Cat the bookworm's Reviews > Prince's Master

Great addition to the Calluvian universe, even though I enjoyed the plot more than the romance itself.

First things first: no, don’t read it as a standalone. You wouldn’t appreciate the intricate plot and world building, and you wouldn’t know half of the characters involved.

This book focuses on the cold, powerful Castien Idrhon, Grandmaster of the High Hronthar (very powerful telepaths who live in an isolated,in a monastery-like area of Calluvia). And Eridan, his apprentice, who - as everybody already guessed if they’d read the previous books- is one of the long lost princes of the Fifth Grand Clan.

What I thoroughly enjoyed: the plot, the scheming, the politics, and the way it’s interwoven with the previous books.

And I grew to love Castien, who’s very closed off, but so very interesting. His only weakness is Eridan, his apprentice.

Eridan is… idk. I wasn’t overly fond of him tbh. I know that these books usually depict a codependent/obsessive relationship, but I didn’t actually “feel” why Eridan chose to fixate on his Master. On top of that, we constantly get reminded that he’s a “throwback”, permanently leaking and dripping and getting moist around the object of his desires (this will sound weird if you haven’t read the series, I know, but trust me, it kind of makes sense…), so his fixation is depicted like some kind of biological quirk.

I loved the sex scenes, when Castien finally gave in to his wants, but the relationship itself only felt “real” to me in the last 10-15%.

Still, the excellent writing and the plot are good enough to rate it with 4 stars, despite the fact that the romance part fell a bit flat, especially when compared to the last 2 books.