I loved it!

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It's not often that I prefer the second book to the first but that was definitely the case here!

The Wicked King by Holly Black is the sequel to The Cruel Prince, which follows Jude, a mortal living in faerieland trying to gain power, although mortals are not treated well by the Fae. In the first book I loved faerieland and how well it draws from Fae mythology. This book was just as magical feeling with more focus on the undersea which was so fun to explore.
There was a lot more character development in this book, specifically Cardan's character and I actually started to feel really bad for him and started loving him and Jude as a couple. We also got to learn a lot more about the undersea characters like Nicasia and Orlagh which I loved!
The plot was so good! There was always something happening which kept me very engaged and excited to see what happened. The ending was very unexpected and I need to read the next book immediately to see what what happens!

I loved every minute while reading this book and definitely recommend this series if you haven't read it already!