Alright people of Goodreads -- it's been a few days since I finished this and I've kind of changed my mind on this one. I stand by my assertion that this book has an inexplicable addictive quality, but my prediction that it would stick with me turned out to be incorrect. I have checked out book two from the library already, but honestly I wouldn't say I'm any more motivated to read it than I am the other several books I have checked out.

So I'm dropping my rating to 3 stars -- Captive Prince was weird, somewhat enjoyable, and pretty far from what I usually read, but I'm interested enough to keep going.