters. By the end of the book, however, there's still a lot of questions left unanswered. The book never goes into what exactly happened to Rosemarie and Claudio in the Forbidden Forest, despite it being an integral part that sets the entire story into motion. I wonder if it'll be covered in volume 2.
My main issue with this book is definitely the prose. I don't know if it was caused by the writing, the translation, or the editing, but word choices used in this book are often so strange and pretentious they obstruct the story from flowing smoothly. Unless it involves characters who has quirky traits like speaking in unnecessarily flowery language, most of the time it's best to just keep it simple. Especially when it comes to narratives. The reader's comfort should be top priority after all. While I understand that Japanese tend to use repetitions that would come off as super redundant in English, substituting the words with synonyms taken straight out of a thesaurus would only make it unnatural.
Fortunately, I like the story enough to want to pick up the next volume, so I'll be reading that soon.
September 12, 2021
This was a decent read. I wasn't crazy about it initially, but I ended up liking it a lot more as character development occurred. As there's only 2 volumes in the series, and it's completed, I'll likely finish it out. 3.75 stars.
August 19, 2020
One of the best Beauty and the Beast retellings that I've read in a while.
August 9, 2022
Started to lose me in the middle but the grovel was great
August 29, 2019
This is a light novel with a small number (6 or so, I don't remember the exact number) of charming illustrations. This translation.. I can't say it's bad, the vocabulary is wide and it seems thorough but there is a very stiff and technical approach to the prose. I'm not sure if it's the writing, translation, or editing that is contributing to this but it was not a flowing read. Seemed to take forever to get through which is unfortunate since the characters and scenarios are fun and quirky. The world building is surprisingly in depth but I would have preferred more of the humor (which is pretty amusing as is) and romance. Conquering the tsundere prince (in romance speak that would be, I guess, making the alpha grovel?) is fun to witness To be fair, I've almost never seen an enemies to lovers scenario transition smoothly. Also of note- the prince is really not offensively tsun, he has decent enough reasons for being guarded around the heroine and is thoughtful and reasonable, and super sweet later on- more so than in most romances with characters like this.
November 23, 2018
I hardly read shoujo novel but this is a nice refreshing title in between all the others. I have to admit, this and Bakarina were an amazing read. I like how it's written and boy oh boy the characters are all adorable. Here's to hoping for more drama with Beast Head in volume 2 ;)
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