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(4 / 5)
The Folk of the Air #1
“If I cannot be better than them, I will become so much worse.”
Holly Black never fails to surprise me when it comes to fey stories. Just when I think I’ve figured out what she will do, she comes up with something new and different and every bit as thrilling as what came before. The Cruel Prince was just as dark and bloody as I expected, but what I didn’t expect was how political the book would be. Really delving into the manipulation of fey politics was unexpected, but oh so interesting. There were so many twists and turns in this novel that I didn’t see coming, and that is more than most stories can boast!
Jude is quite the heroine…definitely not good, but not quite bad either. She straddles the line between, becoming the creature she needs to be to survive the machinations of the fey courts, and to learn to manipulate them herself. Cardan is not quite what I expected either, I look forward to learning more about him as the series progresses. And I can’t help but love his quirky wit. For fans of Black’s other fey novels, there’s also a the little cameo from your favorite characters to look forward to.
There is not much that I can say about The Cruel Prince without spoilers, but it is a must read for fans of Black’s work and faerie lovers alike. I’m very much look forward to seeing what the rest of the series holds.