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The Wicked King by Holly Black

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cosy_armchair_reader's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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? It's complicated

5.0

Can I just start with wow.
I gave both this book and the Cruel Prince a 5 star review, and let me tell you. This book puts the cruel prince to shame. Both books were good, but Holly Black excelled herself for this sequel
Black wraps you round her finger and weaves you into the tale. She spins an unforgettable story of faerie and a king with a dagger at his throat commanded by a human girl who bested him at his own game of kings and queens. To say this was magical would be wrong. Jude is cunning and Cardan is sly. It is a dark and twisting tale full of deceit and lies ( on Jude's part at least ). The Cruel Prince was a wondrous start but the Wicked King was an unfathomable book of the best story telling. The prince became a king for good or for ill.
Praise Holly Black rightfully the faerie queen.
Just to note, the review by solislibro is a worthwhile read and I found myself agreeing with what they have written. So thank you solislibro for that beautiful explanation, truly appreciated it 👍

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kingcrookback'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

An engaging and entertaining follow-up that depicts Jude squarely in the midpoint of her quest for power: having attained a semblance of it but unable to wield it in her own right. No "second book slump" here. The only thing I can think to remark upon is that Lady Asha's character felt a bit underutilized, especially after she made such a striking introduction by revealing her connection to Jude's mother.

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wrensreadingroom's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

5.0

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moonchild_cos's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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

4.25

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neko_reads's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional tense 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? No

4.0

so after being confused with the cruel prince and a number of plot summaries, I found that understanding this book was a lot easier and I was actually able to associate with the story and characters. so that's GREAT

anyway I found that a good part of this book was hanging around the 3.5-3.75 area for me, BUT about 200 pages in IT STARTED GETTING REALLY GOOD OK. the politics and scheming were fun and interesting to read about, bargaining with cardan, ykyk the good stuff.

a bunch of stuff along the lines of "I HATE LOCKEEE KILL HIM OMG", "damn cardans kinda hot", all the way to "WAOH WOAH WOAH WOAH WOAH WHAT IS HAPPENING HQBAFZNAZBGLAHF"

and then the ending happened. screaming. crying. throwing up. WHAT THE HECK THAT WAS THE LAST THIGN I COULD AHVE EVER EXPECTED. so I had to make a new shelf just for the sake of this book, accurately named screaming internally lmao

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noellelovesbooks's review against another edition

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4.75

Content Warnings: Murder, death, blood, confinement, kidnapping, torture, and mention of sexual situations.

I...I just don't even know where to start.

Like this was a freakin roller coaster...and every time I thought I knew where loyalties lied...it would take another dive.

I'll process this more and maybe add on some stuff...but holy moly. I have no idea what to expect from the final book. I've never been more excited and anxious at the same time.

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