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The Cruel Prince (The Folk of the Air, #1) by Holly Blackon January 2, 2018
Genres: Fantasy, Young Adult Fiction
Pages: 370
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Of course I want to be like them. They’re beautiful as blades forged in some divine fire. They will live forever.
And Cardan is even more beautiful than the rest. I hate him more than all the others. I hate him so much that sometimes when I look at him, I can hardly breathe.
Jude was seven when her parents were murdered and she and her two sisters were stolen away to live in the treacherous High Court of Faerie. Ten years later, Jude wants nothing more than to belong there, despite her mortality. But many of the fey despise humans. Especially Prince Cardan, the youngest and wickedest son of the High King.
To win a place at the Court, she must defy him–and face the consequences.
As Jude becomes more deeply embroiled in palace intrigues and deceptions, she discovers her own capacity for trickery and bloodshed. But as betrayal threatens to drown the Courts of Faerie in violence, Jude will need to risk her life in a dangerous alliance to save her sisters, and Faerie itself.
So here I am, a year later and still madly thinking about The Cruel Prince by Holly Black! I cannot bear the suspense anymore more! I require more of Jude and omg… Cardan, I definitely demand more of Cardan! However, as much as I ship these two, there’s so much more to The Cruel Prince! This book is astonishingly full of great characters, twist, and turns. And I just need to let it all out and tell you to please pick this book up. If you haven’t had the change to read this thrilling book, here are some significant examples of why you must.
- The main character is a total badass. Who fights for her right to belong and isn’t scared to tell a fae off.😂
- This book was a page-turner. Literally. 😍
- This story is full of backstabbing, lying, manipulative characters. When you think you figured it’s out…🔪
- There are so many hidden secrets throughout The Cruel Prince. This story is a crazy thrilling and mysterious ride.🎢
- This book is both romantic and wicked but also completely full of tension, and action!😱
From the first sentence, the first words, The Cruel Princewill grab you and not let go, not even for a single second. Ms. Holly Black’s writing is positively astounding and absolutely compelling. For a whole year, I have been pondering about this great story and questioning. What can possibly top The Cruel Prince? Can Ms. Holly Blackbe capable of captivating us again? And without a doubt, I know Ms. Holly Black will take us for another exceptional journey.
And I cannot wait! I am ready, as I’ll ever be for The Wicked King. The only thing holding me back is time because the sequel is publishing on January 8th, 2019💔😭
Have you read The Cruel Prince? Did you like it, love it, or hate it? Have you read anything by Ms. Holly Black? Let me know in the comments.
I hope you all have a lovely day.
Great review! I haven’t read it yet but I’m glad to hear that you loved it! 🙂
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Thank you, Raven. I certainly did love it. Hope you read it someday. 😘
I want to read this, I read like the first few pages at Barnes & Noble, just on a lark, and was hooked! Very readable. Plus cool fae stuff. I do need to get it…
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YES, YES YOU SHOULD READ IT ASAP!😍you wont regret it, I promise.😆😘
Yes, I loved this book so much!! It was my first Holly Black book, but I’m definitely checking out her others ASAP!
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I haven’t read anything by Holly Black, but I’ve read a lot of reviews for The Cruel Prince and they’re all praising the book. 🙂 Nice review!
You should definitely fix that with The Cruel Prince.😁 I think it’s a great introduction to Ms. Holly Black. Thank you for visiting back😘💋
This is not my typical read but I LOVED it. I was hooked the whole time. I listened and the audio was fantastic too. Great review!!
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So glad you loved it!😍It’s really a great book. I haven’t listened to the audiobook but I may have to fix that soonish. 😁
Holly Black writes some pretty great books and this is one I wouldn’t mind picking up. It sounds like I would definitely enjoy it. 🙂
If you loved her previous work you will love this one as well. I hope you can get to it soon. I think you would enjoy it.💖
I loved this book too and cannot wait to get my hands on the second book in the series. It was my first Holly Black read but I definitely want to read more from her!
You sure do, her stories are amazing! If you love The Cruel Prince, you will love her other works. Hope we both get to read The Wicked King soonish and hope it’s everything we are looking forward too.💖
glad to see you loved this one so much, I cannot wait for the next book to come out, need it D:
I surely did!😍 It’s my top read of 2018! I can’t wait for the next one, I’m slowly drowning 😭
I’ve been thinking about The Cruel Prince too and knowing that there are ARCs for The Wicked King is making the wait even harder! I need so much more Cardan, I need his full redemption arc and I need to protect him from EVERYONE. Have you seen the no-context quotes that The Novl has been dropping?
I have wanted to read this book ever since I laid eyes on its beautiful cover! Holly Black is one of those authors that has been on my TBR and I have never read any of her books yet. I really need to fix that. I am so glad that you loved this one! 🙂
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