Captive Prince
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- Author：C.S. Pacat
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Summary
From global phenomenon C。 S。 Pacat comes the first in her critically acclaimed trilogy—with a bonus story。
Damen is a warrior hero to his people， and the rightful heir to the throne of Akielos。 But when his half brother seizes power， Damen is captured， stripped of his identity， and sent to serve the prince of an enemy nation as a pleasure slave。
Beautiful， manipulative， and deadly， his new master， Prince Laurent， epitomizes the worst of the court at Vere。 But in the lethal political web of the Veretian court， nothing is as it seems， and when Damen finds himself caught up in a play for the throne， he must work together with Laurent to survive and save his country。
For Damen， there is just one rule: never， ever reveal his true identity。 Because the one man Damen needs is the one man who has more reason to hate him than anyone else…
Includes an exclusive extra story！
Damen is a warrior hero to his people， and the rightful heir to the throne of Akielos。 But when his half brother seizes power， Damen is captured， stripped of his identity， and sent to serve the prince of an enemy nation as a pleasure slave。
Beautiful， manipulative， and deadly， his new master， Prince Laurent， epitomizes the worst of the court at Vere。 But in the lethal political web of the Veretian court， nothing is as it seems， and when Damen finds himself caught up in a play for the throne， he must work together with Laurent to survive and save his country。
For Damen， there is just one rule: never， ever reveal his true identity。 Because the one man Damen needs is the one man who has more reason to hate him than anyone else…
Includes an exclusive extra story！
Reviews
Tisha Tucker
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Check trigger warnings ⚠️ Honestly an engaging fast read where the plot doesn't lack or drag on。 I HONESTLY love both main characters and every scene with them has me on edge because while simple they are unpredictable。 I can't wait to see where the rest of the story goes。 I'm actually very happy that both main characters through out the book have kept true to who they are and there's no out of character moments。 Check trigger warnings ⚠️ Honestly an engaging fast read where the plot doesn't lack or drag on。 I HONESTLY love both main characters and every scene with them has me on edge because while simple they are unpredictable。 I can't wait to see where the rest of the story goes。 I'm actually very happy that both main characters through out the book have kept true to who they are and there's no out of character moments。 。。。more
Mel
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Completely enthralled！Easy read。 Hard to put down。 I can't wait to read the next one Completely enthralled！Easy read。 Hard to put down。 I can't wait to read the next one 。。。more
Emma
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3，5
Marc D。 Hayakawa ✨
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Relectura 2022: 3。5/5 estrellas。No sé qué pasó con mi reseña anterior que no la encuentro， la de febrero de 2017 💔😭Pero esta relectura me generó casi lo mismo que cuando leí este libro por primera vez， con la diferencia de que ya amo a sus personajes （y odio a otros）， y que no se me escapa el detalle más importante， por el cuál quería volver a leerlos desde otra perspectiva， que obviamente no diré porque es spoiler。Pero no deja de parecerme una maravilla 😭 Amo a mis príncipes y me duelen sus com Relectura 2022: 3。5/5 estrellas。No sé qué pasó con mi reseña anterior que no la encuentro， la de febrero de 2017 💔😭Pero esta relectura me generó casi lo mismo que cuando leí este libro por primera vez， con la diferencia de que ya amo a sus personajes （y odio a otros）， y que no se me escapa el detalle más importante， por el cuál quería volver a leerlos desde otra perspectiva， que obviamente no diré porque es spoiler。Pero no deja de parecerme una maravilla 😭 Amo a mis príncipes y me duelen sus comienzos， pero me dejan con aún más ganas de seguir leyendo。 。。。more
Jana
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hmmm…an odd book。Before stating the obvious， I wanna talk about the story itself: it’s very much unfinished？ like no cliffhanger or anything just…。I had to double check if the version I was reading was cut short or something of the sort。 Erasmus’ backstory， albeit good to know， felt out of place and abrupt。 Like why would you finish off a novel with a—so far—irrelevant/minor character’s backstory？ That’s typically reserved for e-novellas or just a flashback-chapter in between。 Extremely weird。An hmmm…an odd book。Before stating the obvious， I wanna talk about the story itself: it’s very much unfinished？ like no cliffhanger or anything just…。I had to double check if the version I was reading was cut short or something of the sort。 Erasmus’ backstory， albeit good to know， felt out of place and abrupt。 Like why would you finish off a novel with a—so far—irrelevant/minor character’s backstory？ That’s typically reserved for e-novellas or just a flashback-chapter in between。 Extremely weird。And then the actual final chapter， where Damen & Laurent set off for a mock-war or whatever it was。 I admit reading it again I can see how it’d be a fitting ending for a book。。but it certainly didn’t feel like it？？？？Not enough has happened for the book to end here。 It would’ve been more proper to end it after the “war” has ended。 If the rest of the volumes are of this calibre then it should’ve all been added to a singular standalone book imo。Now for the obvious concerns which I’m sure most reviewers have already touched upon; this book contains rape， slavery， and pedophelia。 I’ll be honest， what with getting into manga and manhwa last year， I’ve grown desensitised to many problematic and graphic things depicted in fictional stories。 But even then I was still taken aback by the scenes in this book。 It’s just…too much。 It’s not a passing scene or two， that you might overlook for the greater good of enjoying the book， but rather a reoccurring theme throughout it。 Do I think the book could live without it？ No。 Those scenes weren’t depicted idly。 They are crucial to paint a clear image of what Vere is and how they treat slaves: which is a common practice there and is basically the focus point of the book。 You learn about the intermingling relationships between the slaves and their masters/slaves and other slaves （and of the mcs） etc [this book is political so that’s not the entire plot but it is a big theme]。 Also the whole slavery thing is romanticised: although abusing slaves isn’t， but the concept of owning slaves is clearly portrayed in a positive light。 As for the pedophelia， it’s only implied， but I suspect the other volumes might elaborate on what Vere’s regent has done in more detail。 I digress， my point is: the book is problematic and barbaric events are constantly unfolding。 If that triggers you， don’t read it。 Now for the main characters: I won’t evaluate because much of what is wrong with Laurent is a result of the normalisation of abusing slaves and just asserting authority as a person in a position of power。 I hated Laurent for the majority of the book but little by little I started understanding him more。 Being taken advantage of as a kid [implied] by his uncle doesn’t justify how he treated Damen， but that’s not what I’m referring to here。 At some point， I was rooting for them。 I still am， but the way this book ended was so abrupt that I can’t even give a proper review on their relationship。 There is potential though。note: I think the people who are complaining about the mere possibility of someone rooting for these characters are simply dense。 You need to understand that there is a world of a difference between fiction and non-fiction。 I would not look past anything remotely rapey/abusive about a person， but I might do it with a fictional character。 It’s a mixture of being desensitised and knowing the difference between real people and words on paper。 If that’s not your thing， slay。 But accusations won’t make your argument any less unfounded。 Just because I can tolerate those scenes doesn’t mean I enjoyed them， and just because I can overlook things characters did （which I disagree with）， doesn’t mean I’ll do the same with a real person。 Touch grass。 That’s it for my TedTalk 。。。more
jo
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it’s just kinda boring
Paula
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3。75/5
Mug
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when i tell u this shit SMACKED！！！！！！！！ disgustingly good like i forgot the world existed while i was reading this book。 i stayed up all night bc i genuinely refused to put it down it was so fucking interesting。
Chelaina
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Rounded down from a 3。5。I love the energy， plot and characters of this book， but I keep getting stuck because I'm not really a fan of the author's prose/verbage。 Most of the descriptive language is weak/passive， and I find myself listening to the audiobook and rewriting sentences in my head so they pack a stronger punch。That said， I am starting the second one and I'm hoping that the language gets stronger。 I really enjoy the unapologetic bitchiness that is Laurent， and the foil of Damen's straig Rounded down from a 3。5。I love the energy， plot and characters of this book， but I keep getting stuck because I'm not really a fan of the author's prose/verbage。 Most of the descriptive language is weak/passive， and I find myself listening to the audiobook and rewriting sentences in my head so they pack a stronger punch。That said， I am starting the second one and I'm hoping that the language gets stronger。 I really enjoy the unapologetic bitchiness that is Laurent， and the foil of Damen's straightforward nature。 Most of the side characters were interesting， and while much of the plot "twists" were foreshadowed clearly or predictable， a few caught me by surprise！ And overall， things flow in a way that makes sense。 I could be struggling more with the prose because I'm listening to the audiobook--the narrator does not do the writing any favors :（ 。。。more
aya
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dnf 1%not interested in reading a book w slaves
Nija Nanahoshi
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3。25/5I didn't get quite as into this as I thought I would， but definitely more so near the ending， so the rest is gonna be interesting 3。25/5I didn't get quite as into this as I thought I would， but definitely more so near the ending， so the rest is gonna be interesting 。。。more
Fernanda Pineda
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"Laurent suscitaba tendencias homicidas con el simple hecho de respirar"ADVERTENCIA: LIBRO NO APTO PARA PERSONAS SENSIBLES。 CONTIENE ABUSOS SEXUALES， TORTURA， ESCLAVITUD， DEPRAVACIÓN。。。¿Qué decir？ Es un libro bastante fuerte。 Y asqueroso en diferentes medidas。 Nos presentan a Damen， un príncipe vendido a otro como esclavo sexual。 Al llegar al reino nuevo nos encontramos con una cultura diferente y perversa， tan perversa que me dio asco。 Evidentemente no es un libro que quiera tomar temas sensibl "Laurent suscitaba tendencias homicidas con el simple hecho de respirar"ADVERTENCIA: LIBRO NO APTO PARA PERSONAS SENSIBLES。 CONTIENE ABUSOS SEXUALES， TORTURA， ESCLAVITUD， DEPRAVACIÓN。。。¿Qué decir？ Es un libro bastante fuerte。 Y asqueroso en diferentes medidas。 Nos presentan a Damen， un príncipe vendido a otro como esclavo sexual。 Al llegar al reino nuevo nos encontramos con una cultura diferente y perversa， tan perversa que me dio asco。 Evidentemente no es un libro que quiera tomar temas sensibles como lo es el abuso， la pedofilia y la esclavitud para darnos una visión de cómo deberían ser o no， no da un mensaje tipo "El abuso es malo"。 AQUÍ LA MORAL ESTÁ A UN LADO。 No esperen una revelación o cambio para mejor de todas las situaciones porque no lo hay。 No es un mal libro por no tratar estos temas como se espera que sean tratados en nuestra sociedad， de hecho， me gustó。 No fue un libro inolvidable pero， definitivamente entretenido。 La rabia que me despertó fue a otro nivel jahajajaja。 Tengo que decir que en donde sucede el 98% del libro es en un castillo。 Soo， no vemos mucho del mundo exterior， sin embargo， de habla mucho de cómo funciona。 En el segundo libro supongo muestran más， guiándome por el final de este。 No lo recomiendo a personas sensibles。 Pero， si te gusta los libros fuertes， perversos， sexuales y con guerra y un posible enemies to lovers。 Bien。 Adelante。 。。。more
Akemichan
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E' curioso che io abbia aspettato tanto a leggere questa trilogia - già solo dal titolo， dovrebbe essere esattamente il mio genere。 Ovviamente c'è una serie di ragioni per cui alla fine sono approdata tardi e forse è anche meglio così perché non ho attraversato il suo periodo di maggior successo （come mi capita sempre: io arrivo o in ritardo o in anticipo）。Secondo i miei standard， comunque， questo non dovrebbe essere un buon libro e non ho dubbi che a tanti possa non piacere， a partire dalla tem E' curioso che io abbia aspettato tanto a leggere questa trilogia - già solo dal titolo， dovrebbe essere esattamente il mio genere。 Ovviamente c'è una serie di ragioni per cui alla fine sono approdata tardi e forse è anche meglio così perché non ho attraversato il suo periodo di maggior successo （come mi capita sempre: io arrivo o in ritardo o in anticipo）。Secondo i miei standard， comunque， questo non dovrebbe essere un buon libro e non ho dubbi che a tanti possa non piacere， a partire dalla tematica di base。La scrittura è elementare， la trama pure （insomma， un personaggio c'è oltre ai protagonisti， chissà chi sarà mai il colpevole）， il worldbuilding anche e palesemente appronfondito solo quando serve a parlare di gente che scopa forte e duro （cit。）。Di tematiche neanche a parlarne; tra l'altro mi ha fatto particolarmente ridere che Damen si consideri uno schiavista "buono" perché da loro gli schiavi li trattano bene e poi sono loro che vogliono essere schiavizzati， oh， mica come questi altri cattivoni。 Poi vabbé， ne faccio un atto di fede come per la prostituzione rituale della Carey， ma mi ha suscitato veramente uno scoppio di risa。E anche come rappresentazione queer， soprattutto letto adesso， è indubbio che scivoli in trope che per molti sono ormai superati （la sottile idea che una penetrazione anale sia stupro ma costringere uno a un rapporto orale invece no。。。）。Però l'ho adorato。Francamente， credo che sia un libro assolutamente onesto in quello che vuole trattare， e per quello che vuole trattare lo fa molto bene。 Io mi aspettavo una slave story con slow burn enemy to lovers e da questo punto di vista non solo non sono stata delusa， ma il libro ha anche superato le mie aspettative。Infatti， pensavo di apprezzarlo solo per l'aspetto slave （che comunque mi è piaciuto） ma non di farmi prendere dal romance， cosa che mi ha sorpreso perché sono molto rare le coppie canon che suscitano il mio interesse。 Credo che il punto di forza qui stia proprio nei due protagonisti e nella loro relazione （be'， per lo meno l'inizio）， soprattutto perché è descritta tutta dal punto di vista di Damen e noi con lui， piano piano， iniziamo a costruire un quadro di chi è Laurent。E naturalmente ci sono parecchi trope delle "enemies to lovers" che fanno assolutamente al caso mio， tra cui quella che personalmente amo di "personaggio A sta nascondendo un grosso segreto a personaggio B e quando si saprà saranno cazzi per diabetici" e I'm living for it。Insomma， se non avete problemi con il non con trattato come kink e non vi dispiacciono le enemies to lovers， questo può essere il libro che fa per voi。 Altrimenti， statene alla larga。Io， dal canto mio， sto già leggendo il secondo。 。。。more
Andrea Aldana
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La verdad no alcanzo las espectadoras que tenia， el inicio es un poco ilógico solo sirve para querer que oso protas terminen juntos， las escenas pasan sin mucha explicación y tiene tendencia a que te pierdas en la narrativa， y el final del libro solo parece un cambio de capítulo más no te deja ninguna intriga para el siguiente tomo， y sin contar que es un libro que contiene escenas sexuales pero a decir verdad lo que más tiene es violacion permitida y animada， en este libro violan y los demás so La verdad no alcanzo las espectadoras que tenia， el inicio es un poco ilógico solo sirve para querer que oso protas terminen juntos， las escenas pasan sin mucha explicación y tiene tendencia a que te pierdas en la narrativa， y el final del libro solo parece un cambio de capítulo más no te deja ninguna intriga para el siguiente tomo， y sin contar que es un libro que contiene escenas sexuales pero a decir verdad lo que más tiene es violacion permitida y animada， en este libro violan y los demás son tranquilos al tema y no hacen nada normalizandolo， la verdad es que leo muy buenas reseñas， pero yo no lo sentí así。 。。。more
almendra
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1 palabra: ADICTIVO。
lara
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oh。 my。 god。 wtf。 I literally read this book in half a day。 I never read books this quickly。 Yet， I swear this book had drugs contained within the pages。 I couldn't stop reading it。 I had to physically restrain myself from reading it all in English bc I had to go to Science。 That was very sad。I really enjoyed this book and I felt like it had a solid plot。 I generally understood what was happening in the book and it wasn't a confusing fantasy。 The events that happened made sense and it was super oh。 my。 god。 wtf。 I literally read this book in half a day。 I never read books this quickly。 Yet， I swear this book had drugs contained within the pages。 I couldn't stop reading it。 I had to physically restrain myself from reading it all in English bc I had to go to Science。 That was very sad。I really enjoyed this book and I felt like it had a solid plot。 I generally understood what was happening in the book and it wasn't a confusing fantasy。 The events that happened made sense and it was super easy to get into。 Plot twists were thrown at every corner and the ending of this book made me immediately pick up the second book。 All I can think about atm is this book and it's taken up my whole head-space。 It's practically my new obsession。 I feel so much stress for Damen and idk wtf is gonna happen when Laurent finds out who he truly is。 My heart was racing as I reached the end and my brain ignored everything that was happening around me in favour of reading this book。 I have not read a fantasy book in AGES。 This is exactly what I needed to take a break from all the romance I've been reading。 I liked the politics in this book and you never knew what was going to happen。 I have absolutely no idea what is going to happen in the second book and I concerned for my mental sanity。 My impending stress is going to come out soon and it's not going to be pretty。 Special thank you to my bestie， Molly， for recommending me this book。 You were right when you said this was a good series。 Very excited to continue on with the rest of the trilogy！！ <3 。。。more
si_yla
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It was nice and fast to read！ ik it might be triggering for a lot of people but it was fine for me
El Is Reading
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3，5
Sammy Luna
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3。5 estrellas Me gusta pero me asusta， me voy a quedar con mi reseña hasta terminar la trilogía
Valentine
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Grosse déception pour ce premier tome au point que je ne suis pas sûre de lire la suite。L'intrigue de base est prometteuse mais au final il ne se passe rien qui permette de la faire avancer dans ce tome ！J'ai trouvé que beaucoup de scènes n'avaient aucun intérêt si ce n'est humilier des personnages ou bien montrer des us et coutumes malaisants。。。Un premier tome qui manque vraiment de fond et qui n'est pas à mettre en toutes les mains。。。。 Grosse déception pour ce premier tome au point que je ne suis pas sûre de lire la suite。L'intrigue de base est prometteuse mais au final il ne se passe rien qui permette de la faire avancer dans ce tome ！J'ai trouvé que beaucoup de scènes n'avaient aucun intérêt si ce n'est humilier des personnages ou bien montrer des us et coutumes malaisants。。。Un premier tome qui manque vraiment de fond et qui n'est pas à mettre en toutes les mains。。。。 。。。more
Rivka Ily
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I have been completely fascinated， I LOVE THAT HE TALKS SO MUCH THAT IT IS A POLITICAL FANTASY I love how the characters stay in what they believe， instead of radically changing for "love" here they are showing me how this romance is slowly cooked WHILE A SILENT COUP HAPPENS， I LOVE IT god laurent has had me screaming on the floor i love that he sticks to his cold and frigid personality， he reminds me a bit of cardan from a cruel prince And let's talk about Damen， I really feel so sorry for him， I have been completely fascinated， I LOVE THAT HE TALKS SO MUCH THAT IT IS A POLITICAL FANTASY I love how the characters stay in what they believe， instead of radically changing for "love" here they are showing me how this romance is slowly cooked WHILE A SILENT COUP HAPPENS， I LOVE IT god laurent has had me screaming on the floor i love that he sticks to his cold and frigid personality， he reminds me a bit of cardan from a cruel prince And let's talk about Damen， I really feel so sorry for him， that he has not been given a break to mourn the death of his father， the betrayal of his brother， and that he is in this unknown kingdom full of betrayal and very sadistic lust， well I'm going to start the second one， I'm dying to know more about these characters 。。。more
Vincenzo
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Sarò sincero， mi aspettavo qualcosina in più。 Da quello che ho letto in giro， questo è il volume più debole della trilogia， e ci sta perfettamente。 Però avrei preferito una caratterizzazione migliore per Damen， che risulta essere molto bidimensionale come personaggio。 Senza parlare degli innumerevoli personaggi secondari che vengono introdotti senza dare il tempo al lettore di familiarizzare con nessuno。 Sono davvero troppi， molto spesso non riuscivo neanche a distinguerli。Inoltre avrei preferit Sarò sincero， mi aspettavo qualcosina in più。 Da quello che ho letto in giro， questo è il volume più debole della trilogia， e ci sta perfettamente。 Però avrei preferito una caratterizzazione migliore per Damen， che risulta essere molto bidimensionale come personaggio。 Senza parlare degli innumerevoli personaggi secondari che vengono introdotti senza dare il tempo al lettore di familiarizzare con nessuno。 Sono davvero troppi， molto spesso non riuscivo neanche a distinguerli。Inoltre avrei preferito una trama migliore， visto che non succede praticamente nulla， e per lo meno un approfondimento sul worldbuilding， perché i due regni sono estremamente vuoti e poco riconoscibili。È stato però un libro molto piacevole da leggere e mi ha messo curiosità per il prossimo， quindi andrò sicuramente avanti， sperando che la Pacat risolva queste lacune。2。5 stelline🌟。 。。。more
Ella Rents
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READ PLS if you want an honest review。I see a lot of reviews for this series saying it glorifies rape and slavery。 That is simply not true。 Yes， the book deals with a lot of rape and slavery-- but it is greatly frowned upon throughout the whole series。 The main character himself is a Prince forced into slavery and he slowly realizes how terrible it is。 He is disgusted by the treatment of slaves in Vere， and therefore begins to see faults in his own country， but he is still ultimately royal himse READ PLS if you want an honest review。I see a lot of reviews for this series saying it glorifies rape and slavery。 That is simply not true。 Yes， the book deals with a lot of rape and slavery-- but it is greatly frowned upon throughout the whole series。 The main character himself is a Prince forced into slavery and he slowly realizes how terrible it is。 He is disgusted by the treatment of slaves in Vere， and therefore begins to see faults in his own country， but he is still ultimately royal himself。 He is very flawed in the way he views slavery and it doesn't totally fix itself throughout the series。 In modern day， royals and people with money do try to justify horrible things， just like Damen does with slaves。 C S Pacat is in NO WAY saying that rape and slavery are OK。 Instead the author is showing you these topics through the warped view of someone who was royal。 This book deals with these mature and frankly disturbing concepts in an honest way， but does not "glorify" them。 Books are supposed to make you think and feel， and sometimes those feelings aren't all fluffy and sweet。As for Laurent， YES， he is a terrible person sometimes。 Both haters and lovers of the book can agree on this。 YES， there was a rape scene in the first book。 It absolutely is uncomfortable to read because it should be。 This is not a sweet comfort story and if you are looking for one， look elsewhere。 Just because rape and slavery are in a book， does not mean that you should instantly believe they are okay or that the author is promoting them。 We as human beings should be able to separate what we read from how we think， and if you are struggling with that because of a BOOK， maybe seek help elsewhere。Now， let's talk about the good parts about this book。 The author has amazing writing skills and the characters are some of the most three dimensional characters I've ever read。 I love that Damen's opinions of Laurent and the Regent slowly morph throughout the series as more information is revealed。 Despite this， Laurent especially， doesn't really change as a character， but Damen's perception of him does。 The books only get better as the series goes on。TLR: no， rape and slavery are not glorified at all。 They are viewed through a warped lens that changes as the character changes。 If you do not want to read about these topics， don't read the book。 However， if you want to read an excellent book that takes on disturbing concepts while also having a great storyline and characters， this book is for you。 。。。more
Federica Cherrussi
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ohhhhh fuckk why do i love this that much？？？
Nicki White
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Captive PrinceC。S。 PacatI stated of enjoying the novel but something went south for me because by the time I reached the end I was just relieved I’d be able to get about of the world。 It’s dark。 A little too dark for my taste or maybe I’ve been reading to many happy hour lucky novels that it made this just cringy dark for me。 All I know if that this is the end of this one for me and I don’t plan on moving forward in this trilogy。Book 67 of 2022Rating: ⭐️⭐️
desi
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3 1/2 stars。 so if you're worried about reading this book because of the triggers （like i was） let me put your mind at ease: the "torture" trigger is just one （1） non-descriptive， non-graphic scene of a flogging/lashin， and other non-descriptive， non-graphic scenes of beatings; now what worries you the most is， i'm guessing， the rape trigger， but let me put your mind at ease once again， there are a total of two （2） non consensual scenes， one of them see two unnamed characters fighting and whoeve 3 1/2 stars。 so if you're worried about reading this book because of the triggers （like i was） let me put your mind at ease: the "torture" trigger is just one （1） non-descriptive， non-graphic scene of a flogging/lashin， and other non-descriptive， non-graphic scenes of beatings; now what worries you the most is， i'm guessing， the rape trigger， but let me put your mind at ease once again， there are a total of two （2） non consensual scenes， one of them see two unnamed characters fighting and whoever wins tops the other （again， non-graphic and non-descriptive）， while the second sees a side character giving oral sex to the main character （side character willing， main character unwilling）， the scene， while descriptive， is not upsetting at all and you can easily skip it。 Regarding the main character， there is only one scene of attempted penetrative rape。 On to the book itself， the story is good and leads us nicely to the sequel， if you're looking for the etl romance， we will probably get it next book。 。。。more
anyi
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"laurent could inspire homicidal tendencies simply by breathing。" Y ASÍ LO AMAMOSme gustó muchísimo el pacing de la historia， la relación de laurent y damen va evolucionando muuuy lento pero nos dan suficientes momentos de tensión como para dejarte pegada a las páginas "laurent could inspire homicidal tendencies simply by breathing。" Y ASÍ LO AMAMOSme gustó muchísimo el pacing de la historia， la relación de laurent y damen va evolucionando muuuy lento pero nos dan suficientes momentos de tensión como para dejarte pegada a las páginas 。。。more
Nick
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Great story。 Love the plot， and can't wait to see where this goes in the next books Great story。 Love the plot， and can't wait to see where this goes in the next books 。。。more
Cecilia
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There isn’t much plot in the first book， it just gives you a thorough understanding of Vere and is like a start to a story， rather than a full story。 The characters’ personalities are barely explored， other than Damen who we get more of an insight into。 However I’ve previously read the next two books and I know that the plot will develop and so will the characters and their personalities。 I love this series as a whole but if it was only this single book， I would’ve rated it much lower。I understa There isn’t much plot in the first book， it just gives you a thorough understanding of Vere and is like a start to a story， rather than a full story。 The characters’ personalities are barely explored， other than Damen who we get more of an insight into。 However I’ve previously read the next two books and I know that the plot will develop and so will the characters and their personalities。 I love this series as a whole but if it was only this single book， I would’ve rated it much lower。I understand that people hate the immoral aspects and to the people talking about how sleeping with a 13 year old is pedophilia…what on earth led you to form misconceptions from the book that it implies it isn’t pedophilia， it seemed rather clear that it was。 All the negative aspects are clear-cut， it isn’t veiled as something loving， the rape is literally stated using the word “rape”， the barbaric treatment is described using the word “barbaric”， nothing is sugarcoated。 。。。more
Maya
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Fantasy royal court？ YES。 ✔️Political intrigues？ YES。 ✔️Enemies to lovers？ YES。 ✔️High sexual tension？ YES。 ✔️I was debating wether I should give this book 4 stars just because I needed more！ You can tell this is only the introduction to the world and characters， the plot just started to thicken as the book finished， but I really enjoyed it and I am sooo intrigued by everything！ Lol on to the next one！
Reference
google book https://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&q=Captive Prince
hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=Captive Prince&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft
The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,Captive Prince&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0