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Captive Prince by C.S. Pacat

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nat_kiverse's review against another edition

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dark sad tense fast-paced

1.0

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emmelinemontgomery's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.5

The cover of this book should be a bloody knife or something equally brutal and disarming because this cover is much too unassuming for the insane amount of violence that’s in this book. It’s comparable to the first third of Manacled except a few times honestly even more brutal than that? (How is that possible? IT JUST IS)

The writing is third person limited from Damen’s perspective and Damen is just too honorable and guileless for this world. There are very subtle nods to Laurent not being all he appears to be and by the end of the book (against all odds) I did not hate him anymore? Damen is continually shocked by things and Laurent is like “really? You didn’t put this together?” That’s because Laurent has grown up in a manipulative court and always scheming to survive, which by the end of the book I have a better understanding of him and his motivations and while he’s not likable he’s interesting and redeemable.

I get why somebody would dnf this book. I almost did? But I’m glad I kept reading because I genuinely have no idea what to expect and am v excited to start the next.

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mollyhrose's review against another edition

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adventurous dark 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? It's complicated

4.25

I did not expect to like this book. It had very dark themes warned in all the reviews and that made me nervous but I saw a TikTok of someone doing a skit of a scene and decided to read it anyway.

I am GRIPPED. I finished it in like 6 hours, and just could not put it down. The dark themes were still there and definitely stressful but the high stakes at every turn kept me reading at every chance!!!

I expected to hate Laurent forever after his mistreatment of Damen. Specifically when he immediately puts him in the like rape pit (thankfully he fights his way free) and then has him whipped until he nearly DIES. But somehow the writing of his fuckin book has me giggling and kicking my feet whenever they share a significant look and what is that ABOUT.

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