Marionette

Marionette, Poppet, Prince #1

by KaerWrites

Laurent had come to Marlas a bright and innocent youth caught up in his brother's excitement, in the romance of battle and the righteousness of their cause. He left the battlefield alone, a stranger to himself, ready to be reshaped into a creature of someone else's design. Time and trauma cut him farther from himself, from the ability to do anything but play the losing game he found himself caught up in.

This is an attempt to examine the first novel from Laurent's POV.

Genres: Fan Fiction

300 pages, ebook

Published March 22, 2022

Reviews

[Fenna Van · Rating 4 out of 5]

It’s not just a fan fiction. I genuinely feel like this book could have been completely canon, because the re-telling is so good. The captive prince trilogy genuinely is the best book I have ever read, and because nothing will ever get close, I tried to read this book, to see everything from Laurent’s POV. It was super accurate and a perfect re-telling to see it from the other POV, and not Damen’s. The writing style was almost exactly the same and the characters were perfectly analyzed. I don’t know if I agreed with everything that was written down about Laurent, but I understand the analyzation here. It was good and entertaining. Obviously not the real deal, because nobody could copy C.S.Pacat perfectly. But it was the most accurate pov I have read so far. Can’t wait to read the next two books aswell. I will never get over this trilogy goddammit.

EDIT: oh and I gave 4 stars, bc it was good, but obviously less good than the OG trilogy :)

[Hannah Hurt · Rating 5 out of 5]

When nothing scratches the itch that Captive Prince left behind, the only solution is more Captive Prince (from another POV).

[Katerina]

When nothing scratches the itch that Captive Prince left behind, the only solution is more Captive Prince (from another POV) ....

This was Hannah Hurt's review. But it reflects exactly how I feel. Capri was a FF itself. So... thank you, Kaer—and a respectful bow.

[galactic00 · Rating 3 out of 5]

BREF

je voulais son pdv…

bon laurent est BEAUCOUP TROP into it et pas assez froid imo mais cv c cool

[Caroline Young · Rating 4 out of 5]

My life had changed since realizing I can put fanfic in my goodreads lol

[ola · Rating 5 out of 5]

Laurent, my shayla 🥹😭

[AkaJuliet · Rating 5 out of 5]

Cette fanfic est juste INCROYABLE ! La plume est tellement similaire à celle de C.S. Pacat, qu’on croirait la sienne ✨

J’ai adoré découvrir le point de vue de Laurent qui apporte une toute autre perspective à l’histoire originelle et permet aussi de mieux comprendre certains détails de l’intrigue.

Pour les français, sachez que je l’ai traduite sur Ao3 ainsi que les 2 tomes suivants. Mon profil est AkaJuliet, vous pouvez la retrouver sous le même nom à savoir « Marionette » 🫶🏻

[Chyann Casey]

I need advice! I haven’t read this yet but I am rereading The Captive Prince trilogy and just came across KaerWrites. Does anyone have advice on wether I should
1. tandem read
2. Read Pacat’s full trilogy then KaerWrites full Trilogy
Or
3. Read Captive Prince, then Marionette, then Prince’s Gambit, then Poppit and so on
Any advice is greatly appreciated💛

[earth2elizabeth]

This was devastating. I have a deep appreciation for character analyses.

[gia · Rating 5 out of 5]

very very very accurate! and really well written too, even tho i’m reading scenes that i’ve read before doesn’t feel repetitive

[b. · Rating 3 out of 5]

2,5 for effort and the cover art