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Kings Rising by C.S. Pacat

11 reviews

divine529's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

This is the third and final book in the Captive Prince trilogy and once again it picked up right where the previous one left off with Damen's reveal to the people around him and war brewing. 

This was the best of the three by a lot. I still consider it all to be "book candy" and like with the previous books, so much telling, not a ton of showing, but it was a stronger book than the previous two by a lot. The reveal of Damen to everyone really helped a lot of things, and getting to unpack all the trauma both he and Laurent went through was good. It definitely needed to be unpacked further, but I'm glad we got what we did. Some of the side characters ended up being a good voice of reason and conscience for all of that (Nikandros is the best). There were some absolutely fantastic scenes - sparring scene and whatever they hell they were doing with the disguises was hysterical to read. It was great getting to see everything come together and wind up, but I didn't love how rushed and abrupt the ending was. 

All in all, this was my favorite of the three. I still had problems with the book and series as a whole, but it was entertaining overall. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Grief, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Pedophilia, and Alcohol

Minor: Biphobia, Incest, Rape, Acephobia/Arophobia, and Pregnancy

chaptermaggot's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia and Slavery

Moderate: Homophobia, Sexual content, Suicide, Violence, and War

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Incest, Rape, Blood, Murder, Pregnancy, and Outing

lauwbinx's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual content, and Violence

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Slavery, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Rape, Torture, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

rhi_'s review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Sexual content, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Blood, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, and Sexual assault

Minor: Incest, Rape, Suicide, and Pregnancy

cyberhavok's review against another edition

adventurous tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, and War

Moderate: Kidnapping and Pregnancy

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

kyliereads341's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

Check content warnings on this series, be kind to yourself, but if you're all clear there read this series. Pacat invented love. A queer story without a traumatic ending shouldn't be this rare, but Pacat knows exactly what they're doing and took me through the full spectrum of emotions through this series. It's challenging, it's emotional, it's heart wrenchingly beautiful while still soft despite the tense setting. I will absolutely be rereading this one. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Slavery, Blood, and War

Moderate: Child abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, and Torture

Minor: Pedophilia, Rape, and Pregnancy

myeonmae's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Slavery, and Violence

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Death of parent, Murder, and War

Minor: Incest, Rape, Suicide, and Pregnancy

zeppelinnyx's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

5.00

This is the perfect resolution to a nearly perfect trilogy. I will never have words to express how deeply I love these characters and their story. This is, as it has been since I first read the series years ago, the most enthralling and tender romance I’ve ever encountered. I compare all other enemies-to-lovers relationships to this one, but sort of all other relationships in general. Because this series, and especially this installment, is the peak of romance. 

I really only have two critiques for this series. The first is a bit technical, I suppose. The books don’t feel like they’re a trilogy. Instead, they feel like one book split by three different covers. Perhaps there’s a reason for this, but it does make the ending of the first two books feel a bit sudden and inconclusive. Obviously, this same problem does not occur in the finale. The second problem with the series is the Erasmus problem, but…I won’t get into that. I only wonder if Pacat wishes the character was resolved differently now. 

Quality of Writing: 10/10
Pacing: 10/10
Plot Development: 10/10
Characters: 10/10
Enjoyability: 10/10
Ease of Reading: 10/10
Ending: 10/10 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Slavery, and War

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Incest, Pedophilia, Torture, Blood, Grief, and Death of parent

Minor: Animal death, Infertility, Miscarriage, Suicide, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

diana_raquel's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

 “I think if I gave you my heart, you would treat it tenderly.”

It's no secret that I love this series. Each book got better and better, and I loved this final volume. The characters are amazing and the plot is a genuinely well-developed political plot with a mix of adventure. The plot twists happen at the right moment and caught the reader by surprise. I cannot stop gushing about this series and I recommend it to any person whose looking for a fantasy book with LGBTQIA+ characters. The only negative thing that I have to say is that it's a pity that, aside from a book of short stories, there aren't more books in this universe. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Torture, Violence, Blood, and War

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, and Slavery

Minor: Infidelity and Pregnancy

louisa_pennyfeather2021's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

I don't know what else to say except that this book broke me and my bookmark. It broke me in a good way. My bookmark, however, won't recover. It was an amazing read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Sexual content, Slavery, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Cursing, Incest, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Blood, Medical content, Suicide attempt, Murder, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Child death and Pregnancy