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Captive Prince

C.S. Pacat

3.6 AVERAGE


Why is the rating so high? I went in for fantasy political intrigue without realizing this is extremely problematic smut without any core plot. I probably should've researched this more thoroughly.

At so many points I was tempted to drop because of just how disgusting the depiction of the world is. Filled with rape, pedophilia and slavery. Everyone is a piece of venomous shit. And some of their actions seem almost romanticized or at least sexualized. I didn't like it. I didn't like the frequency of it. I also dislike slave and master power dynamic so... this book really wasn't right for me.

Ugh, there's just so much wrong with this book that I cannot in good conscience recommend this or continue down this series.

This was… game of thrones level messed up. 

It kind of reminds me of a Cruel prince and Gild mashup. 

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I don’t understand why I liked this.
adventurous challenging dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Aunque amo la saga este primer libro es como leer un fanfic no muy bueno
dark emotional tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
dark sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

this was soo good !!! i’ve been meaning to read this for years & after reading the authors series Fence i knew i needed to hurry up and get on it but it still took me until now to finally get around to it !!
i generally don’t read books from a male POV just because i don’t tend to connect with them as easily but i honestly had no trouble with this one and was hooked from the first page <3
i can’t wait to start the next book and see where this goes !!!
dark medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
dark tense medium-paced
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No