Taking place roughly five months after the events in The Cruel Prince, THE WICKED KING makes a leap through time, turning up the heat and immediately raising the stakes from page one. Murder, mayhem, and mistakes fuel this action-packed plot, but does Holly Black’s The Wicked King deliver without making a sacrifice to the Bookish Gods? Structure: A sentimental prologue that sheds light on Jude Durante - and a bazillion deliciously quotable one-liners.

There’s not enough therapy in the world to untangle the emotional mess that is ME laying on the floor like some game of OPERATION Holly Black decided to play on a whim.

But despite the wait, the hype, the self-chatters, the running to Barnes & Noble on release day…nothing - and I MEAN NOTHING - prepared me to be this wrecked. I’m sure you know the feeling, my fellow book lovers. Imagine having to wait a WHOLE YEAR to find out. But what does it cost her? Once she tastes the power of her deeds, will she be able to hold onto it? Blood betrays blood, a dangerous kiss is stolen, heads roll, and Jude delivers the ultimate betrayal to Cardan. Flash forward, and Jude - ambitious and fuelled by her hatred of the Faeries - sets her sights on not only destroying them, but becoming better than the Fae.īut look! Hidden plots that threaten to doom Faeryland - and right at the center of it all is the cruel Prince Cardan, the one Fae she hates most of all. First, a very brief rewind to The Cruel Prince: Jude + her sisters are kidnapped to Faeryland by murderous warlord. Literally couldn’t peel my mangled heart off the carpet for all the revels to be had in Faeryland. THE WICKED KING is the sequel to Holly Black’s YA fantasy novel ‘The Cruel Prince’ and IT WRECKED ME SO HARD. Puppet Strings & Wicked Kings by Monolime the cruel prince recap

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