Reviews

The Wicked King by Holly Black

dead_colonel's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

3.5

wallflower_bookthoughts's review against another edition

5.0

Man oh man was this book a roller coaster of emotions. The banter between Jude and Cardin was bantering. The way Madoc was able to hold his rage so that he could strategize against Jude was pretty impressive. Also really intrigued by Grimsen because whose side is he really on? I think he is rooting for Jude personally, but I could be wrong. Can’t wait to read the final book of this trilogy in fact imma start it rn.

lialotus's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

nerdymamabooks's review against another edition

adventurous emotional medium-paced

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

3.5

pineapple_anny's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

christinahlx'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

4.5

_lisah1111's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced

5.0

Don't trust fancy events in a Folk of Air book, they never end well

(you might end up gettting kidnapped, poisend or killed)

emy_xl's review against another edition

adventurous tense slow-paced

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

3.0

eitiriamoon's review against another edition

adventurous tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes

3.5

cebarkow's review against another edition

5.0

This book was better than the first one. Lots of political intrigue, general mysteries, and betrayals. It is Y/A but also not. There is more romance in this one compared to the first book, but nothing explicit by any means.

I really like Jude as a character and think she’s grown a lot and continues to grow throughout these books. She is very independent and doesn’t typically make decisions based on emotion, which is very different than a lot of fantasy romance characters.