The Cruel Prince
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- $22.99
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- $22.99
Publisher Description
By #1 New York Times bestselling author Holly Black, the first book in a stunning new series about a mortal girl who finds herself caught in a web of royal faerie intrigue.
Of course I want to be like them. They're beautiful as blades forged in some divine fire. They will live forever.
And Cardan is even more beautiful than the rest. I hate him more than all the others. I hate him so much that sometimes when I look at him, I can hardly breathe.
Jude was seven years old when her parents were murdered and she and her two sisters were stolen away to live in the treacherous High Court of Faerie. Ten years later, Jude wants nothing more than to belong there, despite her mortality. But many of the fey despise humans. Especially Prince Cardan, the youngest and wickedest son of the High King.
To win a place at the Court, she must defy him--and face the consequences.
In doing so, she becomes embroiled in palace intrigues and deceptions, discovering her own capacity for bloodshed. But as civil war threatens to drown the Courts of Faerie in violence, Jude will need to risk her life in a dangerous alliance to save her sisters, and Faerie itself.
Customer Reviews
SO GOOD
If you like fantasy, political intrigue, and emotional conflict, read it. So good. I really like Holly Black’s writing style. For the most part the narration was really good too. Her voice wasn’t entirely consistent between characters and chapters, but she was consistently engaging. Loved it!
Good audio
The narration it is good there are moments where is the female voices switch off and it can be slightly confusing, but other than that it’s actually a strong audiobook. The book itself is a great read, all appreciate the father of moments where it’s slow, but it does pick up towards the middle.
Love
I had read this book years ago and saw it come up in my suggestions thinking it was another book that I had read. It was so good the heat this story again. Beautiful writing and amazing characters.