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January Not First In A Series BOTM - The Wicked King, by Holly Black
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I didn't realize there was a novella before starting this cause apparently I've been living under a rock lolChapter 18:(view spoiler)
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Jenn wrote: "I don't think I'm ready but here I go!Chapter 10: [spoilers removed]"
She so is! But she's doing okay. Not great but not bad.
I want to know tooooooooooooo! The wait is killing me.
Jenn wrote: "I didn't realize there was a novella before starting this cause apparently I've been living under a rock lolChapter 18:[spoilers removed]"
You guessed right! I can't believe she was (view spoiler)
Jenn wrote: "Chapter 21:[spoilers removed]"Me either! Big surprise!
Jenn wrote: "Finished: [spoilers removed]"I completely agree with all of that! I can't wait! Maybe it will go up on Netgalley?
Anna 'Bookbuyer' call me bookbuyer. ^-^ wrote: "Jenn wrote: "Finished: [spoilers removed]"I completely agree with all of that! I can't wait! Maybe it will go up on Netgalley?"
One can only hope! That's the problem with series like this. I get so excited for the new book, then I devour it in a day and then have to wait a year for the next one!
Jenn wrote: "Anna 'Bookbuyer' call me bookbuyer. ^-^ wrote: "Jenn wrote: "Finished: [spoilers removed]"I completely agree with all of that! I can't wait! Maybe it will go up on Netgalley?"
One can only hope!..."
IRK! And it's a short series too so it's not like you can re-read 12 books a month ahead to gear up for it. There's really only 1.5 to re-read and that takes 1 day. :(
Did you end up reading the novella?
I haven't yet! I'm actually looking to do that today hopefully even though it's about Taryn and I kinda hate her lol
Jenn wrote: "I haven't yet! I'm actually looking to do that today hopefully even though it's about Taryn and I kinda hate her lol"It's not good but at least you will have it out of the way then. Alaina gave it a 1 star I believe and I gave it a 2 star. At least it's only 25 pages. Just skim it. :/
Yup. Not highly recommended but if you like to finish series it's good to read it. :)
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Alaina wrote: "ugh her in this book is already annoying me too. her presence that is. does she die in this book?"Taryn?
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It get's so much better!
Alaina wrote: "...does she get hurt?"The twin? And emotionally or physically?
Alaina wrote: "Prologue: [spoilers removed]Ch. 10: [spoilers removed]"
IKR. There are so many options. I love the fey's idea of sexuality. :)
Alaina wrote: "FINISHED: [spoilers removed]"IKR?????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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lol. It might help him cool off then lol. Talk about a sexual species. O.o
Taryn is the worst! I actually think that Cardan was smart in this one and I like how cunning he is. And omg that ending!
For some reason my brain just added ass after smart. lol. Cardan was a smart ass in this one. :P
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Alaina wrote: "he ain't that smart if he got fooled by freaking taryn. HOW DO THESE PEOPLE NOT KNOW HOW TO TELL THEM APART BY NOW?"(view spoiler)
Anna 'Bookbuyer' call me bookbuyer. ^-^ wrote: "For some reason my brain just added ass after smart. lol. Cardan was a smart ass in this one. :P"Oh such a smart ass. But I love him so much haha
Jenn wrote: "hahahaha. Well he was kinda drugged... lol"True. Also spoiler tags. I forgot mine too. It's so easy to forget.
Jenn wrote: "Anna 'Bookbuyer' call me bookbuyer. ^-^ wrote: "For some reason my brain just added ass after smart. lol. Cardan was a smart ass in this one. :P"Oh such a smart ass. But I love him so much haha"
Me too. So much better in the second book then the first.
Crap! Added spoiler tag!
NP. Everyone here had already read the book so nothing was spoiled but it's a BOTM thread so I wanted to make sure it wasn't spoiled for someone else. ^-^
Chapter 1-8(view spoiler)Chapter 9-15(view spoiler)
End of book one. (view spoiler)
Finished(view spoiler)
Jenn wrote: "Finished: [spoilers removed]"Ugh I want Locke to die so much
The first lesson is to make yourself strong.
After the jaw-dropping revelation that Oak is the heir to Faerie, Jude must keep her younger brother safe. To do so, she has bound the wicked king, Cardan, to her, and made herself the power behind the throne. Navigating the constantly shifting political alliances of Faerie would be difficult enough if Cardan were easy to control. But he does everything in his power to humiliate and undermine her even as his fascination with her remains undiminished.
When it becomes all too clear that someone close to Jude means to betray her, threatening her own life and the lives of everyone she loves, Jude must uncover the traitor and fight her own complicated feelings for Cardan to maintain control as a mortal in a Faerie world.