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The Wicked King by Holly Black

larafrancisand20's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging mysterious 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

sochej's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional reflective tense 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

4.5

I'm still reeling from that ending, but, wow! Just wow. I need to immediately read the next book so maybe I'll write something more substantial later, but holy cow.

chiaraaasbooksss's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious 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? No

4.0

dorotkacita's review against another edition

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5.0

i'm dead.

rhallinan's review against another edition

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adventurous dark tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

kholtsb's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

2.75

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danidoppelt's review against another edition

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adventurous dark fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

snazzykenz's review against another edition

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4.0

It was better then the first boook in my opinion and a little slow at first but towards the end it got really good. cant wait to read the third :D

danamontana's review against another edition

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5.0

Once upon a time, there was a human girl stolen away by faeries, and because of that, she swore to destroy them.

1) The Cruel Prince ★★★★★

third read: october 2020
reading the final chapter of this while listening to exile just hits so different...

second read: july 2019
the sexual tension between jude and cardan in this book...simply unbeatable. ugh i’m so excited for queen of nothing i can’t breathe. i rlly don’t know what i’m gonna do w myself when this series ends...

first read: february 2019
OH MY GOD OH MY GOD OH MY GOD. I CANT STOP SCREAMING. HOW WAS THIS SOMEHOW EVEN BETTER THAN THE CRUEL PRINCE??? i can’t deal. that was the best ending ever i am so shook rn i need the third book IMMEDIATELY. i love jude so, so much. she is the most complex female character i have ever read and i love her. i LOVE cardan, oh my god sjdjndndndn. and i love holly black, but i also hate her a little bit for making me wait so long for book 3. AHHHH.

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i just reread the cruel prince and it only reemphasized how i need this book more than i need air
CAN JANUARY PLEASE COME SOONER

jtuulu's review against another edition

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5.0

4.5/5 ⭐️ rounded up! Another great installment in the folk of the air trilogy! There’s a lot of anger, manipulation, court politics, angst, deceit, but flowing throughout the story is the dark whimsical vibe of faerie which I think is pretty captivating. Again, the YA and political aspects are not for me, but I still really enjoyed this book! I ate it up. And that ending! I was SHOOK! I was so glad I had book 3 already in my Libby loans so I could start it immediately.