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The Cruel Prince by Holly Black

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diana_raquel's review against another edition

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adventurous dark tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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erins_bookshelf_'s review against another edition

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fast-paced

4.0

The hype around this series honestly kind of stopped me from picking it up for a while but after reading this first book I can officially say that I am a fan! I was expecting more of a focus on the romance but honestly I love that it’s not a focal point and that the political drama is the main thing here. It was super interesting and I’m really glad that I finally read it; now I’m ready to get to the next one (as soon as my library has it available)!!

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nexusthegreat's review against another edition

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adventurous dark tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Solid introduction into the series. I always love a badass main character! Plus the world of Faerie is so interesting to learn about :O. As of this book my favorite character is Vivi and I won’t disclose my least favorite for spoiler purposes…

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piiiiiper's review against another edition

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adventurous dark fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.5

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charliewoodgya's review against another edition

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dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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harmshoney's review against another edition

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adventurous dark medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

well, this was incredibly underwhelming. I was expecting so much more 😕 I'm having a hard time compiling my thoughts, so I'm going to try this in a list format.

the lovely ♡

• I enjoyed the fantasy elements. I feel like most fantasy books don't involve enough of them, & I liked that there was a plethora of childlike wonder.

• the world sounds beautiful & whimsical.

• cardan is an amazing character. though he is unpredictable & hard to get to know, his attitude & mystery is intriguing.

the ugly ෴

• while I did enjoy having a lot of fantasy elements, after the first few chapters it became *too many*. it's like the author just started adding in every thing from every fantasy story ever. for me, it didn't add intrigue, it just felt fake (the irony, I know lol).

• yes, the world *sounds* beautiful, but like literally nothing else was described very well. no idea what the buildings, rooms, courtyards, etc. looked like. I enjoy world dumping!

• Jude actually annoys the absolute heck out of me. there were some scenes I liked, but mostly I was annoyed by how much of a "try hard" she was. whenever something bad happened to her I literally just didn't care 😅

• HOW in the world did a fantasy book manage to take a stab at conservatives?? WHY is this a thing?? one of my biggest pet peeves is fiction books doing this & I wanted to throw this book across the room.

• vivi's character was so unnecessary.

• the romance twist was just too predictable for me.

• also, what do the characters *actually* look like?? there were animal features?? but like are they still human/fae looking? is locke actually a person? I was so confused lol

• I *feel* like the author tried really hard to create a complex political system, & it just became an unnecessary mess.

• I was expecting this to be a slow burn romantasy, buuuuut cardan & Jude literally have nothing until the last 8% of the book?? lame.

overall: ⭐⭐⭐ I do plan on finishing the series because I do like cardan & I hear the last book is the best.

content warning ⚠️ this book is a lot darker than I expected. it literally starts & ends with murder, & there is even a suicide which I was not expecting. this is most certainly not a wholesome fantasy story lol personally would not recommend.

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cloudysky123's review against another edition

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adventurous dark tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

The book is a must read for fantasy lovers my fav fantasy read so far this year this is epic shit really!!! Pls I'm begging everyone to read this atleast once guys

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