A review by andreavh
The Prisoner's Throne by Holly Black

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Okay i just really love Oak and looooved seeing his pov. 
He’s a fascinating character

and i loved the exploration of his losing-himself both in the sweet talking and the fighting. and also how he feels about being loved when he can just make anyone love him… this makes the romance w wren amazing cause they just both wanna be loved so bad

Loved seeing the royalty from the inside and the problems the royal family has. Its different from in Judes books, seen as she has this deep anger inside her, that all resentment towards the family can be attributed to, whereas Oaks issues come from so many different aspects of his backstory and upbringing. 

Oaks voice and (human-like) humor was a huge part of why i liked reading this. 

Oaks speech at the end perfectly sums up this wonderful love story, which is what this book is at its core

The romance and the yearning in this one were incredible. 

OAK YOU DECEIVE EVEN WHEN YOU DONT MEAN TO god all those conversations w Wren he just can’t trust his mouth can he

There was a LOT of scheming and I didn’t see through all the mysteries and didn’t predict the twists. i think maybe the reveals didn’t all hit as hard as some of the other books in this universe… idk i really loved the book anyways so no worries. 

Just like in the first one I though we had some great side characters though the snippets we see of them were very short and i would’ve loved to see more of them. 

This could’ve maybe been five stars but i think i just took to many breaks reading it so that’s my fault…