The intoxicating and bloodthirsty finale to the New York Times bestselling The Cruel Prince, nominated for the CILIP CARNEGIE MEDAL 2019, and New York Times bestseller The Wicked King, winner of the Best YA Fantasy category in the Goodreads Choice Awards
After being pronounced Queen of Faerie and then abruptly exiled by the Wicked King Cardan, Jude finds herself unmoored, the queen of nothing. She spends her time with Vivi and Oak, watching reality television, and doing odd jobs, including squaring up to a cannibalistic faerie.
When her twin sister Taryn shows up asking a favour, Jude jumps at the chance to return to the Faerie world, even if it means facing Cardan, who she loves despite his betrayal. When a dark curse is unveiled, Jude must become the first mortal Queen of Faerie and break the curse, or risk upsetting the balance of the whole Faerie world.
4.75 stars
***spoiler-free review***
I loved this third and final installment even more than I hoped I would. You can really see how much the characters have matured since the first book, both in themselves and in their relationships. Queen of Nothing was shorter than I expected, but this worked wonderfully to keep the plot from dragging - I was on the edge of my seat the entire time, staying up two very late nights to finish. Having just set the book down, I feel warm, shocked, and filled with overwhelming joy at the direction this story took.
I already know I'll be revisiting the Folk of the Air trilogy again and again and again.
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