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A review by natslibrary
How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories by Holly Black
4.75
I hate that this was a novella and not a whole novel because diving into Cardan’s mind was such an interesting little adventure.
I loved the stories told inside and the glances into his and Jude’s future. It also showcased a lot of his past, both the bad and the good (mostly bad though) and through this we could see his path towards wickedness - how everything started from the moment he took his first breath. One of my favourite parts was the illustrations that came with the book which made me fall in love with the characters all over again (and grin like a fool when it showed Cardan obsessing over Jude being a mortal).
<spoilers> The one part that had me miffed was when Cardan learnt about Nicasia and Locke, I wish he had done more because he didn’t deserve that at all (this cemented my hate for Locke and I did very much enjoy Cardan punching him). </spoilers>
Overall, this was an amazing addition to the series and I just wish it was longer because I didn’t want to finish it!
I loved the stories told inside and the glances into his and Jude’s future. It also showcased a lot of his past, both the bad and the good (mostly bad though) and through this we could see his path towards wickedness - how everything started from the moment he took his first breath. One of my favourite parts was the illustrations that came with the book which made me fall in love with the characters all over again (and grin like a fool when it showed Cardan obsessing over Jude being a mortal).
<spoilers> The one part that had me miffed was when Cardan learnt about Nicasia and Locke, I wish he had done more because he didn’t deserve that at all (this cemented my hate for Locke and I did very much enjoy Cardan punching him). </spoilers>
Overall, this was an amazing addition to the series and I just wish it was longer because I didn’t want to finish it!