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A review by cozyreaderdevan77
Captive of the Stolen Empire by Megan Van Dyke
4.0
Rating: 4/5
Spice: 2.5/5
I was pleasantly surprised by this read! I’m not one who usually enjoys this type of enemies to lovers books, where the main lead tries to seduce the other into giving them what they want. I always find myself feeling bad. Plus all of the miscommunication that comes from it. So I definitely was happy to see that although things like that did happen in this book it didn’t take long for things to resolve themselves.
I like the plot a lot in this book. The power dynamic and all of the secrets that unfolded was interesting to see. It really played heavy on “you never truly know who you can trust”. I loved seeing all the powers of the blessed! Especially Lucien’s illusions. It is a power you can do a lot with. No wonder he had many who feared him. Zurina’s powers to communicate with animals was another fascinating ability that I didn’t realize aided them in so many ways. The politics in this story were easy to follow. I find myself easily confused when there are too many things thrown at us. But everything was explained very well!
I really enjoyed Lucien as a main male lead, but found Ilya to be a little lacking. I didn’t dislike her character but she is also easily forgettable. I did like her mental strength when it came down to dealing with troubling situations, but her recklessness was very obvious and did harm many. I will say it was admirable to see she can own up to her mistakes, which definitely added points for me. If anything she is loyal to the cause and will do anything for the one’s she cares for.
This story was easy to read and easy to follow. Definitely held my interest. I loved the twists..although I did see a few coming. This was my first book by this author but definitely won’t be my last!
Spice: 2.5/5
I was pleasantly surprised by this read! I’m not one who usually enjoys this type of enemies to lovers books, where the main lead tries to seduce the other into giving them what they want. I always find myself feeling bad. Plus all of the miscommunication that comes from it. So I definitely was happy to see that although things like that did happen in this book it didn’t take long for things to resolve themselves.
I like the plot a lot in this book. The power dynamic and all of the secrets that unfolded was interesting to see. It really played heavy on “you never truly know who you can trust”. I loved seeing all the powers of the blessed! Especially Lucien’s illusions. It is a power you can do a lot with. No wonder he had many who feared him. Zurina’s powers to communicate with animals was another fascinating ability that I didn’t realize aided them in so many ways. The politics in this story were easy to follow. I find myself easily confused when there are too many things thrown at us. But everything was explained very well!
I really enjoyed Lucien as a main male lead, but found Ilya to be a little lacking. I didn’t dislike her character but she is also easily forgettable. I did like her mental strength when it came down to dealing with troubling situations, but her recklessness was very obvious and did harm many. I will say it was admirable to see she can own up to her mistakes, which definitely added points for me. If anything she is loyal to the cause and will do anything for the one’s she cares for.
This story was easy to read and easy to follow. Definitely held my interest. I loved the twists..although I did see a few coming. This was my first book by this author but definitely won’t be my last!