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captain_franktastic 's review for:
The Cruel Prince
by Holly Black
Wow, I’m really surprised with how much I enjoyed this book. I remember everyone raving about it on TikTok so I gave it a chance, the book store in the mall had a buy one get two half off deal so I thought why not grab it? Very thankful I did.
I was heavily interested in Jude. Which doesn’t happen often, most main characters tend to fall short compared to the side ones to me. But Jude was interesting, her development, thoughts, motives, everything about her just made me want to read more. Her constant inner turmoil with her wants and needs was just painful and I didn’t want to stop reading. Other characters, such as; Locke, Vivi, and Cardan were also equally cool. One major thing I loved about this book was how non of the characters were black and white. They had all the good and the bad in them so they felt real to me. I don’t think there were any characters I hated in terms of writing-wise. All where interesting even when they did horrible acts.
The plot was easy to jump into as well. Even in the beginning, when it was barley being set up I was hooked. The themes, the settings, the writing. Everything. So good. I loved learning about the different Courts, the magic and how it was in the eyes of Jude.
Im quite happy with how I don’t necessarily have to read the next two books to be content with the story. It ends with stuff concluded but leaves a seed to grow for the next book. I liked that. But I’m definitely going to be getting the second book when my next paycheque comes.
I was heavily interested in Jude. Which doesn’t happen often, most main characters tend to fall short compared to the side ones to me. But Jude was interesting, her development, thoughts, motives, everything about her just made me want to read more. Her constant inner turmoil with her wants and needs was just painful and I didn’t want to stop reading. Other characters, such as; Locke, Vivi, and Cardan were also equally cool. One major thing I loved about this book was how non of the characters were black and white. They had all the good and the bad in them so they felt real to me. I don’t think there were any characters I hated in terms of writing-wise. All where interesting even when they did horrible acts.
The plot was easy to jump into as well. Even in the beginning, when it was barley being set up I was hooked. The themes, the settings, the writing. Everything. So good. I loved learning about the different Courts, the magic and how it was in the eyes of Jude.
Im quite happy with how I don’t necessarily have to read the next two books to be content with the story. It ends with stuff concluded but leaves a seed to grow for the next book. I liked that. But I’m definitely going to be getting the second book when my next paycheque comes.