![]() Seriously, I wanted more flight and a story that wasn't exactly like EVERY OTHER recently popular dystopian YA novel. The worldbuilding is probably the best part of the novel, but it is mostly there in the background, and it went deep enough to flog my waning attention. ![]() ![]() She can choose to level up with tattoos that give her better blah blah at the risk of blah blah, she'll have to remain outside of the regular caste and Sing. Later on, the plot remains absolutely scrutable. serious consequences are all in the dashed expectations: The MC and ME. there was a little flying, but it was like listening to a game. Huh? Am I reading YA? Trials, graduation, snobby rich kids, dashed expectations. Instead, I'm introduced to a completely forgettable and utterly predictable plot, with: A Chosen One. A whole world of fliers! This could be utterly awesome, giving me lots and lots of necessary extrapolations and unusual twists and turns, whether societal, setting, or even character-centered." I thought to myself, "Oh wow, a society of fliers. ![]()
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![]() Damen recognizes the name, of course, since he murdered Laurent’s older brother on the battlefield years ago. There, his true identity secret, he is chosen to be personal slave to ice cold Prince Laurent. It’s the story of Prince Damen who is betrayed by his brother and sent as a sex slave to their enemy country. ![]() Captive Princewent on to become a USA Today bestseller and for good reason. The trilogy began as an original-fiction web serial, which attracted viral attention before being acquired by Penguin. I added it to my Amazon Wish List and forgot about it until, by chance, I saw something about the trilogy online and thought I’d buy the first book, just to give it a try. Once upon a time, a friend of mine, who knew I liked erotica, told me about this series called Captive Prince. What he didn’t know, when I glanced up from my book, was that after hundreds of pages of sexual tension, Damen and Laurent were finally having sex - so that meant my husband had a frisky wife on his hands, and … ![]() ![]() Granted, Jake did have on some spectacularly sexy black trousers and a slim cut button down, so he knew he looked good. My husband was an innocent bystander when he came home to find me more than halfway through CS Pacat’s Captive Prince trilogy. ![]() ![]() My stomach knots and I wonder again what happened in the park with Lilith. When he does, he presses his hand to the bloody bandage over his left forearm and lowers his eyes. It takes him a second to realize I’m looking. When I turn to look over my shoulder at our demonic tail, I see Luc, in the backseat. They’ve followed us, first on the highway and now through the woods, for the last hour, since we left Haden. The headlights of Rhen’s silver Lincoln and Marc’s hearse light up the inside of Gabe’s Charger. I thought I drove fast, but I can’t even make myself look at the speedometer as he weaves through the pitch-black woods to God only knows where. I glance sideways at Gabe, whose eyes flit between the narrow dirt road in front of us and the rearview mirror. I don’t have time for one of my stupid visions right now. The pain in my head starts to soften as the image becomes clearer. ![]() ![]() ![]() This isn’t the first time I’ve seen myself dead, but this time it’s different. ![]() ![]() This book breaches a lot of topics, such as social justice, segregation, and privilege (among other things). Presenting this as a story will definitely make this material more palatable for younger readers which is fantastic. This is fiction, but Renee Watson worked with Ilyasah Shabazz, one of Betty’s daughters, so the facts here are about as true as a recounting of history can be. This is a great overview of the childhood of Betty Shabazz - a woman who would eventually become to the wife of Malcolm X. Betty Shabazz is born.Ĭollaborating with novelist Renée Watson, Ilyasah Shabazz illuminates four poignant years in her mother’s childhood, painting a beautiful and inspiring portrait of a girl overcoming the challenges of self-acceptance and belonging that will resonate with young readers today. Soon, the American civil rights icon we now know as Dr. Betty quickly finds confidence and purpose in volunteering for the Housewives League, an organization that supports black-owned businesses. The singing, the preaching, the speeches from guest activists like Paul Robeson and Thurgood Marshall stir African Americans in her community to stand up for their rights. Church helps those worries fade, if only for a little while. ![]() She believes her mother loves her, but she can’t shake the feeling that her mother doesn’t want her. In Detroit, 1945, eleven-year-old Betty’s house doesn’t quite feel like home. A powerful middle-grade novel about the childhood activism of Betty Shabazz, Malcolm X’s wife, written by their daughter. ![]() |