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The Wicked King (The Folk of the Air, #2)

Holly Black

Start date: January 1, 2019

Finish date: January 31, 2019

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Jan 13, 2019 Emma rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: urban-fantasy, ya, fantasy, magic, re-read, historical-fantasy, fae

“You like it, don’t you? Playing games with us? Pulling our strings and seeing how we dance?”

All the faerie stars AGAIN!! This was perfect! The intrigue, the backstabbing, the lying, the lying without lying....the dynamic between Cardin and Jude, all of it. There is nothing like the moment you start reading a very anticipated book and you fall into the magic all over again. It is priceless. Now I almost wish I could unread it so I could have those moments all over again.

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Feb 17, 2019 Kelsey rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: faves

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Jan 04, 2021 Kim rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Jude, a mortal teen, is living in fairy and fighting to control the kingdom. This is the second book in the series and we really see how her mind twists and turns. The plotting and scheming are so intense in this book, it really pulls you through the pages without really noticing.

Cardan is High King and he is not nearly as gnarly as book 1. Their relationship as king and advisor is so weird and twisted, it’s fascinating. I still am not a fan of Locke and Taryn, as I’m sure it’s written to do.

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Aug 31, 2019 Melany rated it liked it

Shelves: didn-t-like, books-reviewed, 2019

Damn, just like the first one the ending was enough to save the whole book. I want so badly to love these books like everyone else especially because I have loved so many books by Holly Black but I keep finding myself disappointed in these books. The book is written in a way that makes it seem that Jude is smart and cunning but in reality, is an idiot. All she does in this book is make mistake after mistake, constantly being made a fool of and allowing herself to get humiliated and then getting ...more

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