Details:
Title: The Cruel Prince
Author: Holly Black
Publisher: Hot Key Books
ISBN 13: 978-1471406454
Synopsis:
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 . .
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 . .
Review:
I totally get what this book was going for and sometimes it did succeed but overall it was just a little lacking. While I didn't see the last twist coming I did find the whole book lacking something. Jude was an interesting character and on the whole I liked her though some of the things she did frustrated or confused me. Though not as much as some of the supporting characters whose motivations were iffy at best and missing completely at worst. There was also an air of unnecessary violence which I get was to show how the fae world worked but it felt a little too much sometimes. I have incredibly mixed feelings about this and am sadly unsure if I will continue with the series.
I totally get what this book was going for and sometimes it did succeed but overall it was just a little lacking. While I didn't see the last twist coming I did find the whole book lacking something. Jude was an interesting character and on the whole I liked her though some of the things she did frustrated or confused me. Though not as much as some of the supporting characters whose motivations were iffy at best and missing completely at worst. There was also an air of unnecessary violence which I get was to show how the fae world worked but it felt a little too much sometimes. I have incredibly mixed feelings about this and am sadly unsure if I will continue with the series.
I gave this book 3 out of 5 stars.
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