Captive Prince (Captive Prince #1) by C.S. Pacat

 Captive Prince (Captive Prince #1) by C.S. Pacat

SUMMARY

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…

                          

MY REVIEW

Incredible and overwhelming! All the stars There are so many brilliant reviews about this book and this series that I don't actually know what my review will add. Even the negative reviews are so well explained and justified that you cannot really argue with these reviewers. I just want to say that if you ever attempt to read this book, you will have a unique experience. The book is definitely dark, twisted and intense. And clever. It is a romance story. But it is such a slow burn romance that nothing happens in the first book. You only have the realization that something will happen soon. It is a haters-to-lovers love story. But you will only experience the hatred part in the first book. And maybe some understanding in the end. And maybe the beginning of some trust. This is a fairy-tale of a dark prince who was betrayed and gifted as a slave to another light prince. The dark prince was brave and patient. The light prince was cruel and manipulative. But they both have honour. In the beginning, I am sure you will not understand how these two so different stubborn men will fall in love. Prince Laurent will behave as he has ice in his veins. His slave Damen will do anything to force him to show something other than cool indifference. Of course, we only basically have Damen's POV in the book. So we don't know how Lauren thinks or why he behaves as he behaves. We only learn why he hates Damen so much. There is an extra story in the book about how Erasmus, a pleasure slave, managed to escape his death. This story deserves 10 stars. It is about true unconditional sacrificial love and I cried when I read it. Triggers: Just check the negative reviews.