A review by lovelyslibrary
The Wicked King by Holly Black

5.0

WHAT THE F#%K ??? YALL. HOW DARE U HOLLY!! To put it short, this book is incredible, it could be because it is still fresh on my mind (alongside the copious amounts of betrayal and trickery) but dang, this was a phenomenal read! Initially, i was able to guess who would betray who, what words were deceitful and what wasn’t, but i now believe that was a plan to make us think we knew everything so that the ending would shock us into silence. Just when you think you know what will happen, something goes sideways. And as much as it shocked me, i enjoyed the surprises. 5 ✰︎ read!