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The Wicked King by Holly Black

jude10's review against another edition

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3.0

Oh my lord. This book was amazing! The characters were as vicious as ever, there were so many plot twists and betrayals that I actually screamed at parts

sunfl0w3r42's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional medium-paced

4.0

blvck's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious tense fast-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

rukky_reads's review against another edition

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3.0

3.5 stars

Okay so maybe I like Carden just a little bit now. That ending though, I need to know what comes next.

It took a while for things to get moving and when it did, it got interesting and definitely better than the first book. The characters are developed a bit more.

diasg's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

dnnorfleet's review against another edition

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

5.0

tantastic's review against another edition

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5.0

Amazing! Finished it in a day

adelinefoo's review against another edition

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adventurous dark sad fast-paced

3.75

bookishbytammi's review against another edition

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3.0

3.5⭐️
Im just really not connecting with any of the characters other than Jude, I find myself reading and thinking “who cares?” And the romance is trash, this hate you but still kissing you whenever I can is cringe worthy and I keep rolling my eyes.

I think I’m just not connecting with Holly Blacks writing style, I also tried the audio book and that was even worse, narrator read Judes tone as a whinging teenager 90% of the time.

I have just read “The traitor queen” by Danielle Jensen and that was epic enemies to lovers so this series is just falling flat and reading very childish in comparison.

I will drag myself through the last book in this series because I’ve come this far I guess.

bookswithsouldust's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0