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The Cruel Prince (The Folk of the Air, #1)

Holly Black

Start date: September 1, 2020

Finish date: September 30, 2020

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Mar 18, 2021 Anushka rated it really liked it

Shelves: favorites, ya, lgbtq, fantasy, strong-female-leads, fantasy-series, buddy-read, read-in-2021, fae

**Warning: This review may contain spoilers**

When you think "fairie", you think of little pixies, magic, beauty, people with pretty pink butterfly wings, charms and happiness.

This is the kind of fairie story I thought I would like. What I didn't know was that I'll read a book where the fae are terrible creatures- cruel, bloodthirstly, power-hungry, manipulating, wicked- and actually enjoy it.

The Cruel Prince is one of those books that deserve the hype, for real.
The book, as everyone knows, fol ...more

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Jun 03, 2020 Ava rated it it was amazing

Absolutely amazing! Now, I know this is crazy, but I think I enjoyed it more than the Cinder series, pretty impossible. I loved it so much. I didn't know what kind of book I really enjoyed until I read this one. Now, I've fallen in love with this book and the whole series. ...more

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Sep 15, 2020 Em rated it it was ok

Shelves: not-my-cup-of-tea

This was the book I needed for right now - something easy to read and not mentally draining. It can best be described as a fluff book to me, entertaining but not capturing. This book was the epitome of the word "eh." I don't mean that it was bad in anyway! This was the book to me that I just don't remember reading. The story line flowed by but I saw all the major plot points coming. Jude also did not stand out to me as a character, I would have loved to see Vivi be the protagonist with her animo ...more

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Aug 24, 2020 Anneka Parr rated it really liked it

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Aug 23, 2020 Samylla Pinheiro rated it liked it · review of another edition

Eu amei esse livro! As jogadas políticas são muito inteligentes, bem construídas e nenhum pouco chatinhas. O desenvolvimento da Jude me contentou bastante também, ela se tornou uma das minhas personagens favoritas.
As únicas coisas que eu não gostei foram algumas partes meio desnecessárias que ocuparam um espaço muito grande que podia ser sido usado pra explicar melhor outras coisas que ficaram meio superficiais, (view spoiler) ...more

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Jan 05, 2020 Samantha Geissler rated it liked it

I originally started this book on 12/15/19 and put it down because it hadn't caught my interest. Then I couldn't stand seeing it not finished on my shelf any longer so I picked it back up.

I have the unpopular opinion that I did not LOVE this book and don't understand the full hype around it. The writing is excellent, Holly Black's style is very detail oriented and eloquent but the story itself was SO slow. I honestly wasn't into it until it picked up somewhere after the 230 page mark.

Jude was b ...more

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Jun 09, 2024 Cheyanne rated it it was amazing

I ate this book up. I am so freaking happy to be in the world of Holly Black again. I put off reading this series for so long and it’s everything I’ve imagined. Jude reminds me so much of myself in a way. Ugh I cannot wait to read more of the series it’s so freaking GREAT!!!!

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