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A review by chronicallybookish
The Stolen Heir by Holly Black
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.5
4.5 stars
I prefer this to The Cruel Prince in terms of book one to book one, but as a series over all I prefer the original trilogy… if that makes sense?
I really liked Wren, but I liked Jude more. I really liked Cardan, but damn does Oak have him beat. I don’t know which *couple* I’ll like better. I like WrenOak better than book one JudeCardan, but I like whole series JudeCardan more than these two.
The plot was fun and engaging. I’m really interested to see how it plays out. But I didn’t like Wren’s personality transformation with the climax and resolution of the book. That felt.. out of proportion and weird to me. It might be one of those things where the reasoning is explained in book 2. Holly Black likes to do that. Make a character do something really extreme and out of pocket, and it’s interesting to read and builds your emotional reaction… but it’s confusing and just weird. But then she explains it in the next book and it makes sense. Who knows? I definitely am impatiently awaiting book 2 tho.
I prefer this to The Cruel Prince in terms of book one to book one, but as a series over all I prefer the original trilogy… if that makes sense?
I really liked Wren, but I liked Jude more. I really liked Cardan, but damn does Oak have him beat. I don’t know which *couple* I’ll like better. I like WrenOak better than book one JudeCardan, but I like whole series JudeCardan more than these two.
The plot was fun and engaging. I’m really interested to see how it plays out. But I didn’t like Wren’s personality transformation with the climax and resolution of the book. That felt.. out of proportion and weird to me. It might be one of those things where the reasoning is explained in book 2. Holly Black likes to do that. Make a character do something really extreme and out of pocket, and it’s interesting to read and builds your emotional reaction… but it’s confusing and just weird. But then she explains it in the next book and it makes sense. Who knows? I definitely am impatiently awaiting book 2 tho.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Gore, Violence