Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Captive Prince by C.S. Pacat

58 reviews

thebruce's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Bullying, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Cursing, Drug use, and Death of parent

Minor: Child abuse, Blood, Pregnancy, and Fire/Fire injury

starglitters's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Slavery, and Torture

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, and War

Minor: Animal death and Death of parent

bashsbooks's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

This series is apparently quite notorious! And I can see why - it definitely doesn't ascribe to conventional and "appropriate" interpersonal and sexual dynamics. The worldbuilding is designed solely for horny reasons, which I love, and the plot is interesting enough to keep my attention, which I appreciate. I think that the Pascat's writing style is a bit underdeveloped, but it works fine enough for what this book aims to accomplish. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, Pedophilia, Rape, Blood, and War

Minor: Incest, Medical content, Death of parent, and Alcohol

souvenirstigmata's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

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

4.0

I decided to read a sample of this book because I thought the cover was cool and immeditatley got hooked. I waited for three months to borrow the book from the library and finished it in one night. Due to the content of the book, I am a little hesitant to tell people I've read it, but I can't deny I'm a little obsessed. 

There were points that got a little confusing and didn't make sense, but the plot and dynamic between Laurent and Damen is so interesting that it didn't bother me enough to hinder the experience. 

This book can be a hit or miss. I enjoyed it despite the dark themes that were present. I think it ultimately depends on how much you want to avoid specific topics. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

divine529's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense slow-paced

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

I don't even know where to begin talking about this book. I really didn't love it, but it was very engaging and intriguing, so that kept me reading. It's essentially a specific kind of "book candy" (it's not a good book, but it's compelling in a way I'm not sure I fully understand and makes me want to keep reading).  

This follows our main protagonist, Damen, a prince from Akielos whose father was killed and his half-brother sent him off to be a slave in a neighboring kingdom. His master is the cruel and cold prince of Vere, Laurent. What follows is a story of cruelty, survival, pain, political intrigue and cultural clashes. 

As I said above, I wasn't a huge fan of this book. I really enjoyed my time with it because of the plot and the politics. The characters aren't that loveable and I feel like we really don't know much about them by the end of the book. Plus the things Laurent put Damen through? That's a kind of trauma that doesn't sit right with me for any kind of relationship they form, even if it were to be resolved later. 

The amount of rape, CSA and torture is a lot and was really rough for me to read. 

Some people have said this is a sort of gay GoT and I can sort of see what they mean. 

All in all, I didn't love this, but it's intriguing enough for me to want to continue on. Definitely "book candy" for me.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Gore, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Biphobia, Body horror, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Toxic relationship, Blood, Acephobia/Arophobia, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Animal death, Death, Incest, Infidelity, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and War

icfasntw's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

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

3.5

QUICK PITCH: A prince is deposed by his brother. Adding insult to injury, he is secretly sent to serve as a slave for his royal counterpart in an enemy court. Intrigue and feelings ensue. 

VERDICT: Damen is a great fish out of water, Laurent is a perfect snake in tall grass, and the intrigue is twisty enough to keep me interested without being too complicated to follow. A perfect book to read in a hammock. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Pedophilia, Slavery, Violence, and Blood

Minor: Rape and Death of parent

vera02ena's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, and Death of parent

Minor: Child abuse and Abortion

milfmarner's review against another edition

adventurous dark sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

i definitely realized a little way through the book, this is definitely not for me. to an extent, i understand why people enjoy the series, but many of the developments towards the end felt very... sudden? i will not be finishing the series.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Kidnapping and War

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

samnotwise's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Rape, Sexual assault, and Slavery

Moderate: Death, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, and Death of parent

Minor: Animal death, Child abuse, Murder, and War

m4ximus_pr1m3's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Slavery, Xenophobia, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, War, and Injury/Injury detail