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A review by nataliestorozhenko
How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories by Holly Black
4.0
Oh, how I ran to purchase this book... I very mistakingly thought that this was the exact book that would contain Cardan's letters that Jude had never received. But as it turned out, those letters are printed only in the special B&N edition of "Queen of Nothing" which I consider a huge crime. Thankfully, very kind Tumblr users shared those precious letters with the world, and I shall never be the same.
What about this book? It's a nice and illustrated fable-like snippet of Cardan's POV which is soaked through with the progress of his obsession. It added to a little more of my hate of Locke and Nicasia and gave us a few more sweet Jurdan moments. Was it as engaging as the original trilogy or Cardan's letters? Not really. It's just a nice wholesome bonus to what we already know of Cardan's personality.
“You didn’t hear the story I told,” he goes on. “A shame. It featured a handsome boy with a heart of stone and a natural aptitude for villainy. Everything you could like.”
What about this book? It's a nice and illustrated fable-like snippet of Cardan's POV which is soaked through with the progress of his obsession. It added to a little more of my hate of Locke and Nicasia and gave us a few more sweet Jurdan moments. Was it as engaging as the original trilogy or Cardan's letters? Not really. It's just a nice wholesome bonus to what we already know of Cardan's personality.
“You didn’t hear the story I told,” he goes on. “A shame. It featured a handsome boy with a heart of stone and a natural aptitude for villainy. Everything you could like.”