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The Queen of Nothing
(The Folk of the Air #3)
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He will be destruction of the crown and the ruination of the throne.
Power is much easier to acquire than it is to hold onto. Jude learned this lesson when she released her control over the wicked king, Cardan, in exchange for immeasurable power.
Now as the exiled mortal Queen of Faerie, Jude is powerless and left reeling from Cardan’s betrayal. She bides her time ...more
Power is much easier to acquire than it is to hold onto. Jude learned this lesson when she released her control over the wicked king, Cardan, in exchange for immeasurable power.
Now as the exiled mortal Queen of Faerie, Jude is powerless and left reeling from Cardan’s betrayal. She bides her time ...more
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1.) The Cruel Prince
1.5) The Lost Sisters
2.) The Wicked King
“By you, I am forever undone.”
I can’t believe it’s over. I feel like I’ve been in love with Holly Black’s fae stories my entire life and seeing this series finally close means more to me than I have words for, truly. This series, this world, these characters, have brought me so much unconditional happiness, and I truly am not ready to say goodbye, but I do think this was a very perfect ending.
Also, a few things before I start ...more
I read through 315 books to bring you my Top 10 Books of the Year .
Now you know that this one made the cut, check out the video to see the others!
As a heads up, I got my copy from Owl Crate - a truly wonderful book subscription box. A favorite for special editions.*
Is it just me, or was the box particularly brilliant this round?
Because, wow. It was incredible. Especially the little spoons.
And the gorgeous beetle pin.
I just couldn't handle it.
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His eyes ...more
"By you, I am forever undone."
Was this series the most perfectly-plotted? The most unique? Did it break any new ground? No to all of the above. But I read every page of this with my heart pounding and a lump in my throat-- how many perfectly-plotted, unique and ground-breaking books can I say that about?
These books are a serious addiction for me. I have been obsessing over this conclusion for over a year and imagining so many wonderful and awful ways it could end. I wasn't disappointed. It was ...more
Jul 01, 2018
Chaima ✨ شيماء
added it
By now, most of you have probably heard that The Folk of the Air series will be a duology instead of a trilogy. No books will be coming out after The Wicked King. As you can imagine this has taken quite a toll on me. Please respect my privacy during this difficult time. Thank you.
Jan 05, 2018
Melissa (Ever So Mela)
marked it as not-released
This shit ain't even out and I'm already stressing
am i a furry if i would smash cardan be honest :/
Sep 05, 2018
Victoria Aveyard
marked it as to-read
I NEED IT.
bad news: found out i DO NOT have the power to manifest dreams into reality.
good news: even though my ending is definitely better, i am wholly content with how this ends.
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i had a dream last night that i snuck into the little brown publishing office, stole a copy of this, and read the final scene.
it was taryns funeral, with carden and jude laughing wickedly together in dark love over her casket.
never in my life have i wanted to manifest something into existence so ...more
good news: even though my ending is definitely better, i am wholly content with how this ends.
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i had a dream last night that i snuck into the little brown publishing office, stole a copy of this, and read the final scene.
it was taryns funeral, with carden and jude laughing wickedly together in dark love over her casket.
never in my life have i wanted to manifest something into existence so ...more
Oct 05, 2018
Kai
rated it
really liked it
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review of another edition
Shelves:
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“All power is cursed. The most terrible among us will do anything to get it, and those who’d wield power best don’t want it thrust upon them.”
Please tell me that the only reason why this books was so short is that Holly Black is planning an elaborate new Faerie series with equally backstabbing, ruthless characters and vaults filled with rotten magic. Because I don't think I can make myself accept this was the last we heard of Faerie.
The Folk of the Air books have easily become one of my ...more
Please tell me that the only reason why this books was so short is that Holly Black is planning an elaborate new Faerie series with equally backstabbing, ruthless characters and vaults filled with rotten magic. Because I don't think I can make myself accept this was the last we heard of Faerie.
The Folk of the Air books have easily become one of my ...more
LAST UPDATE: TATATATA! Added most of the very famous groveling letters of Cardan. You may find them hid inside my review!!!! You're welcome friends!
I did everything to finish these series slower. I did have so many coffee, snack, wine, lunch, brunch, happy hour, more happy hour, oh no I’m sooo drunk I cannot feel my legs but I still cannot help myself reading this last book hour breaks!
It didn’t work because the story already captivated my mind and I started scheming great schemes , biting my ...more
I did everything to finish these series slower. I did have so many coffee, snack, wine, lunch, brunch, happy hour, more happy hour, oh no I’m sooo drunk I cannot feel my legs but I still cannot help myself reading this last book hour breaks!
It didn’t work because the story already captivated my mind and I started scheming great schemes , biting my ...more
wow... i loved this so much & i’m so sad this series is over
...more
Okay... excuse me if I make zero sense... I am somewhat sleep-deprived. (I may edit this review after I catch a quick nap! I kept thinking about what I wanted to write before I fell asleep and now I feel like I forgot half of it.)
Right away, I want to say that this was an amazing series, one I did not believe I would enjoy as much as I did. And I believe I will re-read it one day. But that said I had some issues with the finale.
Since I read the second book, I was making theories. I wondered ...more
Right away, I want to say that this was an amazing series, one I did not believe I would enjoy as much as I did. And I believe I will re-read it one day. But that said I had some issues with the finale.
Since I read the second book, I was making theories. I wondered ...more
EDIT: WHY DOES IT SAY THAT THE PUBLICATION DATE IS November 19th 2019!!! WHAT IS THIS?! IS IT REAL?
EDIT: EHM... DID YOU SEE THAT COVER!????? Don't mind me, I'm just going to spend a couple of hours over-analysing it! (The broken crown! The ice! The crown in the ice?! The snake! (after reading other reactions, I'm happy that I'm not the only one who thought that it's the snake Taryn ) The purple thing which I thought was blood but it seems like some kind of berry or whatever!)
EDIT: When her twin ...more
EDIT: EHM... DID YOU SEE THAT COVER!????? Don't mind me, I'm just going to spend a couple of hours over-analysing it! (The broken crown! The ice! The crown in the ice?! The snake! (after reading other reactions, I'm happy that I'm not the only one who thought that it's the snake Taryn ) The purple thing which I thought was blood but it seems like some kind of berry or whatever!)
EDIT: When her twin ...more
Yes, I am underwhelmed by this last book but I still enjoyed it. Review to come.
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Pre-read rambles
I've been sitting with my copy for a week now. Every time I've wanted to start it, something came up. And this book is one I don't want to be interrupted when I dive in. I'm kinda scared. Wish me luck, folks
« Thank you to the publishers for gifting me this copy for review »
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I will no longer be in hibernation until 2020. JUST UNTIL NOVEMBER 19th 2019 BISHES!!
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I will be in hibernation
...more
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Pre-read rambles
I've been sitting with my copy for a week now. Every time I've wanted to start it, something came up. And this book is one I don't want to be interrupted when I dive in. I'm kinda scared. Wish me luck, folks
« Thank you to the publishers for gifting me this copy for review »
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I will no longer be in hibernation until 2020. JUST UNTIL NOVEMBER 19th 2019 BISHES!!
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I spent much of my life guarding my heart. I guarded it so well that I could behave as though I didn’t have one at all. Even now, it is a shabby, worm-eaten, and scabrous thing. But it is yours.
Omg! That cover! I’m feeling all magical inside!
Mel ...more
"For what we want most, we will take almost any chance."
Let me preface this by saying I've always been honest in my reviews and I'm not about to start sugar-coating things now. So, if you loved this book and are willing to down fighting tooth and nail over it, do you. You're entitled to your opinions and they're totally valid since we all have different reading experiences. If you loved this book, I'm happy for you but this just wasn't for me. And it's not that it was bad, I mean, I devoured ...more
Let me preface this by saying I've always been honest in my reviews and I'm not about to start sugar-coating things now. So, if you loved this book and are willing to down fighting tooth and nail over it, do you. You're entitled to your opinions and they're totally valid since we all have different reading experiences. If you loved this book, I'm happy for you but this just wasn't for me. And it's not that it was bad, I mean, I devoured ...more
Jan 03, 2018
Biz
marked it as desperately-waiting-for
[MARCH 25, 2019]
HOLY CRAP THAT COVER HELLO MY BABY HELLO MY DARLING HELLO MY RAGTIME PAL IM NOT READY!!!!
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when you tryna analyze the title of this book because on one hand it could mean nothing, like, just nothing, but on the other hand in The Cruel Prince mortals are consistently referred to as "nothing," (ala " You were born from nothing," and stuff like that) so maybe Jude is going to be queen over the mortals OR maybe faerie, but on the other hand the title might not even be REFERRING to ...more
HOLY CRAP THAT COVER HELLO MY BABY HELLO MY DARLING HELLO MY RAGTIME PAL IM NOT READY!!!!
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when you tryna analyze the title of this book because on one hand it could mean nothing, like, just nothing, but on the other hand in The Cruel Prince mortals are consistently referred to as "nothing," (ala " You were born from nothing," and stuff like that) so maybe Jude is going to be queen over the mortals OR maybe faerie, but on the other hand the title might not even be REFERRING to ...more
4.5 stars
I gulped it down in a matter of a few hours (and some chapters *cough*21*cough* I may have read a few times), and while I am currently a little hazy on the details of The Queen of Nothing, I am left with a sense of satisfaction and peace. This series is a success, IMO.
I am not going to get into details of the plot. The fact that I couldn't stop reading/listening to this story speaks for itself (alternatively, I couldn't wait NOT to read The Toll anymore just a week ago). The biggest ...more
I gulped it down in a matter of a few hours (and some chapters *cough*21*cough* I may have read a few times), and while I am currently a little hazy on the details of The Queen of Nothing, I am left with a sense of satisfaction and peace. This series is a success, IMO.
I am not going to get into details of the plot. The fact that I couldn't stop reading/listening to this story speaks for itself (alternatively, I couldn't wait NOT to read The Toll anymore just a week ago). The biggest ...more
me reading the folk of the air trilogy in a day *spoilers*: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLg5D...
my fan theory was only SLIGHTLY wrong, holly black!!!
update 1/14: holly said my fan theory was cool but wrong
time to be sad and curious for a WHOLE year <333333
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more like queen of cardan’s heart amirite
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for those of you who want to envision jude as a queen and also like smutty smut:
http://pterodactylichexameter.tumblr....
~good shit guaranteed~ ...more
my fan theory was only SLIGHTLY wrong, holly black!!!
update 1/14: holly said my fan theory was cool but wrong
time to be sad and curious for a WHOLE year <333333
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more like queen of cardan’s heart amirite
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for those of you who want to envision jude as a queen and also like smutty smut:
http://pterodactylichexameter.tumblr....
~good shit guaranteed~ ...more
everyone else: excitedly getting started on the Wicked King
me staring at Holly Black’s window and quoting the SNL Papyrus skit: I know what you did. I KNOW WHAT YOU DIIIIIID
me staring at Holly Black’s window and quoting the SNL Papyrus skit: I know what you did. I KNOW WHAT YOU DIIIIIID
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#1 The Cruel Prince
#2 The Wicked King
#3 The Queen of Nothing ???
Is it ever going to be here ...more
Feb 05, 2019
Nick
marked it as to-read
so apparently this book is coming out this year and I think I am not ready
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The Cruel Prince
The Wicked King
The Queen of Nothing
There is no wonder that Holly Black created such a large ripple in the YA community with this series and it is over now! I don’t know if fans will ever get over it though! The series kept getting better and better and I enjoyed this journey! The book which has been released a couple of days ago already has 6000 ...more
“I am the Queen of Elfhame. Even though I am the queen in exile, I am still the queen.”
The Cruel Prince
The Wicked King
The Queen of Nothing
There is no wonder that Holly Black created such a large ripple in the YA community with this series and it is over now! I don’t know if fans will ever get over it though! The series kept getting better and better and I enjoyed this journey! The book which has been released a couple of days ago already has 6000 ...more
4.5 stars
King and queen on the page, king and queen of my heart. I love Jude & Cardan and I love that this book finally broke down the barriers between them. Jude continued to be a complex and smart character and I really enjoyed watching her scheme to do the best for the elf world, and the moments when she noticed her weaknesses were really powerful.
Although this book was fast and interesting, it just lacked a wow factor for me. For a finale, it wasn't super climactic. It seemed like the ...more
King and queen on the page, king and queen of my heart. I love Jude & Cardan and I love that this book finally broke down the barriers between them. Jude continued to be a complex and smart character and I really enjoyed watching her scheme to do the best for the elf world, and the moments when she noticed her weaknesses were really powerful.
Although this book was fast and interesting, it just lacked a wow factor for me. For a finale, it wasn't super climactic. It seemed like the ...more
Mar 25, 2019
Chelsea Humphrey
marked it as owned-to-read
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review of another edition
Shelves:
bookstagram-made-me-do-it,
audiobooks
Pre-order incentives found HERE!
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NEW PUB DATE: November 19, 2019!!!!!
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NEW PUB DATE: November 19, 2019!!!!!
Jul 26, 2019
• Lindsey Dahling •
rated it
it was amazing
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review of another edition
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This was so good I almost passed away.
ok, the ending was pretty rushed and weak, BUT tbh i still had a lot of fun with this and i’m feeling generous
(but also the wicked king is superior)
(oh and jude could kill me and i’d say thanks)
(that’s all ok bye)
(but also the wicked king is superior)
(oh and jude could kill me and i’d say thanks)
(that’s all ok bye)
“By you, I am forever undone.”
Yes, book, by you I am forever undone. A part of me has been ruined but in the best sort of way. Much like what I felt at the end of The Young Elites Trilogy, this book will forever be engrained in me. It joins the former as one of my favorite series of all-time.
Final Character Impressions:
Jude
As usual, our girl killed it. But more than that I'm proud of how far she has come emotionally. No longer is she denying the parts of her that make her human. No longer ...more
Yes, book, by you I am forever undone. A part of me has been ruined but in the best sort of way. Much like what I felt at the end of The Young Elites Trilogy, this book will forever be engrained in me. It joins the former as one of my favorite series of all-time.
Final Character Impressions:
Jude
As usual, our girl killed it. But more than that I'm proud of how far she has come emotionally. No longer is she denying the parts of her that make her human. No longer ...more
Jan 14, 2019
hillary
rated it
it was amazing
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review of another edition
Shelves:
favorites,
low-fantasy
4.5 stars
If you don’t know the meaning of the words ‘absolute perfection’ just read this series and you’ll know.
Oh my Cardan. I freaking loved this. I couldn't stop gasping, screaming, laughing, feeling all the feels and all these amazing things. This series was from book 1 and still is, now that I've read book 3, one of my absolute favorite series of all time. End of discussion. There's not a lot of series I would die for ...more
"Maybe I believe that it's time for Elfhame to be ruled by a queen."
If you don’t know the meaning of the words ‘absolute perfection’ just read this series and you’ll know.
Oh my Cardan. I freaking loved this. I couldn't stop gasping, screaming, laughing, feeling all the feels and all these amazing things. This series was from book 1 and still is, now that I've read book 3, one of my absolute favorite series of all time. End of discussion. There's not a lot of series I would die for ...more
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“It’s you I love,” he says. “I spent much of my life guarding my heart. I guarded it so well that I could behave as though I didn’t have one at all. Even now, it is a shabby, worm-eaten, and scabrous thing. But it is yours.” He walks to the door to the royal chambers, as though to end the conversation. “You probably guessed as much,” he says. “But just in case you didn’t.”
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