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.
In doing so, she becomes embroiled in palace intrigues and deceptions, discovering her own capacity for bloodshed. But as civil war threatens to drown the Courts of Faerie in violence, Jude will need to risk her life in a dangerous alliance to save her sisters, and Faerie itself.
My Review
This is the best book I’ve read so far in 2018. I could not stop reading. My only regret is that I finished it too fast (Book 2 has not been released yet).
Beyond having a fully developed, unique, and strong main character (which is a must for me) this book’s story line was impossible to predict. Holly Black just kept me guessing until the finale when she ended the book on a bombshell.
I’ve heard that Holly Black is a master at mapping out a plot that keeps the reader engaged. Now I want to read all her books!
My only complaint with this new series is that I have to wait for the second book in the series as it’s not been released yet! Like many others who have read this book … I need Book 2 ASAP!
Buylink: https://www.amazon.ca/Cruel-Prince-Holly-Black/dp/0316310271
