Okay, I'm going to be frank in my naivete: I had no idea that slave fiction was uhhhh a thing? I also don't really read high fantasy. So, I'm not sure how exactly I stumbled upon this series, but let me tell you, I could not stop thinking about this story. 
 Look, I can understand the problematic themes with the slavery aspect. On top of that, the series doesn't hold back from so pretty serious triggers (so, warning for: rape, csa, violence, etc.) HOWEVER, the story and the characters are extremely compelling. Laurent and Damen are such rich and fascinating characters. 
 Someone on Tumblr said that this series is not meant to be read in parts. If anything, the fact that this is split into three books, I think, does the entire story a disservice.