The Cruel Prince by Holly Black

The Cruel Prince (Folk of the Air, #1)

by Holly Black

"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...Read more

Reviewed by Leah on

5 of 5 stars

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Um, wow. This book is next level unreal amazing. It's my first ever Holly Black book but won't be my last (not least because I have The Wicked King ready to read immediately). I absolutely loved The Cruel Prince. The world is amazing, I loved the love-hate relationship between Jude and Cardan, I've never been into faerie books, it's been the one supernatural being I could never get into until now.

I loved this book so much. I pretty much devoured the majority of it in one sitting because it just kept getting better and better. Bravo Holly Black, The Cruel Prince is easily one of my favourite reads of the year so far.

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