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A review by maida
The Wicked King by Holly Black
4.0
“For a moment,” he says, “I wondered if it wasn’t you shooting bolts at me.”
I make a face at him. “And what made you decide it wasn’t?”
He grins up at me. “They missed.”
I don’t know how Holly Black does it. Even though I can’t seem to read her books in one sitting, whenever I pick them up I get so invested in them it honestly amazes me. Yet her books also leave this weird aftertaste? I truly never know if I liked them or just enjoyed the few plot twists in the end.
For example, when I first read The Cruel Prince I really enjoyed it, and then upon review I realized I didn’t… so to be honest I wasn’t expecting anything from this book. But I loved it. At least I guess I did.
I really enjoyed Jude in this one. I loved seeing her manipulate the fairies whilst at the same time being an absolute badass. And the sexual tension between her and Cardan destroyed me.
The first 100 pages felt really unnecessary to me (which is why it took me a month to read them), but once we got to all the plot twists I couldn’t put this book down.
Will I still like this book three months from now though? Not quite sure.
51. A book published in 2019
I make a face at him. “And what made you decide it wasn’t?”
He grins up at me. “They missed.”
I don’t know how Holly Black does it. Even though I can’t seem to read her books in one sitting, whenever I pick them up I get so invested in them it honestly amazes me. Yet her books also leave this weird aftertaste? I truly never know if I liked them or just enjoyed the few plot twists in the end.
For example, when I first read The Cruel Prince I really enjoyed it, and then upon review I realized I didn’t… so to be honest I wasn’t expecting anything from this book. But I loved it. At least I guess I did.
I really enjoyed Jude in this one. I loved seeing her manipulate the fairies whilst at the same time being an absolute badass. And the sexual tension between her and Cardan destroyed me.
The first 100 pages felt really unnecessary to me (which is why it took me a month to read them), but once we got to all the plot twists I couldn’t put this book down.
Will I still like this book three months from now though? Not quite sure.
51. A book published in 2019