A review by aflatoxicosis
The Cruel Prince by Holly Black

2.0

Ok so my friend recommended this book to me about a year ago, and I didn’t end up reading it because I was in a book slump for like several months. It was horrible. Anyway, so a few weeks ago I went to Barnes and Noble and decided to pick it up. I’m usually not one for faerie stuff, but I thought I’d give it a try. Nope. Not for me. It wasn’t necessarily the fey that made me not like it, it was just the story in general. The plot didn’t really peak my interest and there were too many turns where some were expected and some were not. I think the thing where Jude and Taryn were sisters wasn’t necessary. I would like it more if it was just Jude and Vivi. Also, the whole thing with Taryn and Locke? What? There wasn’t any hints of them together until the end. Oh yes the Jude and Cardan thing. Heck no techno. That was not a smart move like, hello??? And now my last point; Jude. I have a love hate relationship with her. She’s so confused and that never gets resolved and she didn’t really have character development (actually I don’t think anyone had), and she just frustrated me sometimes. Ok, end of review