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The Wicked King by Holly Black (Review #191)

WARNING: SPOILER ALERT: IF YOU HAVE NOT GOTTEN THIS FAR IN THE FOLK OF THE AIR TRILOGY, STOP NOW. DO NOT READ. THIS IS BOOK 2. CHECK OUT THE CRUEL PRINCE FOR THE REVIEW OF BOOK 1!


"You must be strong enough to strike and strike and strike again without tiring.

The first lesson is to make yourself strong.

After the jaw-dropping revelation that Oak is the heir to Faerie, Jude must keep her brother safe. To do so, she has bound the wicked king, Cardan, to her, and made herself the power behind the throne. Navigating the constantly shifting political alliances of Faerie would be difficult enough if Cardan were easy to control. But he does everything in his power to humiliate and undermine her even as his fascination with her remains undiminished.

When it becomes all too clear that someone close to Jude means to betray her, threatening her own life and the lives of everyone she loves, Jude must uncover the traitor and fight her own complicated feelings for Cardan to maintain control as a mortal in a Faerie world."

Review:
Alright, this is what I’ve been waiting for! The Cruel Prince was a good read, but also left a kind-of bad taste in my mouth regarding the relationship between Cardan and Jude. This time around was so much better! He’s the unwilling but compliant puppet and she’s the puppet master disguised as his right hand man. No one can fathom why the new king would ever want a human advisor, but soon learn just how capable she is. 


And after betraying her adopted father, the betrayal of her sister for the sake of a MAN??? Outrageous. And the moment Taryn shows up at Jude’s front door I wanted to punch her teeth in. She was up to no good and there was no fooling me. 

Now let’s talk about Cardan. Much to Jude’s dismay, he was now a member of the Shadow Society and was a part of the scheme to keep her younger brother (and by in large, her father) off the throne. But Cardan always had his own agenda on the side,  which always made Jude wary of him. But the building sexual tension just could not be ignored!


Overall, I was happy with this installment. By the end I was ready to devour the next book. I can’t wait to see what happens next!

Leave your own thoughts and feels down below in the comments!


Want more Holly Black books? Check out The Coldest Girl in Coldtown!
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