Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Captive Prince by C.S. Pacat

54 reviews

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

issyharvey's review against another edition

challenging dark medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Trafficking, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Confinement, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Incest, Miscarriage, Torture, Abortion, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and War

samara_surface's review against another edition

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Slavery

Moderate: Death, Violence, and Death of parent

bea1745's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Slavery, Torture, Violence, and Trafficking

Minor: Death of parent

chaptermaggot's review against another edition

dark emotional fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Slavery, and Trafficking

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Confinement, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Kidnapping, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Death, Drug use, Incest, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol