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The Queen of Nothing by Holly Black
3.5
adventurous fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

3.5/5 stars.

General description: Jude is in exile, but she has to return to Faerie to defend her sister's reputation as Taryn is accused of killing Locke. Since Jude can lie, Taryn needs her help since Taryn did actually kill Locke. However, Jude returns as a war between Madoc and Cardan is brewing. Jude ends up behinds Madoc's lines, but what can she do in exile? Will Jude be able to help Cardan (does she want to) or will she stand by her foster father's side now that she's been exiled?

The good
- Fast paced
- I did like the amount of action!
- The villains of course are fantastic

The loss of a star and a half
- the main reason for the big hit for this book is I feel like book left a lot to be desired, between throwing in Grima Mog (who in the first two books I felt the she should have been mentioned) finally entering the Court of Teeth, there was either too much thrown into to this final book or I was lacking details. With Wicked King, we already knew about the Undersea and it was built upon in that book, but with Queen of Nothing, I feel like there could have been more worldbuilding and I was just forced to enjoy the ride instead of immersing myself in the world. I wish this could have had the extra 60 pages of the first book.

Overall: If you're read the first two,  may as well, but not as satisfying as a series ender.