Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Captive Prince: Volume Two by C.S. Pacat

19 reviews

caelfind's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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 just loved this sequel. Pacat has created a beautifully tender love story, wrapped within layers of high-stakes political scheming, heart-wrenching secrets, and intricate world building. 

The quiet, honest conversations between Damen and Laurent are perhaps the most captivating part of this book; the way in which they bare their souls to one another can’t help but have us root for them. The Regent’s malevolent influence seeps through every page, instilling Laurent’s situation with a sense of helpless isolation that is mirrored by Damen’s usurpation. But Laurent’s fierce cunning and Damen’s raw military genius forge these two into a force to be reckoned with, that, as Laurent says, Kastor and the Regent never could have anticipated. 

Overall this was a perfectly paced sequel, with well drawn characters and a brilliantly crafted world. I’m very excited to read book three!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Slavery

Moderate: Child abuse, Cursing, Gore, Pedophilia, Death of parent, and War

Minor: Suicide and Murder

frantic_vampire's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny 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

Ooh!!! Things are happening!! This is one of those political fantasy books where you don’t see any of the political machinations until the very last second. And it’s fantastic!! I love the way Laurent’s mind works and all the little things that he’s doing in secret that have huge repercussions later. I also loved that Damen is slowly coming to realize that there is so much more going on under the surface, both with Laurent and the political landscape that he never knew was there. There is just so much going on and what you think is happening might actually be something else completely. It’s such a fun ride, and the ending??? Didn’t see that coming, but I probably should have. Anyway, Prince’s Gambit is getting five stars!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Drug use, Rape, Suicide, Grief, Death of parent, Outing, and Sexual harassment

m4ximus_pr1m3's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Pedophilia, Rape, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

lauwbinx's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Suicide, Blood, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, and Murder

Minor: Emotional abuse, Incest, Sexual violence, Slavery, and Death of parent

teagstime's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

5.0

The first book was absolutely perfect- and this one is, somehow, even moreso. The political intrigue was INCREDIBLE; there were plays here that caught me completely off guard and made my heart flutter at the sheer amount of thought & foreshadowing! So so good! And so so messed up!!

Impeccable dialogue and characters, as always- I just adore Damen and Laurent's relationship progression here so much. From hatred to tense allyship to hesitant friendship to the fragile care at the end here.... it's just impeccable ❤️ 
Truly such a joy, I'm literally buying book 3 this instant

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Confinement and Suicide

Minor: Child death, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment

louisallama's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-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

4.0

The characters, relationships, and plot twists in this series are absolutely phenomenal. My jaw was on the floor several times. The best part is that all of the twists are foreshadowed and well earned. 
Also I want to break Laurent down into a primordial goo, put him through a centrifuge, study the resulting pellet under a microscope and do chromatography on the supernatant. I'm so normal about him. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Slavery, Violence, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Suicide, and Death of parent

sarahflies's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Incest, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Violence, Murder, Sexual harassment, and War

Moderate: Animal death, Death, Infidelity, Death of parent, Colonisation, War, and Classism

paziicrm's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense slow-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War

Moderate: Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Grief, Murder, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Death of parent, and Alcohol

jjnich's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Gore, Incest, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Slavery, Blood, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and War

zeppelinnyx's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny mysterious relaxing 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Child death, Pedophilia, Suicide, and War

Minor: Incest, Grief, and Death of parent