A review by witchybooksnake
How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories by Holly Black

4.0

This collection of short stories is one of my favorite side/companion books. It helps give a better idea of what shaped Cardan and I enjoyed seeing the emotions he felt during moments from The Cruel Prince that we only saw Jude’s POV of previously. Cardan’s feelings towards Jude are overshadowed by the events of his past and how it shaped his prejudice towards humans and this novella is amazing at showing that trauma. I enjoyed seeing the connection between Aslog’s stories and Cardan’s character.