Captive Prince
Captive Prince, (Captive Prince Series, Book 1), by C.S. Pacat
Blurb:Damen is a warrior hero to his people, and the rightful heir to the throne of Akielos. But when his half brother seizes power, Damen is captured, stripped of his identity, and sent to serve the prince of an enemy nation as a pleasure slave. Beautiful, manipulative, and deadly, his new master, Prince Laurent, epitomizes the worst of the court at Vere. But in the lethal political web of the Veretian court, nothing is as it seems, and when Damen finds himself caught up in a play for the throne, he must work together with Laurent to survive and save his country. For Damen, there is just one rule: never, ever reveal his true identity. Because the one man Damen needs is the one man who has more reason to hate him than anyone else…This book was not what I expected. On the one hand I loved it and have ordered the rest of the trilogy, on the other... The writing style was strange - not bad, just different and I've yet to decide if I liked it. Also, I was led to believe it was erotica, yet I felt, though there were mentions of rape and stuff that was a little hard to read, most sexual scenes were quick or glossed over and I wouldn't have said it was erotica, just a book with sex in...However, I thought the world building was good, although the first few chapters were a little confusing, as if the author just decided to throw the reader into the book instead of taking a moment to build the scene. Damon was a complex characters, as was Laurent, though in totally different ways. Both characters intrigued me and I can't wait to see how they develop in the other books, I'm also interested as to how the author can possibly redeem Laurent, though she made steps toward it in the latter half of this book.Though this can't possible be called a romance yet, the connection between Laurent and Damon is there and there interactions were great, the snark and Laurent's cool disposition almost had me laughing at time, but I think that's just my dark sense of humour! Like I've already said, I'm not sure how the author will justify Laurent's previous actions, though I have ideas, but I'm eager to see how it all turns out. 
My favourite quotes from 'Captive Prince':' "... What's a death but easy, quick. It's supposed to haunt you forever that the one time he beat you was the one time that mattered." ' '... for a prince, learning the words of an enemy was as important as learning the words of a friend.' 'What a shame that soldiers and princes are held to a different accounting.''Damon had never before seen half a dozen soldiers reduced to compliant housekeeping by the sheer force of one man's personal arrogance.' ' "He was named for Iphegenia, the most loyal. But they don't remember your name if you fall." '
Blurb:Damen is a warrior hero to his people, and the rightful heir to the throne of Akielos. But when his half brother seizes power, Damen is captured, stripped of his identity, and sent to serve the prince of an enemy nation as a pleasure slave. Beautiful, manipulative, and deadly, his new master, Prince Laurent, epitomizes the worst of the court at Vere. But in the lethal political web of the Veretian court, nothing is as it seems, and when Damen finds himself caught up in a play for the throne, he must work together with Laurent to survive and save his country. For Damen, there is just one rule: never, ever reveal his true identity. Because the one man Damen needs is the one man who has more reason to hate him than anyone else…This book was not what I expected. On the one hand I loved it and have ordered the rest of the trilogy, on the other... The writing style was strange - not bad, just different and I've yet to decide if I liked it. Also, I was led to believe it was erotica, yet I felt, though there were mentions of rape and stuff that was a little hard to read, most sexual scenes were quick or glossed over and I wouldn't have said it was erotica, just a book with sex in...However, I thought the world building was good, although the first few chapters were a little confusing, as if the author just decided to throw the reader into the book instead of taking a moment to build the scene. Damon was a complex characters, as was Laurent, though in totally different ways. Both characters intrigued me and I can't wait to see how they develop in the other books, I'm also interested as to how the author can possibly redeem Laurent, though she made steps toward it in the latter half of this book.Though this can't possible be called a romance yet, the connection between Laurent and Damon is there and there interactions were great, the snark and Laurent's cool disposition almost had me laughing at time, but I think that's just my dark sense of humour! Like I've already said, I'm not sure how the author will justify Laurent's previous actions, though I have ideas, but I'm eager to see how it all turns out. My favourite quotes from 'Captive Prince':' "... What's a death but easy, quick. It's supposed to haunt you forever that the one time he beat you was the one time that mattered." ' '... for a prince, learning the words of an enemy was as important as learning the words of a friend.' 'What a shame that soldiers and princes are held to a different accounting.''Damon had never before seen half a dozen soldiers reduced to compliant housekeeping by the sheer force of one man's personal arrogance.' ' "He was named for Iphegenia, the most loyal. But they don't remember your name if you fall." '
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