A wonderful conclusion to a wonderful trilogy. I love the new characters introduced, the various plots that Laurent and Damen faced and overcame. It's tense and thrilling and fun and satisfying. Sorry it took so long for me to finish it, but happy I did. ( )

A finale to match book 2. It has the same type of political storyline and a satisfying conclusion, even though I felt like there was a chapter missing at the end.
Do we really leave our main character bleeding on the floor? Yeah the enemies are dead and he’s king, but I feel like there should have been a chapter where he gets to enjoy his victory and the fact that he got a boyfriend/possible fiance.

I genuinely cannot believe that these two end up in an 80% healthy relationship, but the author made it work somehow? My man really told the guy who abused him “I think if I gave you my heart you would treat it tenderly” and it didn't sound ridiculous. Hats off ms/mr Pacat. ( )

Solo puedo decir que amé este libro ( )

First of all, I consider this a story in an Alternative Historical Europa -whose main virtue is the natural integration of the gay/lesbian relations in everyday life- than a "other world" fantasy.

While Akielos reminded me of the Greco-Roman period, Vere immersed me somewhere in Frankland in a period maybe around the end of Early Middle Ages; I think that I detected some other elements that seem to come from other cultures, but they are not significant. So, from the beginning there are cultural disparities hard to believe them considering that Akielos and Vere aren't remote one in respect of the other rather they're adjacent!

There are other disparities related to the technological evolution, and the wording associated to that.. In this series gunpowder -invented in China during 9th century- is unknown; Therefore we can place the action firmly before that century. If so, by way of example, the use of the word "book" is an anachronism, since book with this modern spelling was first used in 1375.

I cannot cease to hear those and other dissonances because the differentiation with regard to real history doesn't go far beyond political geography. In addition to the anachronisms, is notorious the absence of those distinctive accents like idioms, rituals, small everyday routines, etc. which give atmosphere and validate a credible fantasy background.

Conclusion, I find Captive Prince's "world" -a very generous use of this word- inconsistent.

The best is the political intrigue and Laurent in books 1&2.

On the whole the two first books were nice-hence my ratings, 2.5 & 3 stars- although I caught myself continuously out of focus due the inconsistencies aforesaid. If I'm giving 2 stars to [b:Kings Rising|17158532|Kings Rising (Captive Prince, #3)|C.S. Pacat|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1454160767s/17158532.jpg|23581990] is only for the writing and a few amusing moments. The rest, a stream of blunders; the resolution is so farfetched that it comes to be annoying. This review canvasses perfectly that blunders.
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I love, love, LOVE this series with my whole heart. ❤️

This was my third reread of the whole trilogy, but it’s definitely not the last. The plot twists in this last book kept me on the edge of my seat, even though I knew the outcome — isn’t that a little ridiculous? — it just goes to show what an an exceptional writer Pacat is.

I stand by my opinion that Captive Prince is a classic, and a must-read for any fan of MM romance. ( )