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Captive Prince

(Captive Prince #1)

C.S. Pacat (Goodreads Author)

3.85 · Rating details · 62,805 ratings · 7,114 reviews

From global phenomenon C. S. Pacat comes the first in her critically acclaimed trilogy—with a bonus story.

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.

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Published April 7th 2015 by Berkley (first published February 2nd 2013)

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Feb 29, 2016 Maraia rated it did not like it

Shelves: read-in-2016, g-adult-fantasy, the-worst-of-the-worst

CW: rape, sexual slavery

Sexual slavery isn’t sexy. Corporal punishment isn’t sexy. Rape isn’t sexy, and it certainly isn’t entertainment.

There are so many things wrong with Captive Prince, it’s hard to know where to start. I’m having trouble understanding how this book can be praised by so many people.

I love seeing queer relationships in books, but the characters in Captive Prince are either sex slave owners or sex slaves themselves. Personally, I don’t think that’s the kind of “relationship” w CW: rape, sexual slavery

Sexual slavery isn’t sexy. Corporal punishment isn’t sexy. Rape isn’t sexy, and it certainly isn’t entertainment.

There are so many things wrong with Captive Prince, it’s hard to know where to start. I’m having trouble understanding how this book can be praised by so many people.

I love seeing queer relationships in books, but the characters in Captive Prince are either sex slave owners or sex slaves themselves. Personally, I don’t think that’s the kind of “relationship” we should be promoting, regardless of whether it’s queer or not. I fail to see how a book with graphic same sex rape scenes is beneficial to the “We Need Diverse Books” campaign. We need positive portrayals of queer characters, yes, but we don't need degrading ones.

There has been a lot of criticism in recent years of gratuitous sexual violence against women in books, movies, and TV shows, as it is both offensive and harmful to the feminist movement. But apparently sexual violence is only a problem when directed against women, while it’s fine to have graphic scenes that serve no purpose other than to “entertain” the reader, as long as men are the ones getting raped? (Although how someone could find these scenes entertaining is beyond me.) When I define feminism, I think of women being valued as highly as men and being treated with as much respect — not more.

Since I’ve seen people argue that the book isn’t that bad because the main character doesn’t actually get raped himself, I’d like to point out that forced oral sex is still rape. I’m not sure why this is such a hard concept, but my guess is that it’s connected to the fallacy that men can’t be raped in the first place. In Captive Prince, Damen has oral sex forced on him, and although he does have an orgasm, that doesn’t change the fact that, as a sex slave, the act is in no way consensual. It is rape, any way you look at it. Having an orgasm does not equal consent, and that’s a dangerous idea to perpetuate.

Rape isn’t the only thing trivialized by Captive Prince; sexual slavery is as well. As far as I can tell, all the kingdoms in C. S. Pacat’s world support sexual slavery. At one point, Damen compares sexual slavery in his home country of Akielos to that in Vere, where he himself is a sex slave. According to him, sex slaves in Akielos know that they’re trading their personal freedom for “perfect treatment” by their masters, as if this somehow makes it okay. Not only that, but the life of a sex slave is glorified in the short story included in the paperback, which gives the background story of a minor character from the book. Claiming that sexual slavery is “not that bad” because the sex slaves are “treated well,” they “enjoy their work,” and it’s “for their own good” doesn't excuse it.

The first two thirds of the book essentially has no plot, but instead features explicit rape scenes, alludes to even more, and throws in a beating or two to mix things up. All of a sudden, C. S. Pacat seemingly changes her mind and decides she wants to write a real fantasy novel, rather than rape erotica. At this point, the book actually does become captivating — the good kind. The potential for a solid fantasy is definitely there, I found the book hard to put down despite my revulsion, and I can see why people are quick to let themselves “forget” how the story starts. Unfortunately, no amount of engaging plot or world building can make up for the rape and sexual slavery in the first two thirds of the book, nor can a sex slave owner suddenly become a believable love interest for the sex slave. I’m assuming that’s where the story is headed, at least: Laurent has a tragic back story; he’s not really a bad guy, he’s just misunderstood; he doesn’t actually rape his sex slaves himself but lets others do the raping for him; he secretly has feelings for Damen, etc. Let’s stop right there. Shipping Laurent and Damon is the equivalent of shipping a Nazi concentration camp guard with a Jewish prisoner. I know this is a current trend in the romance genre, but how much (justified) outrage has there been at these novels? I fail to see how the upcoming “romance” in the Captive Prince trilogy is any different, and to be honest, I’m horrified by all the praise it has received. ...more

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Oct 21, 2014 Navessa rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Recommended to Navessa by: Heather K (dentist in my spare time)

Shelves: 2016-favorites, drove-me-to-drink, 2016, believe-the-hype, all-the-feels, fantasy, want-to-hate-fuck-villain, lgbtqia, mc-you-can-root-for, morally-questionable

WARNING: I'VE BEEN DRINKING.

*hiccup*

You know-

*gestures with wine glass*

*sloshes some over the side*

I mean, this book-

*licks wine off fingers*

*tries to refocus*

What was I saying? Oh, yeah. This fucking book, man.

*takes another sip*

There's Damen. A prince betrayed by his bastard of a brother. Sold into slavery to an enemy nation.

*stumbles up to standing*

And do you know what? You know who he's fucking sold to?

*raises voice*

To an even bigger bastard than his brother!

*sits back down*

A prince name ...more

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Feb 06, 2016 Khanh, first of her name, mother of bunnies rated it really liked it · review of another edition

I don't read m/m fiction. It's not because I'm homophobic in any way (julio would beat my ass down if I were), it's just that it's not a genre to which I gravitate.

For example, I don't read new adult. I don't read chick lit. I don't read m/m. It's simple as that. I prefer the romance in my books to be something that I can relate to, and I feel that for me, a romance would be more realistic if it's m/f. A book has to be completely amazing to change my mind about an m/m romance, and this book, wh I don't read m/m fiction. It's not because I'm homophobic in any way (julio would beat my ass down if I were), it's just that it's not a genre to which I gravitate.

For example, I don't read new adult. I don't read chick lit. I don't read m/m. It's simple as that. I prefer the romance in my books to be something that I can relate to, and I feel that for me, a romance would be more realistic if it's m/f. A book has to be completely amazing to change my mind about an m/m romance, and this book, while not selling me on the genre, did a tremendous job of engaging my attention.

This is due to the fact that the character building is so amazing. Let's make it clear, this book contains torture, sadism, rampant displays of sex - generally things that I don't care for, because despite my rampant use of profanity, I am a prude at heart. *blushes* Despite those facts, I really liked this book. The characters are so well-written.

Damen is the Captive Prince. When his half-brother usurped the throne, he found himself a slave, shipped off to Vere. A prince, now a slave, he has to learn to completely change his personality, his will, his natural instincts, in order to be survive. He forces himself into submissiveness.

He knew what he had to do. Against every rebelling instinct, he forced himself forward, and dropped to his knees before Laurent.

‘I fight in your service, Your Highness.’ He searched his memory for Radel’s words, and found them. ‘I exist only to please my Prince. May my victory reflect on your glory.’

Laurent. Damn. What can I say about Laurent? Oh, how about the fact that he makes Jericho-fucking-Barrons look like Prince Charming?

‘You look like a whore.’ The soft words barely stirred the air by Damen’s ear, inaudible to anyone else. Laurent murmured: ‘Filthy painted slut. Did you spread for my uncle the way you did for Kastor?’

There are many words that can be used to describe Laurent. Words like raging asshole, ginormous douchebag, sadistic motherfucker, and other endearing phrases. The fact that I grew to like Laurent and sympathize with him is a testament to the author's skills.

No, I will not be reading m/m all my days. No, I still do not enjoy rampant amounts of sex and debauchery, but I enjoyed this book, and that's enough. ...more

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Aug 07, 2015 Emily May rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: fantasy, romance, 2015

For Romance month at my blog, I decided to take the opportunity to read something I wouldn't normally pick - this highly-praised M/M Fantasy Romance.

The first thing you should know: this is a character-driven story. I think you will enjoy it as long as you don't go into it expecting a lot of grand world-building. The focus of this book - indeed, the whole series, it would seem - is on the relationship between two men, and their relationships with other royals, guards and slaves around them.

As ro ...more

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Jul 03, 2017 Virginia Ronan ♥ Herondale ♥ rated it really liked it

I’m aware that “Captive Prince” is a highly controversial book and I know that many people have a lot of mixed feelings about it. As it seems you either hate it or you love it. There is no in-between. I think most of that is due to the fact that it deals with subjects we feel very uncomfortable with. Our modern minds have a tendency to shy away from those kinds of things, but just because a book makes you feel disgusted and angry, this still doesn’t automatically mean that it’s a bad book. Sure, ...more

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Jan 24, 2016 Victoria Schwab rated it it was amazing

LOVED.

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Nov 07, 2012 Heather K (dentist in my spare time) rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: free, loved-it, best-of-the-best, favorites-2012, bisexuals-pansexuals, fantasy, check-for-new-updates, m-m, hype-hype-hype, captive-slaves

*ONLY $1.99 TODAY AT AMAZON US! This is not a drill! 9/3/19 https://www.amazon.com/Captive-Prince...*

This book owned me today, completely owned me.

I just have to give S. U. Pacat a huge round of applause. I was 100% drawn into "Captive Prince". It is going to be hard to write a review of just Volume 1 because I read them back to back like a rabid fan-girl so I'll just review them together. It was like my eyes were glued to my phone today. I wouldn't and couldn't stop reading.

I won't rehash the ...more

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Jan 24, 2018 ❄️BooksofRadiance❄️ rated it did not like it

Shelves: adult-fantasy-sci-fi

This might get -a tad- salty.

Well... I don’t know what the fuck to make of this book but suffice it to say I finally understand why many find it polarising.

The characters were boring and one-dimensional as shit. The plot was profoundly lacking. Or more like, there was NONE. What the fuck is a story without a well rounded, well constructed plot anyway? And if you can’t deliver on a good plot at least have some interesting characters to keep the reader engaged.
This was just... please excuse my l ...more

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Feb 22, 2016 Caz (littlebookowl) rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: owned

TRIGGER WARNING: rape, physical abuse, pedophilia

I am so excited to continue with the next book, the way things ended I can tell that things are going to pick up and get REALLY intense!

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Mar 14, 2017 V. A Court of Wings and Ruin is NEW ADULT/EROTICA but Goodreads editors won't tell you to include it in the choice awards rated it did not like it · review of another edition

Shelves: abusive, pleasegrowupman, cliffhanger, own, dark, excruciating, greatwriting, pedophilia, misogynism, misogynist

TRIGGER WARNINGS ALERT Stay away from this one if you prefer safe reads. Don't read my review if the word "rape" makes you unconfortable, because I use it a lot, because this book has a lot of that.

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Jul 09, 2017 Candace rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: listened-to-audio-version, dangerous-hero-themed-books-read, forbidden-romance, dark-themes, hate-that-i-love-them, kidnapped, favorites, dom-sub-bdsm, rich-guys

'Captive Prince' has been on my radar for a long time now. I have seen a plethora of glowing reviews from friends that have loved this series. As curious as I was, I kept putting off reading this series because M/M reads aren't really my thing. However, my curiosity finally got the best of me and I downloaded the first audiobook in the series.

The rest is history! I blew through all three audiobooks in a couple of days, listening to them back to back until I had devoured the entire series. This ...more

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Oct 16, 2015 Claudia Ramírez rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: 2016

More like a 3.5, I had some issues with it, but OMG. IT WAS GOOD! I'm gonna marathon the trilogy! ...more

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May 08, 2018 jessica rated it really liked it · review of another edition

okay. well. its not too difficult to figure out why this book isnt for everyone and i completely understand why its so polarising.

there are so many sensitive and taboo topics, but i dont think its done distastefully. this is seriously the slowest of slow burns, and i think thats important. had the relationship between damen and laurent developed more quickly, it probably would have been off-putting.

as far as the story goes, its intriguing and unlike anything i have read before. there is a nice ...more

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Jul 09, 2015 Mary ~Ravager of Tomes~ rated it did not like it

Shelves: 1-star, year-2015, lgbt

Holy. Shit. Folks.

I was so disappointed in this book.

I've been meaning to write a review for this for a while because there is an OVERWHELMING amount of positivity surrounding the series and I just...

WHY???

The plot was vapid beyond belief. The first 3/4 of the story goes practically nowhere and is made up of lots of weird sex and torture.

Contrived elements that were meant to make you feel desperation & sadness? They only succeeded in making me feel bitter and unconvinced.

The big reveal at th ...more

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Feb 04, 2016 Jessica ❁ ➳ Silverbow ➳ ❁ rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: i-have-rules, jerk-of-my-dreams, here-be-slaves, shiny, diabolical, rabid-reads-reviews, that-bastard, smut, half-fantasy, riddikulus

Reviewed by: Rabid Reads

If you haven't been seeing/hearing the buzz surrounding THE CAPTIVE PRINCE by C.S. Pacat, you've probably been living under a rock. I'd seen it EVERYWHERE, even before one of my favorite authors recommended it in her newsletter (<------why I finally caved).

My impression before reading it was that it was some kind of pseudo-fantasy/MM/BDSM mashup . . . and that impression was fairly accurate.

Not my typical choice of reading material, but HYPE. And CURIOSITY. *shakes fist a ...more

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Jun 01, 2017 destiny ♡⚔♡ [howling libraries] rated it it was amazing

Recommended to destiny ♡⚔♡ by: Jue.

Shelves: diverse-reads, tough-topics, owned-physical, fantasy, adult, audio, lgbtqiap, the-best-of-the-best, owned-audio

#1 Captive Prince ★★★★★
#2 Prince's Gambit ★★★★★
#3 King's Rising ★★★★★

3rd read update, june 2019: I love this series more and more every single time I read it. ♥

original review, december 2017:
Let me begin this review by saying that these are just my opinions and I am, in no way, about to glorify rape or abuse. I am a survivor myself, and I'm fully aware that this book bothered a lot of people. I would never question another reader's rating of this book, though, and I'm just going to ask you guys ...more

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Aug 03, 2012 Monique rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: lgbt, all-time-favourites, favourite-series, own

Compelling Reading...I was totally engrossed from start to finish....5 Fabulous Stars

Captive Prince, literally captivated me! this is amazing storytelling and I can honestly say I picked it up to read and did not put it down until both book 1 and book 2 were finished.....it was 5am, but I was hooked! These 2 books are FREE, yes, can you believe it, such a great story is free to read. The only down side is that there is no news on book 3 yet, however I have noticed that she will be publishing books 1 and 2 shortly in ebook and paperback, with added scenes, so 3 should not be too far behind and I would gladly pay good money for it.

We see this wonderful story unfold from Damen's perspective and it is full of political struggles, atrocious acts of violence and sex (these scenes are not graphic in nature), decadent entertainment, battles, intrigues and mysteries, but it all revolves around Power and the mind games and tactics of the players and pawns. You are constantly riveted to the action and unsure of the direction to which it will next take you. It is unpredictable and not a minute is wasted in this book.

Our two main characters Crown Prince Damianos of Akielos and Crown Prince Laurent of Rabat are pitched right in the middle of the unfolding events and action, they overcome their hatred of each other to tolerate one another and eventually to become friends and confidants. The sexual tension between these two leaves you constantly on the edge, to the point of frustration.......but Ooooh so worth the wait.

The story flows seamlessly and the world building is full of warring Kingdoms, beautiful landscapes and an array of colours, decadent buildings filled with opulence on a grand scale and beautiful people with adorned pets/sex slaves bedecked in gold and jewels. Ohhhh and the characters, easily recognised with their personalities and individual voices, my favourite being Laurant, so cool and aloof, with graceful beauty and an air of contempt, arrogant and nefarious in his actions, with each nuance and idiosyncrasy so clear in my minds eye...he is definitely an enigma.

This is a fabulous read, I loved it and I happily recommend it to all of my friends, well...those that have not already had the pleasure of reading it and are also waiting with baited breath for the next book!

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Jul 16, 2017 Shile rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: unforgettable, 2017, all-time-favorites, lgbtqiap, 2019, 1-it-is-a-masterpiece, broke-my-little-heart, favorites, mm, absolute-favorites-2017

Buddy Reread March 2019. Loved it even more.

5++++++++ stars

Oh dear Lord, Zeus, Poseidon and Thor forgive me because I actually loved this book. The book does not shy away from sensitive subjects like rape, slavery, flogging, public humiliation. And yet I could not stop reading it, and the writing was sooo goood!, this book got my attention from page 1.

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Feb 15, 2013 Dd rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: favourites

Readers,what do I say about this book??

Power. Brilliance. Excellence. All delivered in one perfect package.

  This is fiction at its finest!!!

  This is fiction at its finest!!!

Captive Prince.....

This is what they mean when they say that a book has the ability to transport you to worlds beyond!!

And was I ever???

This one gripped me in it's powerful clutches,and did not let go.This is what I look for in a book.

This book entranced,enchanted and devoured me.

And I loved every minute of it!!

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Damianos is Crown Prince of Akielos.Rightful heir to his father's throne.But then is caught in the plotting of his half brother.Overnight,he loses everything....

His kingdom,his freedom and his very identity.

He is then gifted to the Crown Prince of Rabat as a pleasure slave.Once an enemy nation,now a tremulous treaty exists between them.

And then it all starts.

The true tests of bravery,courage and honour.

And what captured me the most??

The beauty,which shone even brighter in the face of all the brutality!!

And what I did not like......

Ummm....,errrrr....,nothing!!Seriously,I loved everything about it!!

It captured my heart!!I wish I could have told you more,but frankly,I won't be able to do it justice.

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Note to Readers--

I know that for many of you this premise is a big no.Slavery,brutality,the darkness.I understand.But still,I will ask all of you to give this a chance.I absolutely loved it.

READ IT!!!

You may not fall in love with it like me,but then again,you may!

You'll never know unless you try.

That's all for now,Readers.

Ta-Ta!!

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Sep 06, 2015 Samantha rated it liked it · review of another edition

I neither loved nor hated this book and I was surprised about that since it tends to bring out very strong emotions in people.

I'm going to be doing a full review on this book, but wanted to touch on a few things here since it is such a controversial read.

Firstly, I've always planned on reading this entire series regardless of if I hated the first book. Especially because this series should honestly just be one book. All of the books are short enough to combine.

Secondly, yes OBVIOUSLY trigger ...more

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Dec 23, 2012 Julio Genao rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Recommends it for: everyone with a pulse.

Recommended to Julio by: Susan

Shelves: loved

glorious.

review to come; the bonus story at the end of this edition has rendered me completely useless.

holy shit.

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previously:

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watch me twerk it to da left! twerk it to da left! twerk, twerk, tw-twerk it to da left!

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previously:

fucking awesome.

dafuksit with these ozzie writers kickin' ass? lisa henry, s.u. pacat... (also: supacat. niiiiice. [ETA: author has since chosen the pseudonym C.S. Pacat]).

can't even be troubled to write a full review. i've got volume two to read.

m ...more

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Jul 19, 2016 Judith rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Recommended to Judith by: ravngirl ((prv. Jxsxph.k))

Shelves: m-m, not-what-i-was-expecting-at-all, extremely-slow-build-up, violence-rape, historical

4 Stars.

This has been on my radar for so long.The ridiculous price but me off,so I was so happy when a friend lent me this series.
I read a few reviews and a lot mentioned sex slave so I was expecting maybe a bit of bondage?....maybe a bit of sexual coercion?
Well,there's none of that,in fact there's ..

No romance
It's not erotic
But there is a very hedonistic feel to the book.

I'll keep this brief because there are already some fantastic reviews out there.

Damen is the heir to the throne of Akielos an ...more

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Sep 10, 2016 Bibi rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: fave-hero, fantasy, favorite-author, favorites

A burn so slow, it'll have you screaming at your Kindle! I loved it.

Now, this is what I expected from Sanderson's Warbreaker. This is political intrigue at it's finest. Think Gladiator or Hamlet (sans ghost). The plot was multi-faceted, with characters who were authentic and perfectly placed.

Damen aka Damianos, the rightful heir to the throne of Akielos finds himself serving as a slave to, Laurent, the beautiful Prince of Vere. How did he get there? Well, you need to read the book.

Laurent is o

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Sep 03, 2017 Shin Mon Thway rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: fantasy-world, master-slave-mm, fantasy-world-romance, book-boyfriends, mm-romance, virgins-mm, cs-pacat, favorites, favorites-mm, all-time-favorites

Reread: 7th June 2018

Oh, what I wouldn’t give to relive this story for the very first time again. 😌 Laurent and Damen are the perfect epitome of my book boyfriends’ standards. 😍 The plotting, scheming, treachery, spying, danger, love, romance, suspense and a mystery, this trilogy has it all. No wonder it was considered one of the greatest MM fantasy romance trilogy of all times. 👏 D&L still certainly is my all time favorite couple. If I could only wish one thing and it would come true, I’d certa ...more

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Jul 17, 2013 Val ⚓️ Shameless Non-Snowflake ⚓️ rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Recommended to Val ⚓️ Shameless Non-Snowflake ⚓️ by: Lola

Shelves: royals, mm-or-lbgtq, 4-stars, historical

Re-read 2/6/15...because book 3 finally came out and - not gonna lie - I can't remember SHIT about books 1 and 2...My bad!

Original Review:

This will be short because my laptop is dying and, quite frankly, I'm feeling lazy as shit.

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Tah-Fucking-Dah.

I went into this knowing it was more political intrigue and less m/m romance... I just didn't think it would be ALL political intrigue and NO m/m romance.

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Jan 19, 2018 Sabrina rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: favorites

“For a prince, learning the words of an enemy was as important as learning the words of a friend.”

Why didn’t I read this FANTASTIC book before??
OMG, I’m in love. ❤️
IS SO FUCKING GOOD!!!

The story, the writing, the characters, the romance, the friendships, the politics, the development, how everything was dealt with and literally everything else was PERFECT.
Oh man, I’m in love. This is definitely on the list of my FAVORITE trilogy of all bloody freaking time.

“Trying to imagine Kastor plot

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Sep 26, 2014 Alienor ✘ French Frowner ✘ rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Recommended to Alienor ✘ French Frowner ✘ by: Lola

Shelves: genre-romance, dark, 2016-reads, lgbtqia-m-m

TRIGGER WARNING : graphic violence, rape, slavery

4.5 stars. Oh, the dilemma. Review it? Jump on book 2? Review it? Jump on book 2? Review it? Jump on book 2?

Eenie meenie miney mo
Catch a tiger by the toe
If he hollars let him go
Eenie meenie miney mo

Oh, screw it. I swear that I'll write a real review of Captive Prince: Volume One because Helloooo, it deserves ones, but for now my excitation and eagerness to freaking KNOW what will happen leads me to shorten my ramble and only give you reduced info ...more

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May 07, 2016 TheCrazyWorldOfABookLover rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

“A golden prince was easy to love if you did not have to watch him picking wings off flies.”

If this book was a person it would be:

I mean. This book was full of depravity and brutality and cunning characters. And just plain ol'fucked up.

And what's worse?

I enjoyed it. A lot.

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And at times, it was even quite funny. I laughed. Some parts were so twisted I really just couldn't help myself.

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Dec 05, 2012 Susan rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

OBSESSED. <-me.

Captive Prince (Vol. 1) took the sharpest hook it could find and dug it deep into me and just pulled me along wherever it wanted to go.

The writing: phenomenal
The world-building: detailed & fascinating
The characters: deliciously layered
The story: political intrigue and mind-fuckery at its best

I was in a mild haze of confusion some of the time…there are a LOT of characters and countries and deceptive alliances and loyalties. But, if you just play along, it all starts to make sense a ...more

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Jun 01, 2017 Nenia ✨️ I yeet my books back and forth ✨️ Campbell rated it really liked it

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This was a buddy read with my friends Heather (review here) and Sarah (review here).

C.S. Pacat does with CAPTIVE PRINCE what the bodice rippers of yore did with historical romance, the differences being that (1) this is a fantasy novel and not historical (and not really a romance) and (2) it is about two men. Apart from that, the structure is eerily similar to bodice rippers, from the plot to the role that the characters play to the way ...more

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C.S. Pacat is a Melbourne writer. Her first series the Captive Prince trilogy began its life as an original web serial. Self-published in 2013 to critical and commercial success and acclaim, the Captive Prince trilogy was acquired by Penguin, and will be published worldwide in 2015.