12.4k reviews for:

The Stolen Heir

Holly Black

3.94 AVERAGE

marionnous's review

3.5

adventurous challenging dark funny mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

lkmreads's review against another edition

2.0

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The writing style is amazing as always, the quality great. The story is ok (what annoys me the most is that it's based on the stupid idea of saving Madoc, like he didn't cause enough issues... )
I liked Suren ok. She's not amazing but not terrible. I might have rated it higher but... My main issue with it is Oak.

I never liked Oak in the Cruel Prince series, but he was a kid and didn't appear much, so I could ignore him. I had hopes he would have grown up in more than age, but apparently not.
He's still an idiot through and through, and I highly disliked him. There was also zero chemistry between the two. Every turn of a page just seemed to get more annoying.

It really is such a pity.

mjsuuucks's review

4.0

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

gabistern's review

4.0

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i am REELING from that ending. certainly not as good as the cruel prince however i just thoroughly enjoy suren and oak together. oak is like a little mini cardan it's adorable and suren is an absolute girlboss

ericalynn999's review against another edition

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THE END MVZNFZKTSIY GIVE ME THE PRISONERS THRONE RN HOLLY BLACK OR ELSE

strawbimoon's review

4.5

adventurous mysterious 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

deer_dot's review against another edition

4.0

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Ngl that ending was fucken sick. Having Wren have Meldith (? I can’t spell) heart.
I struggled to get into the book, I didn’t enjoy the pov at first but the more I read the more I enjoyed. Kinda sad it took so long for me to finish the book but the middle and ending was really good. So yay!

morganzapimp's review

4.0

adventurous dark fast-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

bellac27's review

5.0

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I saw the reveal coming but I did not see THAT coming!

Everyone said if you don’t like quest tales you won’t like this, well I loved it! I was never bored. I loved seeing Wren and Oak together again. This was a read that I was thinking about even when I wasn’t reading it and that is a sign of a good book.

If you’re a fan of the Cruel Prince Universe. This is a must read. These books are so magical and fairy tale esque and I love that vibe.

andrea4's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes