Holding You Captive

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1. algengrutze

   Quite good.

   2 things coming together, which may be by different authors: setting and storyline

   The setting is quite original and unique: an aggressive nation in a maybe 16th century European setting with church relates knights, who have some kind of superpowers, which cause them to go mad untill death, unless they are taken care of by forcefully summond souls from other worlds. Moreover, to create such a super-knight, 2 lives have to be sacrificed – the vessals and the tronsmigrators soul. So, quite a villainious country, with various ways to enslave and abuse the kidnapped souls:) Yet, all those knights are still redeemable, since it is their origins, that cause them to go mad. Interesting, 4.5-5 stars.

   The storyline in this setting is good, yet not quite the leage of the setting. Certain procedures do not add up. Eg the kidnapped soul is hold prisoner, albeit in a nice room, and cut off from information, also by trying to prevent her from learning the local language. At the same time she is paraded in front of nobels to prove she is worthy by displaying skill like playing a piano or dancing. I am also not sure about the sister of our FL, randomely being another kidnapped soul, only trying to outperform her sister, as she did in her original live. FL learned the language and about the world via a supposedly unique occurance (communicating with her vessal, meeting the crown prince brother, a rouge super-knight) – how is the sister on par with her? Also this knight-reincarnator relationship arise questions – once the madness ist taken care of, they become loyal to the reincarnated soul and are quite likely to oppose the home country and live of the kidnapped soul. How are the souls kept enslaved, even forced to assist several knights, mentally and sexually with such strong ‘summons’ at their side? Not sure about the number of those knights, also, they should be very rare, as birth requiers 2 lifes, one hard to come by.

   Anyway, interesting read, FL is evolving quickly, only at chapter 25ish, the plot might come together well, in the future:)

   July 28, 2024 at 8:39 pm

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2. The obsessed_girl

   @Black opale I agree,I want to see a black man and a black girl story I want to see a smut about it .

   May 19, 2024 at 7:17 am

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3. Lightning-Kun

   For anyone wondering about ML it’s the guy in cover Emperor…

   May 12, 2024 at 8:52 am

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4. Ivashkinator

   Like I was almost made by the comments not to read it, but the FL is really level headed and she bids her time and I still do not know who the ML is but I do not think that the bad blonde guy is ML

   March 27, 2024 at 6:18 pm

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5. Ivashkinator

   It is very good!

   March 27, 2024 at 6:17 pm

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6. baby im not even here.....im hallucination

   So i have a few things to say after reading 14 chapters. [SPOILERS] most likely, so don’t say I didn’t warn you.
   The story is, well like what someone said below, pretty lame. It has potential to be interesting, but the execution falls flat. You’ll have a general understanding of the world’s system, but the point of divine beings is still pretty confusing, at least to me. MC can speak to Beatrice, her body’s original owner, through mental communication. As if their minds are connected. Sometimes Bea can even enter her body and control her. That alone is interesting, but that’s about it.
   MC as her own character is, in other words, a ditz. She’s gullible, quick to trust and doesn’t have much of a backbone (tho i think she’s slightly learning due to Bea’s influence). She’s pretty much the stereotypical plain jane MC without much personality or brains.
   The emperor, who may or may not be the ML, is literally a crazy molester. When MC woke up, he forced a kiss on her. Then he put a dog collar on her, essentially treating her as his pet. Then later on by chapter 10-12(?), he tries…you know…going “all the way”….or to put it bluntly, r@pe her. Nonetheless, she’s like totally calm around him and doesn’t hate him at all???? i know she’s confused about where she’s at and all, but she does not react like how a normal person would react being thrown in a random world and being forcefully married to a stranger.
   I personally do not like her at the moment. You might. It’s all based on preferences.
   The art and translation is pretty good though, so that’s a plus ✌😗

   February 25, 2024 at 9:01 am

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7. SereUsagi

   The cover is creepy af.

   December 10, 2023 at 10:54 pm

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8. Doldrums

   The writing is pretty lame and the world building is all over the place. Both leads are kinda pathetic., I don’t recommend, even though this is an official translation…

   December 6, 2023 at 2:55 pm

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9. Seul soul

   The sick bastard emperor is not the ml right? Right?
   The reincarnated FL is kinda…idk, I feel like the og owner of the body is actually more likeable…she knows how to stand up for herself and against the cruelty or at least that what I perceived from reading the chap 5, let’s see what’s next?

   December 4, 2023 at 7:53 pm

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10. Black Opale

    Whyyyy ,the male lead is my type but why u made toxic author , why are you being mean to me 🥺 I had enough of the white dandy type, I wanna some brown sugar ,barbaric, romantic man

    November 30, 2023 at 8:55 am

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11. MiscMech

    Reading this in the hopes she crushes the emperor completely, destroys his will to live, and finds herself a good life while he rots <3<3<3

    November 30, 2023 at 3:58 am

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12. Deenadeen

    The ML is toxic and he doesn’t even have the good looks to make up for it. Just a lose-lose on both looks and personality.

    November 28, 2023 at 5:05 pm

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13. sakisara

    Toxic surly and i’m on it🥹🤤❤️🔥 pleaseeeee i’m begging youuuuuuu please update more😭😭😭❤️❤️❤️❤️

    November 24, 2023 at 6:43 pm

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14. MiscMech

    “Making him kneel at her feet” Okay I’ll bite – but you’d better deliver

    November 24, 2023 at 10:02 am

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