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Captive Prince (Captive Prince, #1)
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bookshelves: abduction-captive, fantasy, kindle-ebook, roman-greek-inspired, lgbtq, m-m, favorites
Mar 02, 2021
bookshelves: abduction-captive, fantasy, kindle-ebook, roman-greek-inspired, lgbtq, m-m, favorites
✅ Captive/captor
✅ Characters
✅ Morally grey MC
✅ Angst
✅ Political scheming
✅ Original concept
🆗 Simple but interesting world-building
❗️❗️ Very addictive
❗️❗️ Trigger warnings : slavery, non consensual drug use, sexual abuse, torture, and mentions of pedophilia.
4.5 stars
This book is controversial, yet I couldn't stop reading it once I started... I don't know if it makes me a bad person. 🤷
After the betrayal of his half-brother, Damen is sent as a pleasure slave to the prince of another country with which Damen’s country has had a fragile peace for the last few years. There, Damen meets cruel and clever prince Laurent, and he is forced into his world of court intrigues and sexual debauchery.
The world-building is quite simple, but it gave me ancient Rome vibes (or ancient Greek maybe, I am not an expert). I found original the fact that in Vere (the country where Damen was sent as a slave), the noble only have affairs with same-sex partners to make sure that they don’t sire a bastard or fall pregnant with one. They almost all have “pets” that they use as slaves in their household and for their sexual pleasure. I realize that this book "normalizes" having sex slaves, even if they are minors, and the nobility does not care about "pets" being raped or mistreated, but at the same time, it is a real page-turner (#SoConfused 😕).
The prologue was a little confusing because of all the names, and the list of characters at the beginning only made it harder because I tried to learn them all by heart, only to realize that some of them were not really important in the story. After a few pages though I was really intrigued, and even though there are explicit mentions of torture and rape (I don,t recommend this book to younger readers), I couldn’t stop reading this book. It is full of intrigue, spying, brutality, and tension.
Laurent is a really interesting character. He seems cold and cruel at first, but we come to realize that there is more to him, and he probably has a more vulnerable side that he keeps hidden. On the opposite, Damen is a quite predictable and ordinary character, I did not dislike him, but I was not that intrigued by him either.
This book is more focused on the characters and their relationships, whether it's friendship, love, or hate, but there is a political aspect in the book that I liked a lot. I will definitely read the next book, and I am really curious to see if Laurent and Damen will become more than uneasy allies. The hatred and contempt between them is delicious. There is potential for an enemies-to-lovers plot, and I just LOVE this trope.
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✅ Characters
✅ Morally grey MC
✅ Angst
✅ Political scheming
✅ Original concept
🆗 Simple but interesting world-building
❗️❗️ Very addictive
❗️❗️ Trigger warnings : slavery, non consensual drug use, sexual abuse, torture, and mentions of pedophilia.
4.5 stars
This book is controversial, yet I couldn't stop reading it once I started... I don't know if it makes me a bad person. 🤷
After the betrayal of his half-brother, Damen is sent as a pleasure slave to the prince of another country with which Damen’s country has had a fragile peace for the last few years. There, Damen meets cruel and clever prince Laurent, and he is forced into his world of court intrigues and sexual debauchery.
“Is there anyone at this court who isn't my enemy?"
"Not if I can help it," Laurent said.”
The world-building is quite simple, but it gave me ancient Rome vibes (or ancient Greek maybe, I am not an expert). I found original the fact that in Vere (the country where Damen was sent as a slave), the noble only have affairs with same-sex partners to make sure that they don’t sire a bastard or fall pregnant with one. They almost all have “pets” that they use as slaves in their household and for their sexual pleasure. I realize that this book "normalizes" having sex slaves, even if they are minors, and the nobility does not care about "pets" being raped or mistreated, but at the same time, it is a real page-turner (#SoConfused 😕).
The prologue was a little confusing because of all the names, and the list of characters at the beginning only made it harder because I tried to learn them all by heart, only to realize that some of them were not really important in the story. After a few pages though I was really intrigued, and even though there are explicit mentions of torture and rape (I don,t recommend this book to younger readers), I couldn’t stop reading this book. It is full of intrigue, spying, brutality, and tension.
“Laurent could inspire homicidal tendencies simply by breathing.”
Laurent is a really interesting character. He seems cold and cruel at first, but we come to realize that there is more to him, and he probably has a more vulnerable side that he keeps hidden. On the opposite, Damen is a quite predictable and ordinary character, I did not dislike him, but I was not that intrigued by him either.
“Damen's understanding of Laurent rearranged itself, in order that he might despise him more accurately.”
This book is more focused on the characters and their relationships, whether it's friendship, love, or hate, but there is a political aspect in the book that I liked a lot. I will definitely read the next book, and I am really curious to see if Laurent and Damen will become more than uneasy allies. The hatred and contempt between them is delicious. There is potential for an enemies-to-lovers plot, and I just LOVE this trope.
“Yes, apparently I have fucked my enemy, conspired against my future interests, and colluded in my own murder. I can’t wait to see what feats I will perform next.”
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Reading Progress
February 24, 2021
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to-read
February 24, 2021
– Shelved
March 2, 2021
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Started Reading
March 2, 2021
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abduction-captive
March 2, 2021
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fantasy
March 2, 2021
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kindle-ebook
March 2, 2021
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Finished Reading
March 6, 2021
– Shelved as:
roman-greek-inspired
June 14, 2021
– Shelved as:
lgbtq
October 30, 2021
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m-m
December 6, 2021
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Some scenes are explicit, but overall it's not that bad. I hopt you will like it! 😊
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The rape/sexual abuse scenes are short so you can definitely skip them. There are not too much details, most of the time the MC is not the victim, but he sees it happening to other characters.
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I am reading the second book right now, and I am not even sure if there will be a romance in this one. It's very slow, but in a good realistic way considering the fact that Damen is still Laurent's slave. Laurent and Damen go from enemies, to reluctant allies... There is potential for romance, but I don't know if/when it will happen. I am only at the 33% mark, but I really like it so far. :)
I hope you will be able to enjoy it to if you decide to give it a try! :)
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That's the thing! It really is addictive even though it's about sexual slaves (among other things). But I'm not worried and I am not ashamed to say that I enjoyed it 😉
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I KNOW!!!! I just finished the second book, and my heart was beatingt so fast for the last few chapters, I was anxious about Damen's secret being revealed, but at the same time I wanted him to be honest with Laurent! 😱😱
THAT ENDING! 😍 I have goosebumps.
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Yes it's a different vibe completely! The third book is more similar to the second book. Lots of politics and fighting, I loved it! :)
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It has a similar vibe yes... I am tempted to say that it is slighly less dark and angsty than some of Ariana Nash's series (like Silk & Steel or Prince's Assassin), but the character development and the slow-burn enemies to lovers in The Captive Prince are EPIC. 💙💙💙
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You're welcome. I'm sure you will love it! 😁😁
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You're welcome. I'm sure you will love it! 😁😁"
I really hope so. But so far I loved mostly all the books you recommended so I am confident. :D
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You're welcome. I'm sure you will love it! 😁😁"
I really hope so. But so far I loved mostly all the books you re..."
I can't wait to see what you think of it!! 😁
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It's one of my all-time favorites. 😁🖤 The character development and hate-to-love is perfect. 🖤🖤🖤
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Honestly it’s been over a year and a half since I read this series so my memory might not be the best, but I don’t remember seeing more of Erasmus and Kallias in the other books… sorry. 😬
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I'm sure you will LOVE it! It's SOOOOOOOOOO good. 😍 The hate to love is EPIC.
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