A review by bella613
Cruel Crown by Victoria Aveyard

adventurous tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

I liked this prequel more than both the first and second books of the series! 
I loved hearing from Coriane and while Farley isn't my favorite, Shade is probably the most interesting character to me in the series, so both sections of the book were great. I felt like the writing was a little more concise in this than the first two books as well. 
I read this after Red Queen and Glass Sword but it probably could go before Glass Sword too if you wanted to read them that way.