Laurent bathed Damen because he wanted to. I think we all know that Damen would never force Laurent to do something he didn’t want. I read that a few people didn’t like this as it reminded them of the abuse Laurent suffered, but I did not read it that way. It was such a touching scene because you know that was his way of apologising for what he did to Damen in Arles. I love that Laurent served Damen in the baths. That was so unexpectedly honest and loving for Laurent. I think my favourite scene was when Laurent sought permission from the statue of Damen’s late mother to court Damen. That boy is crazy in love – we all knew that as the books are all from his perspective, but it’s wonderful to see that love reciprocated and Damen still unable to quite believe that Laurent cares for him.Įverything was so cheesy and romantic and I loved every second of it! They talked about their feelings, they talked about the past, they talked about the future. And it blows my mind that the person who drew that innocent and beautiful side out of Laurent again was the man who killed his brother. Laurent was the person he was supposed to be had his brother not died.
That is some top-notch characterisation right there. When you compare him to the person he was in Captive Prince, that vicious, lonely, cruel ice prince that he was, to the person he became in The Summer Palace, there are literally no similarities. Laurent was sweet and charming and so unbelievably in love, I started crying at 1:30 in the morning because of him (because I stayed up waiting for it to be released on Kindle). I didn’t expect Damen and Laurent to be so sweet with each other, at least not for a while. In just 30 pages, Pacat tore out my heart and stomped on it does she just expect me to be able to live my life normally after reading this?!?! God damn you, woman. I was not at all prepared for this story. This story is set a few weeks after the conclusion of the third novel in the series, Kings Rising, and works as the series’ epilogue. Pacat, set in her Captive Prince universe. I feel like this goes without saying, but spoilers.įor those unfamiliar, The Summer Palace is the second of four short stories to be released by author C.S. “It was so close to his own thoughts – that everything he knew was gone, but that this was here, in its place, this one bright thing.” This is not really a review, this is more of me just writing down my thoughts about the story and having a minor freak out.
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