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The Wicked King, by Holly Black

61 reviews

angelica01's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

Really good charecters that are built on. Love the plot and overall really enjoyed. Interesting parts to the story. Ending was shocking.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death, and War

Moderate: Blood and Injury/injury detail

Minor: Bullying, Toxic relationship, and Death of parent

lilym_p's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/injury detail, Alcohol, Blood, Violence, and Death

Minor: Pregnancy

chloelj27's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/injury detail, Murder, Blood, and Death

Moderate: Abandonment, Alcohol, and Torture

Minor: Vomit

rachelundercover's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Injury/injury detail, Murder, War, Violence, and Torture

srk001's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Blood, Injury/injury detail, Medical trauma, Confinement, and Violence

Moderate: Deportation, Addiction, and Drug use

Minor: Death of parent

camiclarkbooks's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

This is my second time reading “The Wicked King,” but my first time listening to it on audiobook. 

The second book in Holly Black’s “Folk of the Air” series is a rich fantasy story that balances the wonder of fairyland with its dark mythology. 

The first book in the series, “The Cruel Prince,” took its time to establish the world and let the readers get to know the characters. While the build up was slower than some might expect, it offered more solid ground for Black to be able to further the trilogy’s plot in “The Wicked King.” 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Blood, Bullying, Classism, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, and Injury/injury detail

imcourtneymarie's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

It’s so easy to fall into this world, these characters, and this story. Even when it feels like not much is happening, the story chugs along. Everything is for a purpose. 

In the second book, you can truly feel Jude’s exhaustion and desire for power — a common theme threaded throughout. 

This sequel read much like a TV show and ended with the perfect “season finale.” 

Spoiler

I can’t believe I was tricked into believing Cardan wasn’t the cruel prince he had been. Like Jude, I couldn’t see his scheme, I couldn’t see the harm in freeing him. He seemed so genuine and now here we are. Queen of Nothing, indeed.

0 spice, a little romance.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship

Moderate: Injury/injury detail

Minor: Murder and War

joensign's review

adventurous tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Gore, Violence, Blood, and Death

Moderate: Injury/injury detail, Alcohol, and Kidnapping

Minor: Animal death and Vomit

vaguely_pink's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, and Injury/injury detail

Moderate: Alcohol, Murder, War, Violence, Body horror, Confinement, Bullying, Alcoholism, and Death of parent

Minor: Abandonment, Animal death, Gaslighting, Child abuse, Toxic friendship, Physical abuse, Vomit, Torture, Classism, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, and Kidnapping

claire_fitzgibbon13's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

I loved the romance between Cardan and Jude, but i’m so sad about the ending. But i can imagine how it will set up the next book.  

Spoiler

Everything  was so cute and I was so happy when they got married and then it just all went to shit

. Also I hate locke.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, War, Injury/injury detail, Murder, and Death of parent

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Vomit