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carolinewithane 's review for:
Captive Prince
by C.S. Pacat
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I'm not giving any stars because I wouldn't have made it past the second chapter if it weren't for the hype for the entire series. I'll make up my mind after I've read all three books.
It was quite bad, though. Attempted rape, forced oral sex (which IS rape) and physical abuse aren't the best ways to form a healthy relationship. I'm not even going to go into the racist undertones, as people have talked at length about that.
It did get better in the second half, in a "let's pretend what happened before doesn't have any long lasting consequences" way. I'm not that willing to forget, but it might make the reading of books 2 and 3 slightly more tolerable.
EDIT: i've finished the series and i have a question to anyone who loves it: why?
It was quite bad, though. Attempted rape, forced oral sex (which IS rape) and physical abuse aren't the best ways to form a healthy relationship. I'm not even going to go into the racist undertones, as people have talked at length about that.
It did get better in the second half, in a "let's pretend what happened before doesn't have any long lasting consequences" way. I'm not that willing to forget, but it might make the reading of books 2 and 3 slightly more tolerable.
EDIT: i've finished the series and i have a question to anyone who loves it: why?
Content Warnings
Graphic: Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship