A review by rose_play
The Cruel Prince by Holly Black

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

4.25

I love nature but this was a little too much of romanticism of animals for me please and thank you.

Two murders completed in a single night mark a descent I should be proud of

Jude was the only good thing about it tbh, the blueprint of lovable morally grey. I was so frustrated with her for not fleeing but she wanted to be a part of that world and that should be a good enough reason.


I hated one instance when a proof was handed to her by pure luck of fate (but maybe I need to do a reread to understand the nuances cause the book was so politically intriguing and I read the so slow paced one in 42 days. No fault of book tho, cause I had exams)


Also, at least in this book, carden is not MORALLY GREY. he's just a weak asshole who can't even properly BULLY



But I'm open to his character development cause spiralling of Jude was done so well. 


The writing is stunning and there were some plot twists I was able to guess, there were so many which made me stop reading and think about author's talent for a minute. 
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