The Wicked King by Holly Black

The Wicked King (Folk of the Air, #2)

by Holly Black

Second in the bestselling Folk of the Air trilogy. This novel and the sequel The Queen of Nothing - are the winners of/won the Goodreads YA Best Fantasy in 2019 and 2020.

An intoxicating and bloodthirsty sequel to the New York Times bestselling The Cruel Prince., nominated for the CILIP CARNEGIE MEDAL 2019.

'Holly Black is the Faerie Queen' - Victoria Aveyard

I have heard that for mortals, the feeling of falling in love is very like the feeling of fear.

Jude has tricked Cardan onto the throne, binding him to her for a year and a day. But the new High King does everything in his power to humiliate and undermine her, even as his fascination with her remains undimmed. Meanwhile, a traitor in the court is scheming against her. Jude must fight for her life and the lives of those she loves, all while battling her own complicated feelings for Cardan. Now a year and a day seems like no time at all . . .

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Just like with The Cruel Prince, I basically burned through this book.
Holly Black, how dare you ending The Wicked King with a cliffhanger like that? I can't wait another year for the final installment! The story is so gripping, I need to know the fate of Jude!
Politics are a tricky field to navigate and Jude certainly tries to do a good job. I love how Black depicts all the bumps in the road Jude encounters along the way. No matter how hard you try, you'll never be able to control everything and everyone.
I swear, the story got more intricate with every single page I turned. So many plot twist I didn't see coming - especially the final one!

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