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A review by roseleebooks
The Prisoner's Throne by Holly Black
adventurous
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
4.0
I overall liked this duology. Going back to the world of the Folk of the Air series was comforting in a way. Holly Black embraces morally grey in her characters which I always appreciate. No one is truly admirable in her stories, but she writes in a way that lets you empathize and care about characters who are making bad decisions.
I liked that the POV in the first and second book change from Ren to Oak, it helped to keep me guessing what was going to happen next. I'm thinking I let too much time pass between reading book one and book two, though, as I had forgotten some details.
Similar to Folk of the Air, the romance is there but the plot really focuses a lot on the politics and power plays happening in the world. The family dynamics were great,but I did wish Taryn was given more characterization on page instead of once again being a victim of tragedy that is barely acknowledged by the others .
Overall I thought the duology was ended well and liked the flow and format of the book. The audiobook for both the first and second books had outstanding narrators as well.
I liked that the POV in the first and second book change from Ren to Oak, it helped to keep me guessing what was going to happen next. I'm thinking I let too much time pass between reading book one and book two, though, as I had forgotten some details.
Similar to Folk of the Air, the romance is there but the plot really focuses a lot on the politics and power plays happening in the world. The family dynamics were great,
Overall I thought the duology was ended well and liked the flow and format of the book. The audiobook for both the first and second books had outstanding narrators as well.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Torture, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail