The Cruel Prince by Holly Black

Release date: January 2, 2018

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Of Course I want to be like them. They're beautiful as blades forged in some divine fire. And Cardan is even more beautiful than the rest. 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 fearsome assassin abducts all three girls and brings them to the world of Faerie. Mocked and tormented for being merely mortal, Jude soon realises that to survive in the treacherous, dangerous world of the royal court, she needs to be as cunning and deceitful as the Fey themselves. 

But the stair way to power is fraught with shadows and betrayal. And looming over all is the arrogant and charismatic Prince Cardan. 

Booktok recommended series. Had no expectations for the book, but yes! This was so good. This the first book from The Folk of the Air series. 

Rating :⭐⭐⭐⭐ out of 5 stars 

It is still the first book of the series, but I love my spice content. This book was definitely more of the tension building up into the second book of the series "The Wicked King".

The troupe is: Enemies to Lovers.

We definitely see some sort of connection form between the two by the end of this book. It gave bullying turns into friendship...turning into love? Potentially. 

This book was all from Jude's POV. I would have loved to see Cardan's POV.

It was overall an easy book to follow when using the map in the beginning of the book to help direct where the characters has gone. I do not normally go for books with little to no intimacy but I can definitely say this book is worth the read. Even with little intimacy, the tension throughout the book was held. There was a clear plot to the story aside from the love aspect. 

I don't want to spoil anything to do with the book, as it is an experience you should find out about yourselves. The second half of the book I read in one sitting. I was too intrigued to drop the book and miss out on anything.

Enjoy Chapter 20! Check TW's. Lots of gory and blood.