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The Cruel Prince
by Holly Black
I received a free digital copy of this book from the publishers/author via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
The Cruel Prince is a deep foray into the world of Faerie with twins Jude and Taryn, and their half-fae sister Vivi who end up growing up in Faerie following the death of their parents. However, the world is a dangerous one for the mortal twins who at any point could be ensorcelled and tricked. Jude is determined to fight her way to the top and gets a chance when the next High King, Prince Dain, employs her into his Court of Shadows.
This is definitely one of he top anticipated books of 2018, so I was so glad to received an e-copy for review and I’m even happier now I’ve read it (more like devoured it) and absolutely loved it.
This book and world is basically everything I want a Faerie story to be. It’s beautiful and magical while at the same time it’s dark and tricksy.I love that Holly Black never shied away from the horror that the Faerie world holds for mortals - it’s not a gay paradise but a hellish prison unless you’re lucky like the twins and have the protection of someone like Madoc, and even for them it was extremely dangerous.
I loved the dynamic between the younger characters like Taryn, Jude and Cardan and Locke. It always felt like there was something sizzling in the air between them all (something very akin to a sexual energy if i do say so myself) and I just kind of wanted them all to stop fighting with one another and start kissing one another but maybe that’s Faerie glamoring me.I am ensorcelled!
I really liked Cardan’s role in the story and how he began to really unravel in front of the reader in the second half of the book (after things got really crazy, like oh my god!). We finally started seeing his vulnerable side and to be honest, he kind of reminded me of Draco Malfoy a lot with the way he acted out to hide his own insecurities and behind it all he was really abused and lonely.
The ending was absolutely great. I actually gasped when I realised what Jude had planned all along, it was so brilliant. I cannot wait for the next book but I do know i will definitely end up reading this one again, and buying my own copy when it’s out in the shops.
The Cruel Prince is a deep foray into the world of Faerie with twins Jude and Taryn, and their half-fae sister Vivi who end up growing up in Faerie following the death of their parents. However, the world is a dangerous one for the mortal twins who at any point could be ensorcelled and tricked. Jude is determined to fight her way to the top and gets a chance when the next High King, Prince Dain, employs her into his Court of Shadows.
This is definitely one of he top anticipated books of 2018, so I was so glad to received an e-copy for review and I’m even happier now I’ve read it (more like devoured it) and absolutely loved it.
This book and world is basically everything I want a Faerie story to be. It’s beautiful and magical while at the same time it’s dark and tricksy.I love that Holly Black never shied away from the horror that the Faerie world holds for mortals - it’s not a gay paradise but a hellish prison unless you’re lucky like the twins and have the protection of someone like Madoc, and even for them it was extremely dangerous.
I loved the dynamic between the younger characters like Taryn, Jude and Cardan and Locke. It always felt like there was something sizzling in the air between them all (something very akin to a sexual energy if i do say so myself) and I just kind of wanted them all to stop fighting with one another and start kissing one another but maybe that’s Faerie glamoring me.I am ensorcelled!
I really liked Cardan’s role in the story and how he began to really unravel in front of the reader in the second half of the book (after things got really crazy, like oh my god!). We finally started seeing his vulnerable side and to be honest, he kind of reminded me of Draco Malfoy a lot with the way he acted out to hide his own insecurities and behind it all he was really abused and lonely.
The ending was absolutely great. I actually gasped when I realised what Jude had planned all along, it was so brilliant. I cannot wait for the next book but I do know i will definitely end up reading this one again, and buying my own copy when it’s out in the shops.