A review by lucysbookshelf
The Wicked King by Holly Black

4.0

This book surprised me in the best way possible. The first one was good but seemed to be the introduction to the story and those can be a bit slow and not have much going on, but this one? The political conflicts with a war being imminent, the character of Jude becoming stronger and more powerful, smart and learning to manage her youthful instincts with the mature side that Elfhame, her family and Cardan need of her? It went better than the expectations I had for it.
In the middle of the book, I was a bit disappointed in Cardan, I was expecting for him to be as strong as Jude, to be witty and to surprise me but it wasn't until the very end that I saw that in him. (This may be an unpopular opinion but I liked the final plot twist).
All in all, this book is now my favorite from this series (it remains to be seen if The Queen of Nothing can win over it).