{Prince's Gambit} {C.S. Pacat}
I just finished Prince's Gambit by CS Pacat, second book in the Captive Prince Trilogy and I had a great time!
Book 1 could be hard for many people to go through because of the overall setting and this MxM romance has a lot dark elements of sexual stuff(also there's much more toxicness than any actual romance in book one). But it's still a good read.
However, it's sequel, Prince's Gambit is such a glow up. It has a lots of intrigue, thrills of political games, some warfare and many twists and turns. The slowburn romance finally culminates here and the pay-off is satisfactory. Balanced my want for slow-burn romance along with my big interest in aGoT-like-plots.
But over-all I was really impressed by the plot that I couldn't stop myself from posting here. Without spoiling the third part, King's Rising,(please don't spoil it I haven't read it yet), I was hoping I could discuss it here were some of y'all here.
by Zach-Playz_25
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I devoured this series when I read it in 2024. Everything between Laurent and Damen had me in a chokehold.
I just finished reading Game of Kings by Dorothy Dunnet which I discovered via a review of the Captive Prince series. Loving Lymond. <3
The glow up from book 1 to book 2 is INSANE. I went from “this is interesting but rough” to “I cannot put this down” real fast.
loved this series so much! the first book was definitely rough but prince’s gambit really shows pacat’s writing skills. the political maneuvering gets so complex and damen finally starts understanding laurent’s mind games which makes everything click better.
without spoiling anything, you’re in for such a treat with king’s rising. the way everything ties together is incredible and the character development just keeps getting better.
Prince’s Gambit is where the trilogy really hooked me too. The political maneuvering and tension between the characters felt way more layered than book 1.