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nicamooch's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
lighthearted
fast-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? No
4.75
I didn’t read The Summer Palace the first time I read the trilogy because I wasn’t ready to leave the CapRi world behind. But it really is best read right after Kings Rising, it’s like the epilogue that the final book was missing. Even though I was expecting the fluff it really was so so soft 😭 they’re so in love please 😭😭😭 (did not expect to cry so much though 😭).
The Jord story was sweet- I love that we get the backstory as to why the Prince’s Guard are so loyal to Laurent.
The Charls story was so funny. Undercover DL was so cute. Also, Damen has curly hair and a dimple confirmed! Charls somehow has the ?warmest?descriptions of Damen’s appearance, it’s cute.
I did not expect to enjoy Pet so much. That was a such a wild ride. Ancel is a very ambitious and self-assured character, a different type of hyper confidence in comparison to Damen and just so interesting to read. I adored the dynamic he had with Berenger!
I wasn’t expecting to enjoy the other non-Damen perspectives so much, but I love that in all of them you get to see DL from an outsiders perspective at different points of their relationship development.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Slavery, Violence, and Trafficking
Minor: Pedophilia, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and War
dododenise's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
I came for the summer palace story and ended up staying for the adventures of charls story. Oh my god that one deserves 5 stars. It was just Damen and Laurent being little shits and it was the best thing ever. The summer palace was brilliant too, even if I would have wanted it to be longer and take more time for its important conversations. Green but for a season and pet weren’t too special, just a nice extension of the world but it didn’t do a lot for me.
These were just some fun stories for when you loved the captive prince trilogy.
These were just some fun stories for when you loved the captive prince trilogy.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape, Sexual content, and Slavery
Moderate: Animal death
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Violence, Death of parent, and Murder