Scan barcode
A review by nataliestorozhenko
The Queen of Nothing by Holly Black
5.0
“By you, I am forever undone.”
Aaaaaaand, the list of unrealistic expectations from men grows strong with this one.
“And yet my heart is buried with you in the strange soil of the mortal world, as it was drowned with you in the cold waters of the undersea. It was yours before I could ever admit it, and yours it shall ever remain.”
This journey was amazing, I can finally get a hype with faeries and how interestingly the story could unfold. I have no issues with tails and horns either, iykyk. And that's one more reading ick demolished. The author did an excellent job of making things that I usually don't like, seem interesting and even flattering. The story was magical, whimsical, fierce, and gruesome all at the same time. The character development was great, and Jude is now one of my favorite female main characters ever. Her slow-burn romance with Cardan was angsty and passionate, but lovely, and her relationship with Madoc as both a father figure and a rival was fascinating. I'm definitely going to continue following this story and this author.
“That's what mortal means," I say with a sigh that I don't have to fake. "We die. Think of us like shooting stars, brief but bright.”
Aaaaaaand, the list of unrealistic expectations from men grows strong with this one.
“And yet my heart is buried with you in the strange soil of the mortal world, as it was drowned with you in the cold waters of the undersea. It was yours before I could ever admit it, and yours it shall ever remain.”
This journey was amazing, I can finally get a hype with faeries and how interestingly the story could unfold. I have no issues with tails and horns either, iykyk. And that's one more reading ick demolished. The author did an excellent job of making things that I usually don't like, seem interesting and even flattering. The story was magical, whimsical, fierce, and gruesome all at the same time. The character development was great, and Jude is now one of my favorite female main characters ever. Her slow-burn romance with Cardan was angsty and passionate, but lovely, and her relationship with Madoc as both a father figure and a rival was fascinating. I'm definitely going to continue following this story and this author.
“That's what mortal means," I say with a sigh that I don't have to fake. "We die. Think of us like shooting stars, brief but bright.”