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Kings Rising
by C.S. Pacat
•spoilers for book 1 and 2 of Captive Prince trilogy•
check cw/tw: nonconsensual sex acts, sexual assault, sex slavery, horrible people
I made it folks! After a rough start, I've finished up the Captive Prince trilogy on a high note. This book was similar to the second with action and drama, but we finally get that spark of romance between Laurent and Damen.
The final book picks up immediately where the previous one left off. Damen and Laurent have plans to meet up and face the Regent, but of course things go awry. As they continue their journey to overcome the Regent and take back both their thrones, secrets come out and choices have to be made.
It's never easy for these two, but throughout this series they've developed a bond of (wary) trust and respect. This slowly grows into something akin to affection. When the times comes, they both have to decide, their throne or everything else? Damen remains my favorite through this series. He can be a little naive, but he has strength in his morals and honesty. Of course this is the opposite of Laurent, who's cunning and smart, and will do what is needed to make sure all their plans succeed. However it's these difference that draw them together, changing their values and what they expect from their futures.
I did read The Summer Palace epilogue short, and I thought it wrapped up everything better than just the ending of the book. They both have a lot of hurt between them that needs to be overcome, and this story was their first steps on making that happen.
The up and down of the drama kept me hooked in book two and three. After everything, I really wish their enemies got a more gruesome demise. It ended almost too easy for the villians, I wish they got a more deserving ending than they did but I guess everything worked out. The whole trilogy was a rollercoaster for me, but I did enjoy the political drama and overall plot (past the first book). I don't have a huge desire to read the other shorts. I'll be a little cautious going into this author's other works, but still curious about her other stories.
Read if you like:
• enemies to lovers
• opposites attract
• slow burn
• political intrigue
check cw/tw: nonconsensual sex acts, sexual assault, sex slavery, horrible people
I made it folks! After a rough start, I've finished up the Captive Prince trilogy on a high note. This book was similar to the second with action and drama, but we finally get that spark of romance between Laurent and Damen.
The final book picks up immediately where the previous one left off. Damen and Laurent have plans to meet up and face the Regent, but of course things go awry. As they continue their journey to overcome the Regent and take back both their thrones, secrets come out and choices have to be made.
It's never easy for these two, but throughout this series they've developed a bond of (wary) trust and respect. This slowly grows into something akin to affection. When the times comes, they both have to decide, their throne or everything else? Damen remains my favorite through this series. He can be a little naive, but he has strength in his morals and honesty. Of course this is the opposite of Laurent, who's cunning and smart, and will do what is needed to make sure all their plans succeed. However it's these difference that draw them together, changing their values and what they expect from their futures.
I did read The Summer Palace epilogue short, and I thought it wrapped up everything better than just the ending of the book. They both have a lot of hurt between them that needs to be overcome, and this story was their first steps on making that happen.
The up and down of the drama kept me hooked in book two and three. After everything, I really wish their enemies got a more gruesome demise. It ended almost too easy for the villians, I wish they got a more deserving ending than they did but I guess everything worked out. The whole trilogy was a rollercoaster for me, but I did enjoy the political drama and overall plot (past the first book). I don't have a huge desire to read the other shorts. I'll be a little cautious going into this author's other works, but still curious about her other stories.
Read if you like:
• enemies to lovers
• opposites attract
• slow burn
• political intrigue