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Hostage
Soren is sent to the kingdom of Bocchar as a hostage to ensure that his country of Hoshran remains compliant. Determined never to trust any Boccharan, Soren's resolve is shaken when he meets the third prince of Bocchar, Eldin. Will he chose loyalty to country over love?
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267 pages, Kindle Edition
First published May 24, 2013
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January 28, 2017
80% в этой книге ничего не происходит. Завязка стандартная: северное королевство пленяет южное и другие близлежащие города и берет в заложники принцев и принцесс, устанавливает свои порядки, повышает налоги и делает жизнь для простых горожан крайне непростой. Для горожан. А что же делают с плененными южанами... их сажают в кандалы? Нет. Пытают и насилуют? Нет. Принудительно женят/выдают замуж? Нет. Плетут против них интриги? Не сказала бы. Чо с ними тогда делают? А ничо. Все что делает ГГ и остальная знать - кушают, спят, танцуют на балах, гуляют и пишут письма родичам. Все. Это 80% книги. Ах, как я обожаю эти слайсовые повседневки.
Конечно же завязывается любовная интрижка у ГГ с младшим принцем, еще неискушенным в любовных делах, но любвеобильный герой это дело быстро поправляет. Кандалы, кстати, тут тоже есть, но они выполняют роль сексуального девайса, так что на боль и ангст даже не надейтесь.
А остальные 20% идет СЮЖЕТ. Быстро-быстро автор пытается разбудить читателя от монотонной рутины и быстро вклинивает в сюжет дворцовый переворот, предательство, побег, ложь, любовь (даже еще одну постельную сцену на дорожку вставила) и все, пожалуй. Но единицу я поставила даже не из-за этого. А потому что при всех обстоятельствах главный герой поступил как последняя дрянь. Да, его и других принцев с принцессами разделили с родными, да, такое нельзя допустить и необходимо вернуть власть в руки истинных правителей. Но при всем при этом, разве король с королевой возлюбленного, которого ты любишь (и который несмотря на все любит своих маму и папу) заслужили удара в спину, когда обращались с тобой в соответствии с твоим статусом? Заслужили хотя бы нормального погребения, а не выкидывания их трупов через стену замка как последних собак? А бедный принц заслужил хотя бы просто попрощаться со своими родителями? А его братья? Обычные ловеласы, которые за всю книгу только язвили и флиртовали с девками. Конечно, они тоже заслужили беспощадного убийства под покровом ночи. Просто так благородный главный герой всю семью исподтишка вырезал, власть отдал вообще левому мужику,не имеющего отношения к королевской крови, а младшему принцу, ну чо... спасибо, любимый, что оставил в живых. Меня на этом моменте так бомбило, но автор, конечно, все замял. Принц поскитался, пообижался на своего южанина ну и пришел к нему. Мол люблюнимагу.
Я люблю ХЭ, но в жопу такие концы. Здесь должна была быть кровавая расправа. Предательство я не прощаю.
Конечно же завязывается любовная интрижка у ГГ с младшим принцем, еще неискушенным в любовных делах, но любвеобильный герой это дело быстро поправляет. Кандалы, кстати, тут тоже есть, но они выполняют роль сексуального девайса, так что на боль и ангст даже не надейтесь.
А остальные 20% идет СЮЖЕТ. Быстро-быстро автор пытается разбудить читателя от монотонной рутины и быстро вклинивает в сюжет дворцовый переворот, предательство, побег, ложь, любовь (даже еще одну постельную сцену на дорожку вставила) и все, пожалуй. Но единицу я поставила даже не из-за этого. А потому что при всех обстоятельствах главный герой поступил как последняя дрянь. Да, его и других принцев с принцессами разделили с родными, да, такое нельзя допустить и необходимо вернуть власть в руки истинных правителей. Но при всем при этом, разве король с королевой возлюбленного, которого ты любишь (и который несмотря на все любит своих маму и папу) заслужили удара в спину, когда обращались с тобой в соответствии с твоим статусом? Заслужили хотя бы нормального погребения, а не выкидывания их трупов через стену замка как последних собак? А бедный принц заслужил хотя бы просто попрощаться со своими родителями? А его братья? Обычные ловеласы, которые за всю книгу только язвили и флиртовали с девками. Конечно, они тоже заслужили беспощадного убийства под покровом ночи. Просто так благородный главный герой всю семью исподтишка вырезал, власть отдал вообще левому мужику,не имеющего отношения к королевской крови, а младшему принцу, ну чо... спасибо, любимый, что оставил в живых. Меня на этом моменте так бомбило, но автор, конечно, все замял. Принц поскитался, пообижался на своего южанина ну и пришел к нему. Мол люблюнимагу.
Я люблю ХЭ, но в жопу такие концы. Здесь должна была быть кровавая расправа. Предательство я не прощаю.
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February 19, 2014
Typical fantasy setting and descriptions set the mood appropriately for the political prisoners and their counteractions. Sweet, steamy and just a tiny bit kinky romance between princes on opposite sides of divide. Not harsh or abrasive considering the setup , but the story is fun and the characters quite fun and lovable for the most part.
May 11, 2015
4 ½ stars. Ok read, got a little too much in the middle. Would have liked to see a slightly different ending though.
I would recommend to others who like light fantasy!
I would recommend to others who like light fantasy!
June 17, 2017
2+ stars. Anemic.
September 29, 2024
Sadly i realise after reading this story now, why i did dnf it previously and its highly due to one of the mcs. Along with the last few chapters which annoyed me so much, while Soren is the hostage i surprisingly actually felt for Eldin so much more.
Eldin was constantly in the dark to events surrounding him and while he was falling in love, Soren just seemed to use him for the majority while plotting his escape. Which is understandable, but i hated how it impacted so heavily on Eldin and that Soren didn't consider his feelings at all.
Also it seemed very hypocritical of him in the last few chapters for Soren then to do what was done to him to Eldin. I hated it so much! Eldin is not the cause of the issues, his foolish true and could try harder - but in general he just seemed to have no idea of the politics compared to Soren.
Which made sense with Eldin being the youngest prince, while Soren is the only of his kingdom. So they almost seemed to have such a huge gap in knowledge and Eldin fell so quickly in his admiration for Soren, that he didn't consider anything else but love.
There are aspects i enjoyed such as the writing itself which is gripping and the world building is stunning, the steamy scenes are great too despite my dislike of their relationship. I did enjoy their first meeting, the songs and the dances - playing in the snow and the small moments.
However the romance was destroyed for me and my hatred for Soren ruined it, but that was just how i saw events. It is a quick, exciting and entertaining read for the most part. Just didn't work for me in the end. Those last few chapters made me rage.
Eldin was constantly in the dark to events surrounding him and while he was falling in love, Soren just seemed to use him for the majority while plotting his escape. Which is understandable, but i hated how it impacted so heavily on Eldin and that Soren didn't consider his feelings at all.
Also it seemed very hypocritical of him in the last few chapters for Soren then to do what was done to him to Eldin. I hated it so much! Eldin is not the cause of the issues, his foolish true and could try harder - but in general he just seemed to have no idea of the politics compared to Soren.
Which made sense with Eldin being the youngest prince, while Soren is the only of his kingdom. So they almost seemed to have such a huge gap in knowledge and Eldin fell so quickly in his admiration for Soren, that he didn't consider anything else but love.
There are aspects i enjoyed such as the writing itself which is gripping and the world building is stunning, the steamy scenes are great too despite my dislike of their relationship. I did enjoy their first meeting, the songs and the dances - playing in the snow and the small moments.
However the romance was destroyed for me and my hatred for Soren ruined it, but that was just how i saw events. It is a quick, exciting and entertaining read for the most part. Just didn't work for me in the end. Those last few chapters made me rage.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
March 29, 2014
3.5 stars
I loved the main characters and how they interacted. The cover is a bit misleading. The sexy dark guy in chains is actually the more experience seducer, while the blond is inocent youngest prince of the kingdom that took him hostage.
I liked it more than Sacrifice. It even seemed to have more sex scenes (that were more intense). That is partially explained by the fact that the men actually had feelings for each other and plenty of time to act on them.
I loved the main characters and how they interacted. The cover is a bit misleading. The sexy dark guy in chains is actually the more experience seducer, while the blond is inocent youngest prince of the kingdom that took him hostage.
I liked it more than Sacrifice. It even seemed to have more sex scenes (that were more intense). That is partially explained by the fact that the men actually had feelings for each other and plenty of time to act on them.
June 5, 2014
I didn't expect what this book really offered me, the cover and synopsis were really misleading in the kind of story that took place in the book, so, I'm very grateful that I gave it a try and was awfully mistaken about the kind of plot and situations that developed around the princes, in conclusion was a refreshing read
July 16, 2014
Another intriguing story set in the land of long long ago lol.
I loved this story. It had romance and intrigue, princes and princesses, it had evil and corruption. I loved how the story unfolded, and the ending was extremely just.
More sex than I cared for in this story, but easy enough to skip over.
I loved this story. It had romance and intrigue, princes and princesses, it had evil and corruption. I loved how the story unfolded, and the ending was extremely just.
More sex than I cared for in this story, but easy enough to skip over.
March 15, 2014
I couldn't put this one down it was well put together even the secondary characters built some type of emotion in me they weren't just paper people. There was no real "plot" but it was so well written that it didn't matter.
November 10, 2016
Soren & Eldin
Took me forever to finish this book. The story is entertaining but too long for me. The characters were interesting. There is a feeling of staying on the surface of it all at the end which explains my lack of interest sometimes...
Took me forever to finish this book. The story is entertaining but too long for me. The characters were interesting. There is a feeling of staying on the surface of it all at the end which explains my lack of interest sometimes...
December 30, 2013
Great book. Very interesting and had a unique edge towards it.
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