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cloudysky123's review against another edition
- 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
Moderate: Abortion, Pregnancy, Suicide, Torture, Blood, Cursing, War, Gore, Miscarriage, Murder, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Grief, Infertility, Infidelity, Slavery, Stalking, Suicide attempt, and Violence
bookmark3brodi's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Abandonment, Abortion, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal death, Misogyny, Murder, Blood, Toxic relationship, Violence, Body horror, Bullying, Slavery, Torture, Toxic friendship, Body shaming, Classism, Death, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Kidnapping, Vomit, War, Child abuse, and Drug use
balluna's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
And there are so many plottwists, holy
The ending is absolutely stunning and HAS to be one of my favourite endings ever
Graphic: Blood, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Murder, Violence, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Genocide, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Gore, and Death of parent
Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Grief, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, and Self harm
Minor: Child death, War, and Abortion
lifeonasofa's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
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“What do you think about stealing a crown? Right in front of the kings and queens of Faerie?” Her grin curls up at the corners. “Just tell me what I get to blow up.” - 💥 Holly Black
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫 4.25 Stars
A big thank you to @tandemcollectiveuk @hotkeybooksya and @blackholly for sending The Folk of the Air series across as part of the readalong. It was one of the most enjoyable readalong chats - we were all very immersed! 💬
I can’t believe it’s taken me this long to read The Cruel Prince 🙈 and whilst I wasn’t feeling it the first 60 pages or so - wow did I get sucked in! I found it hard to close the book and save the next section. 📖
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I really enjoyed Jude, she’s so badass and so clever, I loved her one liners and I didn’t know what she was going to do next. Taryn, I’m sad she accepted feeling weak but I think I see where her character is going - and I’m here for the chaos! Also Vivi, what a gem, I love that she was completely in on that ending 💪🏻
All the men in this book are trash - honestly, I knew they were not to be trusted. I’m unsure how I feel about Cardan, I’m glad it wasn’t a quick “oh suddenly I’m nice” switch but I’m still on the fence about who he is. 👑
My favourite characters were hands down the spies - love their dynamic. I found myself really looking forward to their banter, so I hope we get more of them in book 2! I’m excited to see how they run the kingdom 👀
Within the first 100 pages, we really had a good plot. I wasn’t a fan of the bullying but it kinda makes sense given the girls are human. I did NOT see the ending coming at all - I was shocked alongside everyone else 😂 I like how it’s been left wide open for the rest of the trilogy.
Buzzing for next month - which book so your favourite?! 📚
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Moderate: Bullying, Classism, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Infidelity, Kidnapping, and Murder
Minor: Abortion, Alcohol, Blood, and Grief
lizzye33's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Graphic: Deadnaming, Violence, Blood, Death, Grief, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Murder, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Slavery, Body horror, Cultural appropriation, and Classism
Moderate: Bullying, Domestic abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Cannibalism, Child abuse, Child death, Kidnapping, Body horror, Cursing, War, Excrement, Abortion, and Confinement
ali_debookness's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Blood, Bullying, Body shaming, Death of parent, Murder, Violence, Death, and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Alcoholism, Hate crime, Gore, Self harm, Abortion, Alcohol, Child death, Suicide attempt, Grief, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, and Infidelity
Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Sexism, Vomit, and War
iamsherlocked's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Some (read: two) characters tend to come across as more caricature-ish than terrors they’ appear to be meant to be.
Power and Love seem to be major themes in this book, as one
or both of them influence the actions of each character in the book.
Jude and Taryn, two humans living among the fae, fostered by their parents’ murderer are bullied, constantly bullied and looked down upon by the fae, especially the youngest fae prince, Cardan and his friends, because of their mortality, their ‘weakness’ so to speak.
At one instance, one of her bullies says this to jude-
“After all, being born mortal is like being born already dead.”
Jude and Taryn also choose to deal with their situation in two very different ways, for similar reasons. They want to fit in. Jude wants to become a knight, she’s ambitious and wishes to be the best warrior and be *BETTER* than them while Taryn is the kind to keep her head low, and wishes to find love so she may become one of the folk.
Basically, this is a book my 14-15 year old self would have loved way more than my present self does, but since it started to grow on me towards the end and I really did like Jude, I suppose I’ll read the sequel and find out what happens to these characters.
Graphic: Bullying
Moderate: Death of parent, Murder, and Violence
Minor: Abortion
changbinslemonade's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Suicide, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Murder, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Racial slurs, Slavery, Suicide attempt, and Violence
Moderate: Abortion, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, and Pregnancy
Minor: War and Infertility
marahc's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Blood, Death, Murder, Suicide, Trafficking, Drug use, Bullying, and Death of parent
Moderate: Alcoholism and Vomit
Minor: Incest and Abortion