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A review by lucysbookshelf
The Cruel Prince by Holly Black
4.0
3.5
This was an entertaining read, I feared for it to be a bit dense given that it's the first book in the series (as always, as the world buildings starts manifesting page after page and we have the introduction to the characters, it can be pretty slow at first) but it wasn't like that at all. There isn't an impressive world building, though and the only characters to be a bit complex are the two MC, Jude and Cardan, and Madoc, the rest of the secondary characters are pretty bland (something I hope changes in the next books).
About the writing, it was simple, it didn't have too many descriptions (I wish it had some more to be able to picture the places named in here better) and not all dialogue either.
Overall, it was an enjoyable read but I trust that the next two books can be better than this one and give me more of the fantasy vibes that I need.
This was an entertaining read, I feared for it to be a bit dense given that it's the first book in the series (as always, as the world buildings starts manifesting page after page and we have the introduction to the characters, it can be pretty slow at first) but it wasn't like that at all. There isn't an impressive world building, though and the only characters to be a bit complex are the two MC, Jude and Cardan, and Madoc, the rest of the secondary characters are pretty bland (something I hope changes in the next books).
About the writing, it was simple, it didn't have too many descriptions (I wish it had some more to be able to picture the places named in here better) and not all dialogue either.
Overall, it was an enjoyable read but I trust that the next two books can be better than this one and give me more of the fantasy vibes that I need.