Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

Captive Prince by C.S. Pacat

124 reviews

toni_mahony's review against another edition

3.5

the world and its interhuman relationships are very brutal and perverse which can be quite gruesome if you are not ready for it.
otherwise, i got immersed in the story although it is noticeable that this book is primarily world building and is setting the mood for the other two books. therefore, i recommend reading at least the first two books to get a grasp of the plot of the series.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Torture, Sexual assault, Violence, Sexual harassment, Trafficking, Rape, Physical abuse, and Slavery

issyharvey's review against another edition

challenging dark medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Trafficking, Slavery, Sexual violence, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Pedophilia, Violence, Murder, Blood, and Sexual content

Minor: Death, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Animal death, Incest, Miscarriage, War, Abortion, Animal cruelty, and Torture

marimaia's review against another edition

dark tense slow-paced

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

4.0

laurent repeated the question slowly in the language of akielos. 
the words came out before he could stop them. ‘i speak your language better than you speak mine, sweetheart.’

Relendo depois de 3? anos e não lembrava como o primeiro era leeeento, mas mesmo assim eu sei que ajuda a entender tudo o que vem depois então continua sendo bom. Não consigo não perceber as semelhanças entre Damen/Neil e Laurent/Andrew e isso só faz eu amar eles mais ainda. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Violence, Slavery, Rape, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Confinement, Sexual assault, Torture, Death, Adult/minor relationship, and Murder

danteeeh's review

adventurous dark funny tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Slavery, Sexual assault, Pedophilia, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Child abuse, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Physical abuse, Adult/minor relationship, War, Kidnapping, and Sexual content

Minor: Death, Animal death, Xenophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, Trafficking, Drug use, Confinement, Violence, Murder, Death of parent, and Cursing

maya_b's review

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

4.0

I am probably the person most surprised about liking this book. There are very few books I have ever read where I liked sex scenes or how sexualized everything was, so when I read the summary of this book I was very sure I wouldn't like it, because... well, obvious reasons. But I liked Dark Rise, and Pacat really managed to capture the emotions in that one, so I kind of just wanted to try, and then I read the book in two sittings and I enjoyed it quite a lot.
It is very much a fantasy (or reads like one), with a lot of problematic themes and stuff like sexual assault or slavery being painted in a (sometimes) positive/erotic light (sometimes not), so if I read this in any other context, I probably wouldn't like it, but I thought it was fine. Probably mostly because even with all the problematic stuff and everything being sexualized, there's a surprising amount of plot, the characters are quite complex in their wants and motivations, the (conflicting) feelings are well-written, an there's also a lot of political stuff going on.
The problem that I have with sex in books, is that most of the time, as soon as there's sex, all feelings are gone, so it was really nice having a book with probably too much erotic stuff in it (for me), that still had complex feelings and a lot of emotions going on. I really enjoyed that.
I can totally see why people wouldn't like the book, but I am very much emotionally invested in all the stuff going on now, and I will continue reading the series, because I do want to know what happens next.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Slavery, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Pedophilia

nyxthecactus's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

0.5

Why is there a rape scene? Like, it was so unnecessary and disgusting. I hate it. Thank you very much, I'll pass. The half a star is because it was a fast read. Not enjoyable one, but fast.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Violence, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, and Sexual content

amallard's review against another edition

dark 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? Yes

2.75

Sorry for reading this. I'm not proud of me either.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Incest, Kidnapping, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Confinement, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Slavery, Torture, and Violence

lauwbinx's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual content, Blood, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Slavery, Violence, Death, and Torture

Moderate: Animal death, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, and Sexual assault

Minor: Death of parent, Drug use, Pregnancy, Rape, and War

paper_aphid's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

I have many thoughts about this book. while reading it, it felt like slowly putting pieces of a puzzle together. the writing style is beautiful and very very thought out; even the small details end up meaning something and it gave me so many "ohhhhhhh" moments. Damen was my fav throughout the whole book, he seems very real to me - his emotions are believable, as well as his reactions to things. I enjoyed reading from him point of view very much! as for laurent,,, I'm nit gonna lie it took me a good while to warm up to him. at first I was like "this is the guy we are supposed to root for as a love interest??" but then as we get to know him more, he seems less sadistic and the way he thinks makes more sense. the writer did a wonderful job keeping us on the same wavelength as Damen! we learn with him and our opinions change along with his. my only qualm with this book was that I wish that

Damen's sexual assault was treated more like seaxual assault than it actually was. I just feel like it was sort of brushed over? the disgust with other slaves being assaulted was made known for sure but it almost felt like since Damen is super masculine and well built, it's like not a big deal.

idk, maybe this is something that will be addressed in the next few books, so I won't hold it in my heart too permanently. 

the side characters were also very enjoyable, I love all the other slaves mentioned. the regent is so unsettling though, sooo so.... 

I will say that this is the type of book you have to be mentally ready to read. I've owned it for years, but knowing the content warnings, I had to take a step back and wait until I felt ready to handle such heavy topics. with that said, I am looking forward to the next book in the series!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Slavery, Rape, Blood, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, and Confinement

Moderate: Pedophilia

Minor: Death of parent

im_basil's review

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

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

It took a bit for the political drama aspect to really kick in since the first few chapters are just

t0rture p0rn and r@pe.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Physical abuse, Rape, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Pedophilia, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, and Adult/minor relationship