Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Captive Prince by C.S. Pacat

85 reviews

josoko's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-paced

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Sexual violence, Violence, Slavery, Rape, Physical abuse, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Child abuse and Pedophilia

Minor: Kidnapping, War, Drug use, Animal cruelty, and Animal death

sabinehunter's review against another edition

tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Child abuse, Confinement, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, and Torture

Minor: Incest

20sidedbi's review against another edition

dark tense slow-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

0.25

This book is sexual violence posing as plot.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Toxic relationship, Torture, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Homophobia, Emotional abuse, Blood, Pedophilia, Trafficking, Forced institutionalization, Physical abuse, Confinement, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Incest, Slavery, Violence, Sexual violence, and Murder

kr_gr's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

5.0

You know, at first I was like: "why am I reading this torture porn that reads a bit like early seasons of Game of Thrones?" but something kept me going despite the torture and pain and angst AND I'M SO GLAD I DID KEEP GOING.
I adore this entire series. It brings Song of Achilles to mind at times. It's really well written and well plotted and well characterized, and if you don't let yourself be put off by the first half that is bleak and has very disturbing things happen in it, you will be rewarded with a story that grabs your heart, squeezes it, keeps squeezing and then gives you an absolutely delightful catharsis. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Sexual violence, and Violence

alexandryareads's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Blood, and Slavery

Moderate: Child abuse, Violence, Sexual assault, and Pedophilia

Minor: Gore

alb_pa's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

1.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Pedophilia, Slavery, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Drug abuse, Violence, Classism, Torture, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse, Toxic relationship, and War

my_readingnook's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual harassment, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Child abuse

kommatator's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Rape, Slavery, War, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Blood, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Child abuse, Death of parent, Hate crime, Kidnapping, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, and Violence

jaythereader1's review against another edition

adventurous challenging reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.0

There were trigger-worthy content (rape, to name only one) but wasn’t glorified by the mc imo. There wasn’t much positive interactions between the two main characters but you can see them warming up to each other (this will be a slow burn for sure). The plot was very interesting and I’m curious to know what comes next. I read that the next two books have less problematic scenes so I’m looking forward to it since it made me uncomfortable at times..:/ Anw I’m off to read the next volume!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape

Moderate: Child abuse and Slavery

Minor: Pedophilia

jmross10's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

4.5

This book (and this series) get a bad wrap a lot of the time. The main reason for that is people don't read the synopsis or they do read it and completely disregard what it says. Then they act shocked when they find out there is sexual slavery at the center of the story. It is an understandably surprising premise but if you give the book a chance you will see there's more to it than what the surface suggests. A big part of the main character's journey is being forced to re-evaluate his view of the world now that he is seeing it from the other side.

There is a slow burn romance that develops over the duration of the series but don't go into this book expecting to see much of it. There are the tiniest hits of what could be. There is no actual suggestion as to what it is.

For that matter, don't go into this book expecting to know what's going to happen next either. While the world is interesting and the characters are messy, the most captivating part is easily the chaotic political maneuvering in Vere. Everyone seems to be twenty steps ahead of the reader. Some of them - Laurent - are thirty. 

Captive Prince is not necessarily an easy read but there are real emotional stakes, consequences for character's actions, and an unraveling of political plots that makes it well worth the effort. Pacat is an excellent writer and worth giving a try!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Body horror, Bullying, Sexual content, Slavery, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Classism, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Alcohol, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, and Fire/Fire injury