Reviewed by thepunktheory on
I loved it. I loved it all the way through.
After devouring the first two books I couldn't wait to find out how the story would end.
Just read my reviews for The Cruel Prince and The Wicked King and you'll know exactly how much I enjoyed those novels.
Let me get this straight: The Queen of Nothing is by no means flawless. There actually is something I have to criticize but we'll get to that in a moment.
First of all, I was excited that we got to return to Faerie. What Holly Black did in terms of world building is wonderful and magical.
Furthermore, Jude is one of my all-time favorite characters, so any book about her can only make me happy.
The dynamic between her and Cardan is absolutely transfixing and I was really curious as to how things would play out in the final book.
Anyway, here's the one thing that irked me: is everybody in Faerie a little daft? We all know by now how important (and how literal) words/promises and prophecies are. How is it possible that nobody figures out the answers to the riddles? To be honest as reader you will pick up pretty fast were Black is going with this. I didn't mind all that much though. Even though some aspects of the plot were a bit obvious the book is very well written and intriguing.
Reading updates
- Started reading
- 31 December, 2019: Finished reading
- 31 December, 2019: Reviewed