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The Wicked King by Holly Black

5.0

Holly Black made an intriguing sequel in The Wicked King. This series does not focus heavily on Jude and Cardan's romantic relationship but instead focuses on Jude's fight for power over the men who continually dismiss her. Jude and Cardan’s relationship is more developed in this book than in The Cruel Prince, but the complexity makes it more than just an instant love found in many fantasy young adult novels. This book has more plot points than the first and heavily focused on court life and a monarchy’s political relations with outside groups and other monarchies. Jude continues to attempt to manipulate situations in her favor, so her temporary power can become permanent in the future in the guise of doing what is best for Fairy.

I am excited to read the next novel, The Queen of Nothing, and see the continued development of Cardan and Jude’s relationship and Jude’s quest for power. Overall I would give the book 4.5 stars