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3.6 AVERAGE
3.6 AVERAGE
Complicated relationship with this book. It explores male sexuality and its place in social hierarchy, as well as the “problematic” behaviours of those in power and how those behaviours come to be. Makes neither prince a “good person” but ultimately, should a woman be writing this tales of male sexuality? As can be seen from her other works, she is interested in male sexuality as it seems to be the focus of her books. Captive Prince is well written, but ultimately lacks the depth and nuisance a gay man might have writing these books. Wish more women (straight or otherwise) would hold out on exploring stories of male sexuality without an obvious critical purpose. It reads as shallow and fetish-like.
adventurous
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I have no idea whether I will read the other two in the series because I despise the characters.
Though I absolutely loved Damen and thought Laurent was fascinating, I had trouble suspending my disbelief here. As real as the two main characters were, the supporting cast was generally shallow and flat. Unusually for me, I found the politically intrigue just as interesting as the character relations, but wish we'd seen more happen in this book. I may have to get the sequel just to know what happens!
Ok I am tempted to give this a 5 star review but because some things seem unnecessarily violent I must give this a 4 but this might just be my favorite enemies to lovers fantasy books
dark
tense
fast-paced
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
What a messed up story. The author makes an effort to have the protagonist react to the abuse like a real person would, but doesn’t quite stick the landing, as becomes apparent in the next book.
Still, that scene. ‘Are you going to take advantage?’ ‘Yes, of course.’ *walks away*
Not quite as good as Dana (Kindred) picking up the knife or Rhett saying ‘Frankly, my dear, I don’t give a damn.’, but definitely up there.
Not quite as good as Dana (Kindred) picking up the knife or Rhett saying ‘Frankly, my dear, I don’t give a damn.’, but definitely up there.