General Madoc, who it turned out was actually Vivienne’s biological father, kills their parents and frisks them all away to live with him in the secret, magical realm of Faerie. She and her two sisters, Taryn and Vivienne, lived peacefully in our world until one day when a magical being arrives and completely changes their lives. What It’s About:Īt the young age of seven, Jude Duarte witnessed her parents get murdered. At the time, I’d just begun to read that series, fall in love with it after reading the second title, A Court of Mist and Fury (SJM’s best book written to this time, don’t even try and fight me on it!), so I thought to myself, why not?, and gave it a shot. Maas’s “ A Court of Thorns and Roses” series all over social media that made me even take note of it to be completely honest. I think it was also the many comparisons to Sarah J.

She’d done other stories like the Modern Faerie Tales trilogy, The Magisterium series with Cassandra Clare (Bestselling author of the Mortal Instruments Series who’s also her BFF), but none had gotten my attention quite like The Cruel Prince. Prior to it, I’d heard very little about Holly Black as an author, and any of the previous work she’s released before this title. The cover instantly drew me in I’ve said it before, but YA books have been getting the golden treatment in terms of cover designs. I had incredibly little expectations for this title when I picked it up only a couple of months after it’s initial release date. Genre(s): YA Fantasy Total Star Rating: 4.25 Stars

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