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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Power is much easier to acquire than to hold on to

I loved this. Much of my love for faeries was inspired by S. J. Maas' works (back when I was younge and easily beguiled) and after they become laborious to read, I began searching for more.

Holly Black's trilogy is exactly what I was looking for. Lots of political intrigue but not too much to make the book snooze-worthy.

Lots of back-stabbing too. You can't get away with this shit in real life.

I can't wait to get the third book.

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