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.
Jude was seven years old when her parents were murdered and she and her two sisters were stolen away to live in the treacherous High Court of Faerie. Ten years later, Jude wants nothing more than to belong there, despite her mortality. But many of the fey despise humans. Especially Prince Cardan, the youngest and wickedest son of the High King.
To win a place at the Court, she must defy him–and face the consequences.
I was immediately intrigued by the summary. Personally, I enjoy a lot of fantasies, monarchies, and an especially brutal character. Why do I have such a thirst for brutal characters? I have no idea. Overall the main characters were developed and dimensional. I enjoyed seeing the transformation of Jude who started out as a somewhat weak character who transforms into something completely different. (And when I say completely, I mean completely.) The author didn’t leave Jude’s previous life behind in the mortal world like I would have suspected but kept connecting back to it throughout the book adding more conflicts for Jude. I held on to this book from the moment I began reading it until 2:30 am in the morning. I just couldn’t get enough of the plot twists, characters, and conflicts.
However, two things in this book especially bother me. One, the book makes it seem fine to love someone who hurt you, and two, killing people is okay. I understand if the person who hurt you has apologized for their behavior, and have done things to earn back their respect, but some things can never be forgiven. For example, Jude says she loves Madoc despite that he killed both her mother and father. She claims her love for him is because he “raised them” and “took care of them”, but the only reason for that was because he viewed them as a responsibility because he KILLED HIS WIFE. Killing people without any lost sleep seems to be a common occurrence in this book, which disturbs me to some extent (despite the fact that I like brutality in my characters). However, once I think more about this, I realized that Jude lives in the High Court of Faerie, which is known for its treachery and deceitfulness.
The Cruel Prince is split into two parts, book one and book two. By the end of book one, I felt as if the story has ended. It left on a relatively climactic note to urge the reader to buy the next book, but then WALA! I turn the page and the book continues! I wondered what else Holly Black could add to this book to make it even better than it was. It turns out, A LOT. Like seriously, A LOT. So many unexpected things and plot twists and character developments and and and it basically all left me in a dizzy. (In a good way). However, I am extremely disappointed about one thing. THE NEXT BOOK DOESN’T COME OUT UNTIL 2019!!!! What a cruel thing to do, Holly Black. Publish a book in the beginning of January to ensnarl your readers into waiting a WHOLE YEAR for the next. I honestly do not believe I can last that long.
Overall, thank you, Holly Black, for such an outstanding piece of literature! I will be silently waiting for the next book to be released, but don’t expect me to be in a good mood until then.
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.
Jude was seven years old when her parents were murdered and she and her two sisters were stolen away to live in the treacherous High Court of Faerie. Ten years later, Jude wants nothing more than to belong there, despite her mortality. But many of the fey despise humans. Especially Prince Cardan, the youngest and wickedest son of the High King.
To win a place at the Court, she must defy him–and face the consequences.
I was immediately intrigued by the summary. Personally, I enjoy a lot of fantasies, monarchies, and an especially brutal character. Why do I have such a thirst for brutal characters? I have no idea. Overall the main characters were developed and dimensional. I enjoyed seeing the transformation of Jude who started out as a somewhat weak character who transforms into something completely different. (And when I say completely, I mean completely.) The author didn’t leave Jude’s previous life behind in the mortal world like I would have suspected but kept connecting back to it throughout the book adding more conflicts for Jude. I held on to this book from the moment I began reading it until 2:30 am in the morning. I just couldn’t get enough of the plot twists, characters, and conflicts.
However, two things in this book especially bother me. One, the book makes it seem fine to love someone who hurt you, and two, killing people is okay. I understand if the person who hurt you has apologized for their behavior, and have done things to earn back their respect, but some things can never be forgiven. For example, Jude says she loves Madoc despite that he killed both her mother and father. She claims her love for him is because he “raised them” and “took care of them”, but the only reason for that was because he viewed them as a responsibility because he KILLED HIS WIFE. Killing people without any lost sleep seems to be a common occurrence in this book, which disturbs me to some extent (despite the fact that I like brutality in my characters). However, once I think more about this, I realized that Jude lives in the High Court of Faerie, which is known for its treachery and deceitfulness.
The Cruel Prince is split into two parts, book one and book two. By the end of book one, I felt as if the story has ended. It left on a relatively climactic note to urge the reader to buy the next book, but then WALA! I turn the page and the book continues! I wondered what else Holly Black could add to this book to make it even better than it was. It turns out, A LOT. Like seriously, A LOT. So many unexpected things and plot twists and character developments and and and it basically all left me in a dizzy. (In a good way). However, I am extremely disappointed about one thing. THE NEXT BOOK DOESN’T COME OUT UNTIL 2019!!!! What a cruel thing to do, Holly Black. Publish a book in the beginning of January to ensnarl your readers into waiting a WHOLE YEAR for the next. I honestly do not believe I can last that long.
Overall, thank you, Holly Black, for such an outstanding piece of literature! I will be silently waiting for the next book to be released, but don’t expect me to be in a good mood until then.