"Lush, dangerous, a dark jewel of a book . . . intoxicating" - Leigh Bardugo, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Six of Crows
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.
One terrible morning, Jude and her sisters see their parents murdered in front of them. The terrifying assassin abducts all three girls to the world of Faerie, where Jude is installed in the royal court but mocked and tormented by the Faerie royalty for being mortal.
As Jude grows older, she realises that she will need to take part in the dangerous deceptions of the fey to ever truly belong.
But the stairway to power is fraught with shadows and betrayal. And looming over all is the infuriating, arrogant and charismatic Prince Cardan . . .
Enter the dramatic and thrilling world of the Folk of the Air, brimful of magic and romance from New York Times bestselling author Holly Black.
Initial thoughts: While I expected to like The Cruel Prince, I didn’t expect to love it quite so much! It’s a book filled with delightful schemes. No matter how many plot points I easily predicted, there were many, many more that surprised me. As for the cruel prince, I find that’s up for debate as one was crueler than the next — that really upped the stakes in the Faerie court, which kept me guessing right to the end.
I can’t wait for the sequel!
Note:I received a review copy from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.
