Prince's Gambit

So I started this book right after I had finished the first. After 6-7 hours, I have finished this book. Prince's Gambit takes the plot to new heights and the sexual tension higher than ever. With the stakes getting higher, there's no wonder that the action had increased ten-fold. I was assured that Prince's Gambit would be an explosive sequel and I was not disappointed. Damen found himself ever so drawn to Laurent with each passing moment- attracted by his physical features and by his intellectual prowess. It is a wonder how two very different and antagonistic people could ever come to an understanding or even come close to any kind of intimacy. But Pacat makes it work. I have never read such an interesting interplay between two beautifully flawed characters and I doubt that I can ever come across such a couple in the world or in any other piece of literature (because those found in the Secret History of course).
I must give props to Pacat's battle descriptions and strategies for they were so intricate and so well-thought out that I have to acknowledge her efforts possibly stemming from weeks of planning and researching. However there were some parts that I did not quite like and it's mostly the ambiguity of Damen's musings and epiphanies. Sometimes I would have to reread some paragraphs to see if what I thought Damen was thinking was what he was actually thinking. I do not know if this is due to my own lack of insight or if the writing was sometimes to confusing. This did not detract my enjoyment of this novel, of which I am still recovering from the overall greatness from it.