The Folk of the Air Complete Gift Set
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Summary
Discover Holly Black's blood thirsty bestselling The Folk of the Air series in this gorgeous hardcover gift set including: The Cruel Prince， The Wicked King， and The Queen of Nothing。
Of course I want to be like them。 They're beautiful as blades forged in some divine fire。 They will live forever。
And Cardan is even more beautiful than the rest。 I hate him more than all the others。 I hate him so much that sometimes when I look at him， I can hardly breathe。
Jude was seven years old when her parents were murdered and she and her two sisters were stolen away to live in the treacherous High Court of Faerie。 Ten years later， Jude wants nothing more than to belong there， despite her mortality。 But many of the fey despise humans。 Especially Prince Cardan， the youngest and wickedest son of the High King。
To win a place at the Court， she must defy him--and face the consequences。
In doing so， she becomes embroiled in palace intrigues and deceptions， discovering her own capacity for bloodshed。 But as civil war threatens to drown the Courts of Faerie in violence， Jude will need to risk her life in a dangerous alliance to save her sisters， and Faerie itself。
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Holly Black comes the stunning The Folk of the Air trilogy filled with twists and enchantment， as one girl learns the meaning of true power when she finds herself caught in a web of royal faerie intrigue。
Of course I want to be like them。 They're beautiful as blades forged in some divine fire。 They will live forever。
And Cardan is even more beautiful than the rest。 I hate him more than all the others。 I hate him so much that sometimes when I look at him， I can hardly breathe。
Jude was seven years old when her parents were murdered and she and her two sisters were stolen away to live in the treacherous High Court of Faerie。 Ten years later， Jude wants nothing more than to belong there， despite her mortality。 But many of the fey despise humans。 Especially Prince Cardan， the youngest and wickedest son of the High King。
To win a place at the Court， she must defy him--and face the consequences。
In doing so， she becomes embroiled in palace intrigues and deceptions， discovering her own capacity for bloodshed。 But as civil war threatens to drown the Courts of Faerie in violence， Jude will need to risk her life in a dangerous alliance to save her sisters， and Faerie itself。
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Holly Black comes the stunning The Folk of the Air trilogy filled with twists and enchantment， as one girl learns the meaning of true power when she finds herself caught in a web of royal faerie intrigue。
Reviews
Jessica
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This book series was exceptional！ I started reading the first book yesterday and just could not put it down。。The entire series was so beautifully written！ Jude is a really intelligent character and despite being betrayed and tortured she always came up stronger 。。She is definitely one of my favorite characters！！ Holly Black， thank you for writing such an amazing series！！
Jessica Thomson
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I loved the world building in this series and the use of traditional folktale fairies。 I always love a good enemies to lovers read and these characters where ones I was able to fall in love with and become emotionally attached to。 I really enjoyed this book！
Jocelyn H
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So entertaining I really enjoyed this fantasy series。 So many surprises and twists in this highly entertaining fairy world。 I just never knew what to expect next。
Annika
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loved the fantasy world in this book
Tanya
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Overall a very good story for getting into fantasy for the first time， it has simple world building which is also super captivating and it isn't very hard to get into either。 Protagonist is a badass girl， and she's well written， the “antagonist”， Carden is also a well crafted character。 Cardan and jude’s relationship as enemies is done so well， I loved it so much。 So so much。 The court politics are also done so perfectly and this book really did keep me on the edge of my seat， not because of the Overall a very good story for getting into fantasy for the first time， it has simple world building which is also super captivating and it isn't very hard to get into either。 Protagonist is a badass girl， and she's well written， the “antagonist”， Carden is also a well crafted character。 Cardan and jude’s relationship as enemies is done so well， I loved it so much。 So so much。 The court politics are also done so perfectly and this book really did keep me on the edge of my seat， not because of the pace， but mostly because of the amount of shocking and sudden twists。 It just keeps getting better as the trilogy progresses。 “Most of all， I hate you because I think of you。 Often。 It's disgusting， and I can't stop。”“Cardan looks at me as though he's never seen me before。 He looks at me as though no one has ever spoken to him like this。 Maybe no one has。”“like taking a dare to run over knives， like an adrenaline strike of lightning， like the moment when you've swum too far out in the sea and there is no going back， only cold black water closing over your head。” 。。。more
Dharshini
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The plot was interesting but predictable。 I also wanted more moments of Jude and Cardan simply talking and having more chemistry。
Emma
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I loved this series！ Great start with introducing YA enemies to lovers/ YA fantasy to younger readers。 The ending was a bit disappointing in my opinion though。
Battul
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Amazing！ My favorite of all books I have read！ I highly recommend you to read it if you love fantasy enemy to lover。
Maliha
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Do you ever sometimes wish you could go back in time and re-experience a really good book or series for the first time again？？ Because same！An enticing world that's as sinister as it is appealing。 Whatever a reader is looking for -- heart-in-throat action， deadly romance， double crossing， moral complexity， it's all in there -- this is one heck of a ride。 Highly Recommend ！！！ Do you ever sometimes wish you could go back in time and re-experience a really good book or series for the first time again？？ Because same！An enticing world that's as sinister as it is appealing。 Whatever a reader is looking for -- heart-in-throat action， deadly romance， double crossing， moral complexity， it's all in there -- this is one heck of a ride。 Highly Recommend ！！！ 。。。more
Ellen Moore
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I really wanted to not enjoy these books。。。 but UGH they were really good。 This series pulled me out of my May reading slump in ONE WEEKEND。 👑I truly thought this would be some overhyped series that didn’t live up to expectations。 I WAS WRONG。 This series is fun， exciting， surprising， and had everything I wanted from a YA fantasy。 The one thing that keeps this series from being a perfect is that it is so enemies-to-lovers it HURTS！！！ It was fun， but also pretty cliche。 HOWEVER， if I had read thi I really wanted to not enjoy these books。。。 but UGH they were really good。 This series pulled me out of my May reading slump in ONE WEEKEND。 👑I truly thought this would be some overhyped series that didn’t live up to expectations。 I WAS WRONG。 This series is fun， exciting， surprising， and had everything I wanted from a YA fantasy。 The one thing that keeps this series from being a perfect is that it is so enemies-to-lovers it HURTS！！！ It was fun， but also pretty cliche。 HOWEVER， if I had read this in high school， I would be eating that ish UP。 Also— I KNOW I SAID IT WAS WEIRD THAT CARDAN HAD A TAIL。 IM SORRY。 This is my formal apology for shaming anyone about liking him， tail and all。 👑 Overall rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5 。。。more
abby jones
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Everytime this is brought up on tiktok I am reminded how much I disliked it， like overall 3 stars （maybe even 2。75 omg don’t hate me） I really did not like it
Mrs。 Lacy
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Such a great series！！ I love the talk of fairies and the way the author put this in a different land。
Maggie Doris
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I heard about this book on social media such as booktube and booktok and everyone was saying how awesome it was。 But I really did not like it。 I ended up DNFing the series because there was not plot or anything。 Made it very difficult to read。
Malena
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favs！
Bob Rookie
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Favourite series 🤩🤩🤩
Clémence
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Loved those book so so much ， enemies to lover ！ It's written so well， just perfect Loved those book so so much ， enemies to lover ！ It's written so well， just perfect 。。。more
Madison
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will love forever。 naming my daughter jude
Prapti
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This series was just amazing。 I wasn't expecting it to be so good。 the first book was a little disappointing but the rest of the books were really good。 so if you dont mind the characters then keep reading i promise you wont regret it This series was just amazing。 I wasn't expecting it to be so good。 the first book was a little disappointing but the rest of the books were really good。 so if you dont mind the characters then keep reading i promise you wont regret it 。。。more
Khushi Patel
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One of the BEST fantasy novels out there。 There is nothing negative that I can say about this book。Holly Black's writing was exceptional， and the plot was utterly captivating， I just could not put the books down。 The plot twists were amazing。 The character development was well-thought out and I loved to see Cardan and Jude growing together and becoming better on this journey。 I recommend this novel to all fantasy readers。 One of the BEST fantasy novels out there。 There is nothing negative that I can say about this book。Holly Black's writing was exceptional， and the plot was utterly captivating， I just could not put the books down。 The plot twists were amazing。 The character development was well-thought out and I loved to see Cardan and Jude growing together and becoming better on this journey。 I recommend this novel to all fantasy readers。 。。。more
Anka
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Loved it。 Enemies to lovers。 Sword lady and himbo。 Jude Duarte and cardan are perfect for each other and Locke deserved to die
Zoë
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The covers on these books are so pretty！ And when you take the dustjackets off， the underneath has beautiful colored foil on the spine and the cover， and each cover has a different design。 The titles were picked out perfectly for each book！ Book one;The title itself is clue to the entirety of the book。 It is a darker book， which is the point， so expect that when diving into this imaginative world。 Some elements were intense， due to The Cruel Prince。 The main character is trying to navigate a wor The covers on these books are so pretty！ And when you take the dustjackets off， the underneath has beautiful colored foil on the spine and the cover， and each cover has a different design。 The titles were picked out perfectly for each book！ Book one;The title itself is clue to the entirety of the book。 It is a darker book， which is the point， so expect that when diving into this imaginative world。 Some elements were intense， due to The Cruel Prince。 The main character is trying to navigate a world where she isn't wanted， and I feel she loses herself in the process， or maybe she is being remade into something new。 I didn't connect with all the characters。 There is a lot of bloodshed。 The more I read the book the more interesting it was， but it is not one of my favorites and I found my attention wandering。 I will be continuing the series to see how the characters change。 Despite it not being one my favorite books， I gave it higher stars because the writing style was great。 3/4 StarsBook two;I had reservations going into this book， for I didn't relish in reading book one: The Cruel Prince， for it's severe cruelty and inexcusable abuse between the characters。 I am glad that I persevered into book two despite my apprehensiveness。 The cruelty within book one really set up the story for going into book two; it provided a much needed backstory and foundation， so the savagery wasn't as intense in The Wicked King， though of course there is still bloodthirstiness， the main trait for The Folk。 I really enjoyed going on a journey with the characters， even though I feel as though the main character drowns in her troubles。 The political intrigue kept my on my toes， anxiously waiting in suspense to see who will do what， how， where， when and why， and what the consequences of those actions will be。 The curveballs were delightful。 The writing style continued to have a smooth， even voice。 Overall， very well written。 I am more excited to be going into book three: The Queen of Nothing。 5 StarsBook three;A perfect ending to this dark yet whimsy trilogy。 Book three picked up right where book two ended。 A majority of the characters grow， and become more powerful and extraordinary。 I skipped any steamy or potential steamy scenes。 The epilogue left me satisfied。 I did not want to put the book down！ Overall， very well written。 5 StarsOverall， I enjoyed reading this series and would recommend to others who love dark themes and gray characters inside a whimsical world。 。。。more
Rachael Faith
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Bit underwhelming 。 I expected more drama and action but I loved it nevertheless。
readinglara_
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The Folk of the Air ist eine Fantasy-Trilogie von Holly Black。 Jude Duarte， ein sterbliches Mädchen， wird in Palastintrigen verwickelt， während sie versucht， einen Platz im verräterischen High Court der Fearie zu gewinnen， wo sie und ihre Schwestern seit einem Jahrzehnt leben。 Dabei entdeckt sie auch ihre eigene Fähigkeit zum Blutvergießen。 Vor allem Prinz Cardan， der jüngste und bösartigste Sohn des High King， macht ihr dort das Leben schwer。Jude ist mutig und schiebt ihre Angst in allen Situat The Folk of the Air ist eine Fantasy-Trilogie von Holly Black。 Jude Duarte， ein sterbliches Mädchen， wird in Palastintrigen verwickelt， während sie versucht， einen Platz im verräterischen High Court der Fearie zu gewinnen， wo sie und ihre Schwestern seit einem Jahrzehnt leben。 Dabei entdeckt sie auch ihre eigene Fähigkeit zum Blutvergießen。 Vor allem Prinz Cardan， der jüngste und bösartigste Sohn des High King， macht ihr dort das Leben schwer。Jude ist mutig und schiebt ihre Angst in allen Situationen beiseite。 Sie versucht immer kalt zu bleiben， damit andere ihre „Schwäche“ nie zu sehen bekommen。 Und trotz all der Gefahren liebt sie das Feenreich und wird des Spektakels und des Prunks des Hofes nie müde。 Außerdem glaubt Jude， dass sie als Mensch， der aus dem Reich der Sterblichen gestohlen wurde， Fearie nicht lieben sollte， aber sie tut es。 Was ich besonders gut fand， ist der Fakt， dass Jude im Gegensatz zu den Fea lügen kann， da sie ein Mensch ist。 Diese Fähigkeit nutz sie natürlich auch zu ihrem Vorteil。Prinz Cardan ist grausam， sarkastisch， hochmütig und manipulativ。 Er wird als ungeschickt im Umgang mit dem Schwert beschrieben und zeigt anfangs kein Interesse an der Krone。 Auch ist er bekannt für seine charmanten Fähigkeiten， die es ihm erlauben， Gefahren und Schwierigkeiten geschickt zu entgehen。 Zudem ist er sehr gut darin， den Narren zu spielen， um seine eigene Cleverness zu verschleiern。 Allerdings hat Cardan auch gezeigt， dass er Liebe empfindet kann， nur hat er nie wirklich gelernt， wie man liebt。Beide Charaktere sowie viele andere sind so schön vielseitig， spannend und interessant geschrieben。 Irgendwie mochte ich Jude von Anfang an， auch wenn sie nicht immer sympathisch erscheint。 Auch fand ich die Entwicklung von Cardan spannend， da sie sich durch die ganzen Bücher zieht und man nie so richtig weiß， was in ihm vorgeht。 Die Beziehung zwischen Jude und Cardan ist 。。。 naja kompliziert。 Eine schöne Hass-Liebe eben。 Ich fand die Trilogie wirklich gut und kann sie Fantasyfanatikern nur empfehlen。 Es könnte für den ein oder anderen auch zu brutal sein， aber gerade diesen Aspekt fand ich hier passend。 Genauso ist es auch mit Jude， entweder man mag sie oder nicht。 Ich jedenfalls fand sie als Charakter sehr interessant und stark。 Und der Kontrast zu Cardan， einem männlichen Protagonisten， der nicht die Kunst des Kämpfens beherrscht， hebt Judes Stärke noch einmal hervor。 。。。more
Cathryn Davis
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Absolutely fantastic fantasy with wit， mystery， romance， and beautiful world building！
Tanisha
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It was actually really intresting
Hafsa Naseem
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This series has become my new favoriteThe author has created this faerieland so beautifully that you become a part of this world The imagery is so fascinating and then characters which are so beautifully forged that you automatically fall in love with them Not to forget the leads Jude and Cardan whose love-hate relationship was the one making me bind to this series Overall I loved this series Can't believe it's over now😭❤️ This series has become my new favoriteThe author has created this faerieland so beautifully that you become a part of this world The imagery is so fascinating and then characters which are so beautifully forged that you automatically fall in love with them Not to forget the leads Jude and Cardan whose love-hate relationship was the one making me bind to this series Overall I loved this series Can't believe it's over now😭❤️ 。。。more
Eli
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I have no wordsI finished this trilogy in three days！ I just couldn't stop readingThe fairy world， tha plot， everything is just as i hopedDont even get me started on my obsession with Cardan。。。Among the best books on the evemies to lovers trope！-if not the best- I have no wordsI finished this trilogy in three days！ I just couldn't stop readingThe fairy world， tha plot， everything is just as i hopedDont even get me started on my obsession with Cardan。。。Among the best books on the evemies to lovers trope！-if not the best- 。。。more
CAROLINE VANASSE
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Read it because of the HYPE ！ not what I was expecting very disappointed。 It is a war story。 It is only about power that is the main feeling of the book 。。。There is no love story， the two main characters are rarely together。。。 It is a battle story， fighting， conquering。 Very long spans for nothing。Because there was so many high recommendations， maybe I was expecting more ！
Lucy
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This review has spoilersI warned youThis was one of the most overhyped series I have ever read。 The fact that this is one of the most popular series on booktok astounds me。 This series was awful。 It was slow， boring， and the only things going for it were the world building and Vivi and Heather。 I’ll give it to Holly Black the idea and the world building were great。 I was entranced by the Faerie world， and loved the setting。 But honestly after that it just fell off。 I could see what she was tryin This review has spoilersI warned youThis was one of the most overhyped series I have ever read。 The fact that this is one of the most popular series on booktok astounds me。 This series was awful。 It was slow， boring， and the only things going for it were the world building and Vivi and Heather。 I’ll give it to Holly Black the idea and the world building were great。 I was entranced by the Faerie world， and loved the setting。 But honestly after that it just fell off。 I could see what she was trying to accomplish， but she didn’t quite hit the mark。 In fact she completely missed the mark。 I’ll start with Jude， there are very few main characters that annoyed me more than she does。 Her whole attitude for the majority of the series was awful。 She was overconfident and stuck up。 She’s always talking about this grand plan of hers and how she’s so strong and smart but she created most of the problems she credited herself with solving。 To me she acted like a sullen child for a good 7/8 of the series and couldn’t deal with rejection or constructive feedback， she always had to be right。 She’s the kind of person who would self-destruct if given the chance。 Now let's talk about Cardan。 I really don’t understand what was so amazing about him。 He was a little brat。 He basically spent the first half of the book running around with his little gang of rich snobby kids getting drunk and bullying Jude。 I know he had a rough past， but he also seemed childish to me。 He clearly has an alcohol addiction and cannot cope with his problems， which after a while got boring because I was tired of the fact that nobody in this book even makes and effort to deal with their shit。 That being said， I don’t think we learned enough about him。 I know there was a sequel that focused on him but I wanted to know more about him in the first three other than he was a prince， an alcoholic， he lived with his brother， and said brother flogged him。 Moving on to Cardan and Jude as a couple。 I don’t like them together。 I’m not sure what’s so endearing about their relationship， but I could not figure it out。 First off， Cardan bullied Jude for years。 I hate relationships where one bullies the other but then they get together and it's like it never happened。 To me their relationship perpetuates the stereotype “if he’s being mean to you he likes you”。 I also don’t understand their revelations of love for the other。 I thought both of them were shallow and immature and the premise of their relationship was one trying to one up the other。 I didn’t see any actions that redeemed one in the others eyes enough for that person to love them。 I mean I know “the heart chooses what it wants” or whatever but I didn’t think their relationship had a good buildup at all， all I saw was that they hated each other and every so often they would end up kissing or groping each other in a closet。 Not once in three books did they sit down and have a meaningful conversation。 I didn't feel like they knew anything about each other。 I genuinely think that if you sat down and asked Jude when Cardan’s birthday was she wouldn’t know and vice versa。 I don't get what’s so hot about one threatening to physically harm the other multiple times， even going as far as threatening to kill them。 （I am aware that there are other YA couples who also do that， Poppy and Hawke for example，but I’m not too keen on any of those relationships either）。 Moving away from the main characters， I didn’t find the side characters appealing either。 Like I said before the only characters I enjoyed reading about were Vivi and Heather。 But Madoc， Locke， Taryn， Nicasia， the bomb， the roach， ect。 No thank you。 I know that you are supposed to hate some of them but I didn’t like any of them。 Jude’s little posey was fine but I also didn’t feel like I got to know any of them。 I learned little bits and pieces but not enough for me to connect or care for any of them。 Madoc and Taryn were just annoying little bitches。 Taryn betrayed Jude a whole load of times， the only smart thing that girl ever did was murder Locke。 Madoc starts the series by ruthlessly murdering Jude's parents so I didn't have a lot of hope for him， but despite that he let me down， he seemed very complex at the beginning， however that facade quickly gave way to the truth that he is utterly shallow， boring， and has nothing going for him。 Locke obviously pissed me off， but the guy lives alone in a manor because his parents are dead so no one should have held any hope whatsoever for him。 Finally Oak， I mean he's a child and I do not like children， and he is a prime example of why。 He was so damn annoying， to me he was nothing more than a spoiled privileged child who gets what he wants whenever he wants it。 Just imagining his voice drives me crazy。 So in the end， just like the rest of this book the side characters were boring， and had no personality。 I didn't learn enough about any of them and so they all ended up feeling external。 I would rate this 1。75 stars。 It’s hard to read a three book series about characters you don’t give a shit about， but I did。 And in the end， it was a serious waste of my time。 。。。more
Martha
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