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El príncipe cautivo by C.S. Pacat

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fudanshi's review against another edition

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dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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spacey_ghost's review against another edition

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dark tense fast-paced

Loveable characters? No

All I remembered about this book was a Prince trapped and forced into hiding in the royal enemy court and a love/hate romance with Laurent. Everything else I blacked out and wish I still had with how much I wanted to throw up rereading most of it 😬

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blupblup's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

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bretille's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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dazaireads's review against another edition

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dark sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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cookiemonsterrr's review against another edition

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dark 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? No

4.5

I first read this at an age when I definitely wasn't supposed to, and I fondly remember it being the most scandalous thing I had ever read. Many years later, this book still holds up really well. I found myself genuinely invested in Damen and his struggle to deal with veretian BS, and even Laurent, even as unlikeable as he was in the beginning. I even found myself kind of liking Nicaise. My favourite character is Erasmus. He's adorable and I just want to eat him up. I hope he's happy and I hope we see him again!

Having reread Captive Prince 5/6 years after my first read, it does seem oddly tamer in my opinion (in terms of dark themes). Did the powers that be censor it when it came out in print, or have I read too many dirty, messed up things? 4.5 stars.

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