A review by meganisthebest
The Cruel Prince by Holly Black

2.0

Every chapter except the last few made me feel angry and gross. The last two were mildly interesting. Overall I couldn’t connect to any of the characters, the plot was slow, and the world-building was detailed but a bit pedantic. For a novel written in 2018 it felt a lot like fan fiction written in 2013. I will not be reading the other books even though there’s some beautiful fan art that makes it really tempting.