The Summer Palace and Other Stories
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- Author：C.S. Pacat
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Rachel
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I fucking love Charls
Selena Bambozzi
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Il palazzo d'estate è il perfetto epilogo della trilogia Captive Prince， i due protagonisti slacciano gli ultimi nodi del passato， perdonandosi e intrecciano quelli del loro futuro， amandosi。 Sono adorabili tutte le storie raccolte， alcune molto divertenti。 Il palazzo d'estate è il perfetto epilogo della trilogia Captive Prince， i due protagonisti slacciano gli ultimi nodi del passato， perdonandosi e intrecciano quelli del loro futuro， amandosi。 Sono adorabili tutte le storie raccolte， alcune molto divertenti。 。。。more
Lisa
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If you've read the Captive Prince trilogy， this is a must-read to add more depth to the story。 Four short stories expand on the trilogy with the most important being The Summer Palace， which expands on the lives of King Damen and Prince Laurent after they are officially known as a couple。 Read this book after the trilogy because the framework of the larger tale is necessary to get the most from these stories。 Do not skip this book for the very satisfying added dimensions it brings。 If you've read the Captive Prince trilogy， this is a must-read to add more depth to the story。 Four short stories expand on the trilogy with the most important being The Summer Palace， which expands on the lives of King Damen and Prince Laurent after they are officially known as a couple。 Read this book after the trilogy because the framework of the larger tale is necessary to get the most from these stories。 Do not skip this book for the very satisfying added dimensions it brings。 。。。more
Love Is All Around
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RECENSIONE A CURA DI EVELYNEVenite a leggerla sul nostro blog！ RECENSIONE A CURA DI EVELYNEVenite a leggerla sul nostro blog！ 。。。more
Eliana Matania Ruggiero
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E dunque che dire。 Di sicuro questo è il libro migliore della saga， anche se a conti fatti è considerato una breve raccolta di extra。Davvero un gran peccato che il capitolo "il palazzo d'estate" non sia inserito come epilogo della trilogia， perché di fatto lo è。 Rappresenta quella mancanza che ho sentito alla fine del terzo libro， quel nodo ancora da scogliere e da affrontare tra Laurent e Damen。Mi auguro che un giorno autrice e casa editrice originale （non la Triskell， che non ha potere decisio E dunque che dire。 Di sicuro questo è il libro migliore della saga， anche se a conti fatti è considerato una breve raccolta di extra。Davvero un gran peccato che il capitolo "il palazzo d'estate" non sia inserito come epilogo della trilogia， perché di fatto lo è。 Rappresenta quella mancanza che ho sentito alla fine del terzo libro， quel nodo ancora da scogliere e da affrontare tra Laurent e Damen。Mi auguro che un giorno autrice e casa editrice originale （non la Triskell， che non ha potere decisionale su questo e ha svolto un ottimo lavoro di traduzione ed editing） decidano di rimettere mano al primo libro e di inserire questo capitolo come epilogo della trilogia。 Se un giorno accadrà questo， sarà il giorno che li comprerò anche in cartaceo。Molto belli anche gli altri capitoli e l'approfondimento degli altri personaggi che ho molto apprezzato， al punto di desiderare un libro a parte per Ancel。Detto ciò， passata anche alla novella su Erasmus， ammetto che era davvero da molto tempo che dei personaggi non mi prendevano così tanto al punto da sognarmeli。Forse proprio per questo mi rammarico delle mancanze rilevate nei precedenti。Per chi ha letto la trilogia， assolutamente consigliato questo volume。。。 anzi， direi proprio necessario。 。。。more
Lisa
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I didn't enjoy this as much as I did the trilogy。 But the stories were entertaining， and I liked reading some more about the secondary characters。 The story with Charls was a fun caper。 "Pet，" about Ancel， was amusing。 "The Summer Palace，" of course， was the highlight of the collection， the epilogue that was needed to Kings Rising。 I didn't enjoy this as much as I did the trilogy。 But the stories were entertaining， and I liked reading some more about the secondary characters。 The story with Charls was a fun caper。 "Pet，" about Ancel， was amusing。 "The Summer Palace，" of course， was the highlight of the collection， the epilogue that was needed to Kings Rising。 。。。more
Anna
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Overall I'd probably give these short stories 3 stars but The Summer Palace one was so wholesome and heartwarming that I give 4 stars just for that one alone。 Overall I'd probably give these short stories 3 stars but The Summer Palace one was so wholesome and heartwarming that I give 4 stars just for that one alone。 。。。more
jagoda！
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 this book was just- WOW。 i just finished it and i already want to re-read it because it made me laugh and cry and kept me so incredibly invested from start to finish that i managed to finish it in one day。 jord's story made me so sad （don't talk to me about aimeric） but also proud bc my boy achieved so much and he deserves the world。 laurent and damen's， pn the other hand， made me so emotional holy shit。 when they spoke about auguste and their feelings and everything was so soft and tender and T this book was just- WOW。 i just finished it and i already want to re-read it because it made me laugh and cry and kept me so incredibly invested from start to finish that i managed to finish it in one day。 jord's story made me so sad （don't talk to me about aimeric） but also proud bc my boy achieved so much and he deserves the world。 laurent and damen's， pn the other hand， made me so emotional holy shit。 when they spoke about auguste and their feelings and everything was so soft and tender and THE FLOWER （that goddamn flower） had me sobbing。 charl's story， had me wheezing with laughter， i literally had to control myself in front of my family because it was THAT funny and entertaining。 the story that completely surprised me was ancel and belenger's but i enjoyed it so freakin much？ the depth of the characters made me feel so drawn to them even though they had such a small role in the books。 they honestly deserve their own series！ i love them together and i loved seeing ancel getting power （although it also made me sad bc i felt like he was partially unhappy）。 my heart broke into a million pieces with this book basically。 not only because the different perspectives were all so great in their own way， but also just because i know that my journey with these books ends here。 i loved them so much and it was so incredibly worth the read。 they have my whole heart。 c。s。 pacat - you are a genius， thank u for this series！ time to re-read！ <3 。。。more
Rita
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Green but for a Season - 4/5 Of course I loved it because it talked about Jord's backstory but I wished there was more regarding Aimeric， slightly disappointing。The Summer Palace - 4/5Other reviews made this seem amazing， but it was kind of underwhelming。 Still sweet though， I liked it。The Adventures of Charls， the Veretian Cloth Merchant - 4/5 （？）This one was so funny and I loved the sort of epilogue elements it provided， and the irony of course。Pet - 5/5 （？）Wtf this was so good， I want a full Green but for a Season - 4/5 Of course I loved it because it talked about Jord's backstory but I wished there was more regarding Aimeric， slightly disappointing。The Summer Palace - 4/5Other reviews made this seem amazing， but it was kind of underwhelming。 Still sweet though， I liked it。The Adventures of Charls， the Veretian Cloth Merchant - 4/5 （？）This one was so funny and I loved the sort of epilogue elements it provided， and the irony of course。Pet - 5/5 （？）Wtf this was so good， I want a full length novel。 I did not expect to like this one at all and it might have been my favorite。 Ancel is an absolute icon。 。。。more
Sara
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These were delightful。 I didn't enjoy the Jord/Aimeric one that much but I liked the other three a lot。 I didn't think anything would make me like Ancel， but now I wish his story had been longer。 These were delightful。 I didn't enjoy the Jord/Aimeric one that much but I liked the other three a lot。 I didn't think anything would make me like Ancel， but now I wish his story had been longer。 。。。more
elena
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i deleted my rating because this book/author is problematic（original rating: 3。5 stars）
Valentina
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5/5 You were a force of nature。 It was infuriating to fight you。 Frightening to have you on my side。 This short story collection sheds more light on various events that happened in the trilogy from other character’s perspectives as well as gives us some information on what happened after the trilogy and some closure on some of the traumatic events that happened。I would definitely recommend this to people who enjoyed the Captive Prince trilogy。 While it is not essential to the story， it certainly 5/5 You were a force of nature。 It was infuriating to fight you。 Frightening to have you on my side。 This short story collection sheds more light on various events that happened in the trilogy from other character’s perspectives as well as gives us some information on what happened after the trilogy and some closure on some of the traumatic events that happened。I would definitely recommend this to people who enjoyed the Captive Prince trilogy。 While it is not essential to the story， it certainly does its job well adding to it。 。。。more
itsmomou
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Subito dopo aver finito questa saga stupenda， non ho potuto fare a meno di leggere questo libro di "storie"。 Come mi aspettavo ho fatto una scelta saggia e sono stata premiata con delle storie che non mi hanno deluso: uno scorcio sui pensieri di un personaggio secondario， di un amante， di due re e di un mercante amico。 Si merita a pieno titolo 4/5。 Subito dopo aver finito questa saga stupenda， non ho potuto fare a meno di leggere questo libro di "storie"。 Come mi aspettavo ho fatto una scelta saggia e sono stata premiata con delle storie che non mi hanno deluso: uno scorcio sui pensieri di un personaggio secondario， di un amante， di due re e di un mercante amico。 Si merita a pieno titolo 4/5。 。。。more
Ahn
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 MY FAVORITE SLOW BURN， I REALLY ENJOYING THIS。The after of the relationship， just so cute
Mads
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Yes， the rest of the stories are great， but this book earns the fifth star solely because of how much I respect Ancel’s hustle。
Emi
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どの話も良かったけど、特に「色子語り」「布商人チャールズの冒険」が好きだった。
Juliette
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Étant donné qu’il y a 4 nouvelles je vais les noter indépendamment ！ C’est l’ordre dans lequel je les ai lues， mais pas le meilleur haha1/ GREEN BUT FOR A SEASON - 4⭐️Vraiment mignon même si je connaissais le destin des personnages j’ai trouvé que c’était touchant de voir leur rapprochement et un peu le pourquoi du comment ！ Très bonne lecture qui m’a mise dans le bain 💕2/ PET - 3⭐️Bon c’était particulier mais à la fois malin ！！ Malheureusement j’ai confondu Nicaise et Ancel un long moment 🙈🙈 do Étant donné qu’il y a 4 nouvelles je vais les noter indépendamment ！ C’est l’ordre dans lequel je les ai lues， mais pas le meilleur haha1/ GREEN BUT FOR A SEASON - 4⭐️Vraiment mignon même si je connaissais le destin des personnages j’ai trouvé que c’était touchant de voir leur rapprochement et un peu le pourquoi du comment ！ Très bonne lecture qui m’a mise dans le bain 💕2/ PET - 3⭐️Bon c’était particulier mais à la fois malin ！！ Malheureusement j’ai confondu Nicaise et Ancel un long moment 🙈🙈 donc j’étais un peu pommée ！ C’était la plus longue mais aussi la plus complète du coup。 Une bonne lecture， sympa ！3/ THE ADVENTURES OF CHARLS - 2，5⭐️Bon。 C’était LONG ！！！ Par contre mais CHARLS qui fait de Lamen （Damianos） son assistant mais 😭😂😭😂 JEJEIDJZ HAHAHA ！！ Vraiment trop long sur les histoires de wagons de marchandises et tout， osef， mais toute la fin est PÉPITE ！！！ La dernière phrase 😭😭😭4/ THE SUMMER PALACE - 5⭐️ 🥺❤️（C’est celle sur Damen et Laurent ！！）Mais comment elle a pu faire quelque chose d’aussi parfait en 30 pages ❤️ vraiment on revient sur tout， les unfinished business， les trucs dont ils ont jamais vraiment parlé， ce qu’il s’est passé dans la saga mis en relation avec les révélations finales… Et le tout dans des scènes sensuelles et belles à la fois。 Je les aime et cette nouvelle m’a rappelé pourquoi。 Je veux relire la trilogie 😭❤️Donc clairement il y a de touuuut dans ces short stories et je conseille de les lire JUSTE après avoir lu la saga pour pas s’emmêler dans les personnages et les moments concernés ！！ Voilà pour ce petit recueil qui sera traduit en français en juillet ✨ 。。。more
Shadowhunter1975
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4，5
Arden！
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The writing wasn’t up to her usual standard。 The whole collection needed a bit more editing。 But。 I appreciated the questions it answered， and the characters explored in stories 1 and 4。 3 was my favorite and hysterical at points！ The fourth/last ended on a bittersweet note that wrapped up the collection well。 more of a 3。5 but i really liked the latter half of the book。
Grace Rosati
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A great wrap up to an amazing series… wow。 10/10 would recommend
TalviLinna
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Everyone who was frustrated by the ending of Kings Rising should read "The Summer Palace。" I mean specifically the short story "The Summer Palace。" It's everything - well， almost everything - I could have wanted as an ending to the trilogy， and then some。There is， of course， a beautiful， sweet， happy sex scene - finally， a happy sex scene for these two， where they can just delight in being together！ But because it's C。S。 Pacat， there is of course also a lot of Stuff （aka Baggage）， which the two Everyone who was frustrated by the ending of Kings Rising should read "The Summer Palace。" I mean specifically the short story "The Summer Palace。" It's everything - well， almost everything - I could have wanted as an ending to the trilogy， and then some。There is， of course， a beautiful， sweet， happy sex scene - finally， a happy sex scene for these two， where they can just delight in being together！ But because it's C。S。 Pacat， there is of course also a lot of Stuff （aka Baggage）， which the two of them deal with in the gardens and baths *before* the sex scene。I am not sure that will ever stop。 I think these two will have to work through their trauma for the rest of their lives。 （Kind of the same thing is happening with my own trilogy， as I keep writing these kinds of scenes that happen after the story - I think I'm writing a cute sex scene， but then it always leads into Deep Conversation about the Heavy Stuff that the characters have been through。）Two things were missing for me though。 I will try to be delicate to avoid spoilers。 1） Their future together is still only hinted at。 I'm ridiculously curious about how they will actually implement this relationship of theirs politically。 2） They've worked through just about everything else between them， but the。。。issue。。。regarding Laurent's prior sexual experiences is never overtly addressed。 Considering that it was clearly a barrier to Laurent's enjoyment of sex - not to mention something that Damen， uh， felt strongly about when he found out - wouldn't it be something they would want to deal with？Overall， though， it was definitely a satisfying conclusion to the trilogy。Now regarding the other stories:"Green but for a Season" - Just seeing that there was a story about Jord and Aimeric made my heart hurt。 Because if there's a story， that means they actually felt something for each other， which makes the whole thing worse。 But reading it also made it better， in a way。 The story never quite reveals how exactly Aimeric felt - did he really feel something for Jord， or was it just a calculated ploy - but there are hints。 That's the masterful subtlety of C。S。 Pacat， keeping you guessing， never quite coming out and saying it。 But even with the uncertainty， knowing that this might have been something deeper makes the relationship and what happens in book 2 resonate more。 Although I also feel so bad for Jord now - knowing how much the captaincy meant to him， and then Aimeric is the one who gets it taken away from him。"The Adventures of Charls" - This story is hilarious， until it suddenly gets serious and heavy for a bit at the end。 This was just a fun read that had me laughing out loud and annoying my girlfriend when she was trying to sleep :P"Pet" - I got surprisingly invested in this story （novella， really - it's about 50 pages）。 Initially， it was the one I was least interested in reading。 However， two things drew me in: 1） I accidentally， or not so accidentally， glimpsed the last page ahead of time， and so I had some idea where the story was going。 2） Berenger came off as possibly on the spectrum， which made me very sympathetic。After I finished it， I reread the last few pages several times， and kept thinking about the characters afterward - a sure sign that a story pulled on my heartstrings。 I was so happy for them :） And all this just from a 50-page novella。 C。S。 Pacat really is a master at this kind of thing。So in all， I highly recommend this short story collection。 "The Summer Palace" helps wrap up the Captive Prince trilogy， and the rest of the stories are （bitter）sweet， fun， and full of feels， respectively。（And don't be put off by the back cover text。 It is。。。so weirdly worded， but the stories are just as well written as you would expect from CS Pacat。） 。。。more
Estefania Hernández
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TE AMO PACAT ERES MI CRISTO TE AMO LAURENT TE AMO DAMEN TE AMO CHARLS QUIERO VIVIR EN UN BUCLE INFINITO DE CAPRI
azurebllue
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I don't recommend this series to anyone。 I don't recommend this series to anyone。 。。。more
Julia Thisisthenorth_book
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4。5 ⭐️Questo piccolo libro racconta quattro novelle， due ambientate dopo la fine del terzo libro e due invece si soffermano su scene che abbiamo letto nei tre libri， ma che da una prospettiva diversa alla storia。•Quelle che ho amato di più sono sicuramente Il Palazzo d'estate e Le avventure di Charls， il mercante di stoffe veriane。 In queste due troviamo Laurent e Damen， e ancora una volta mi sono innamorata di loro。•Anche la novella Il Prediletto è davvero interessante perché da una prospettiva 4。5 ⭐️Questo piccolo libro racconta quattro novelle， due ambientate dopo la fine del terzo libro e due invece si soffermano su scene che abbiamo letto nei tre libri， ma che da una prospettiva diversa alla storia。•Quelle che ho amato di più sono sicuramente Il Palazzo d'estate e Le avventure di Charls， il mercante di stoffe veriane。 In queste due troviamo Laurent e Damen， e ancora una volta mi sono innamorata di loro。•Anche la novella Il Prediletto è davvero interessante perché da una prospettiva diversa su una scena che è avvenuta nel primo libro。Invece per quanto riguarda la novella di Jord， credo che sia stata quella più straziante da leggere。•Secondo me se avete amato questa trilogia leggere le novelle vi farà ancora di più amare i personaggi che abbiamo incontrato e le loro storie 。。。more
Nikolas
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Ugh， I will never cease to love these characters！ I especially love getting to see more of Laurent with his guard down and seeing the stories with the other characters too。 A very pleasant short read with lots of steamy moments。
Alex
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The Summer Palace is simply too precious for this ugly world — it was everything I dared not let myself dream it would be。 I was worried that Green But For a Season would stamp my heart into the dirt like a spent cigarette， but I actually enjoyed it plenty。 It’s somewhat about the development of Jord and Aimeric’s relationship， but there are also a bunch of flashbacks that describe how Jord came to be a part of the prince’s guard。 And a brief moment where we get to see Laurent and Damen from his The Summer Palace is simply too precious for this ugly world — it was everything I dared not let myself dream it would be。 I was worried that Green But For a Season would stamp my heart into the dirt like a spent cigarette， but I actually enjoyed it plenty。 It’s somewhat about the development of Jord and Aimeric’s relationship， but there are also a bunch of flashbacks that describe how Jord came to be a part of the prince’s guard。 And a brief moment where we get to see Laurent and Damen from his perspective as they develop their tenuous truce。 Loved that。 And The Adventures of Charls was super fun。 O， Charls you beautiful beautiful idiot。 The scene with the rabbit。 I shan’t give anything away because it’s too good to spoil， except to say that Instruments of Refinement is the name of my new all-kithara cover band。 And then there’s the Ansel story。 It’s good。 It’s well written。 It’s interesting。 Just， I had built it up in my mind （despite desperately pleading with myself not to）。 The rest of the stories were in chronological order so my stupid brain was like， maybe the last one takes place after Laurent’s ascension and we’ll get to learn more about the merging of the two kingdoms and such。 So I had a nebulous accidental expectation， and that was a mistake。 It’s set during the 1st book， so the only new things we learn are about Ansel。 Who is fine as far as unlikeable characters who you learn to sympathize with a bit go。 The scenes that overlap with Laurent and Damen don’t gain all that much by being depicted from another POV。 And it was the longest of the four stories， when what I would have liked above all else is more of the other stories。 So there’s that。 I wish this one had come first in the collection because it was a bummer to end on it。 。。。more
Kristi
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I loved that these stories allowed us to not only catch a glimpse of things happening after book three but also allowed us to see clearer the motivations of some like Ancel。 I really wish we could see Laurent’s ascension and their wedding in canon。 I’m not ready to be done with these characters。 I want to see how they bring their people together。
charlize
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I loved this so muchThe glimpse into each characters life and the view of Damen and Laurent's relationship from an outside perspective blew me awayIf I could give it 6 stars I would I loved this so muchThe glimpse into each characters life and the view of Damen and Laurent's relationship from an outside perspective blew me awayIf I could give it 6 stars I would 。。。more
Blayke
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finally the summer palace， totally worth it， call me a stan
Leticia Santos
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