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The Wicked King

The Wicked King

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  • Author：Holly Black
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Summary

You must be strong enough to strike and strike and strike again without tiring。

The first lesson is to make yourself that strong。

Jude 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 biddable。 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 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。

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Reviews

N ，

I like this book more than the first one

Katie Sullivan ，

Seriously obsessedI couldn’t put this book down。 Read it in a day。 Can’t wait for Queen of Nothing… starting it now！

Lily ，

Coming soon

wewerb0rntodie ，

（5。5 ） the ending wth

Laila Winthereig ，

Jude is my queen！She is so awesome and strong， I could only dream of being her。I love the first book and had high expectations for this installment。 The first half of the book kind of disappointed me。 It was long， dragged out， filled with politics and nothing really happens。 But that is made up for in the second half， that was filmed with plot twist and I didn't at all expect the ending！ It was magnificent！ I look so much forward to reading the third book！！ Jude is my queen！She is so awesome and strong， I could only dream of being her。I love the first book and had high expectations for this installment。 The first half of the book kind of disappointed me。 It was long， dragged out， filled with politics and nothing really happens。 But that is made up for in the second half， that was filmed with plot twist and I didn't at all expect the ending！ It was magnificent！ I look so much forward to reading the third book！！ 。。。more

𝖗𝖊𝖆𝖉𝖊𝖗_ 𝖘𝖔𝖚𝖑 ，

It just keeps getting better， the plot， the plot twists， the characters。。。I'm in love It just keeps getting better， the plot， the plot twists， the characters。。。I'm in love 。。。more

natalie ，

“sweet jude。 you are my dearest punishment。”oh judecardan got me so good。。 their scenes in this book were so excellent i’m shaking？？ and woah that ending was something else i need to start queen of nothing immediately （4。5 ★）

ellie！ ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 FINALLY FINISHED THIS。 okay so， i enjoyed this more than the first book （i still love the cruel prince！） it was more exciting and not that bland compared to the first book， （the part where jude was imprisoned in the undersea did put me off a bit， though） i already knew i was going to like it when i read the first few chapters， which is quite unusual！ cardan has made me fall more and more in love with him， no surprise！ jude was a littleee annoying， more than the first book， but it felt realistic FINALLY FINISHED THIS。 okay so， i enjoyed this more than the first book （i still love the cruel prince！） it was more exciting and not that bland compared to the first book， （the part where jude was imprisoned in the undersea did put me off a bit， though） i already knew i was going to like it when i read the first few chapters， which is quite unusual！ cardan has made me fall more and more in love with him， no surprise！ jude was a littleee annoying， more than the first book， but it felt realistic and there was a character development imo， which i really liked！ the writing was also better and i just love how each chapter has not failed to make me more curious about what's going to happen next！ i can't wait to the start the next book， and i know i'm going to miss this series when i finish it。 。。。more

Lauren Saphir ，

More of a 3。5 but the ending made me sway to visually rate it as a 4 rather than a 3。 Jude was less whiny in this book。 I appreciated the growth。

WarOfbooks ，

Me ha gustado incluso más que el primer libro， tanto que me lo he acabado en un dia。 Y aunque el estilo de Holly Black no es el más descriptivo o el mejor escrito （ya que siento que muchas escenas flojean por su falta de descripción） el libro es increíblemente disfrutable。

Sarah ，

10/10

Abeeha Atif ，

THE ENDING OMG-

Paula Ekbauma ，

Now THIS is what I’m talking about。 THIS is what I expected from The Cruel Prince， which almost discouraged me from continuing the series。 This was fun and engaging and suspenseful and WONDERFUL and I loved every second of it。

Jose Gonzalo ，

La continuación fue mucho mejor que el inicio los giros de historia que cambian el rumbo， y la forma tan buena que cambia la historia， no deja que sueltes el libro。 Me encantó la relación de Cardan y Jude。

manhult ，

first of all i think i got a bad experience with this book because i had so many things going on around reading so it took me weeks to get through this book。 i think it would be much better if you’re able to deeply sit down at let yourself enter the book， i didn’t and i kind of more drifted through it。 i will say the storyline is well done， extremely much is going on and it might be hard to keep up but it’s still an incredible world that the author has created。despite everything that goes down i first of all i think i got a bad experience with this book because i had so many things going on around reading so it took me weeks to get through this book。 i think it would be much better if you’re able to deeply sit down at let yourself enter the book， i didn’t and i kind of more drifted through it。 i will say the storyline is well done， extremely much is going on and it might be hard to keep up but it’s still an incredible world that the author has created。despite everything that goes down in this second book i’m still down BAD for cardan。 his character is SO good and god if he was in every page i would love this book more。 i don’t know if i ruined this book for me but i just didn’t feel for it as much as i hoped， it’s still a recommendation and i might re-read it when i have more time and a clear head。 。。。more

Monika Mahajan ，

👑THE WICKED KING by @blackholly 👑This is the most goddamn brilliant and mind-blowing sequel to any book I have ever read。 This entire series actually is THE BEST fantasy I’ve ever read。 @blackholly is a genius and all her readers know it。This book was FUN！ And these two amazing people: @bookiepiedia and @bookobsesswithme ， made it even more fun！ I love you both💕In the beginning of this series I thought: “how the hell is the author going to make me like Cardan？” But “chef’s kiss”， you love him mo 👑THE WICKED KING by @blackholly 👑This is the most goddamn brilliant and mind-blowing sequel to any book I have ever read。 This entire series actually is THE BEST fantasy I’ve ever read。 @blackholly is a genius and all her readers know it。This book was FUN！ And these two amazing people: @bookiepiedia and @bookobsesswithme ， made it even more fun！ I love you both💕In the beginning of this series I thought: “how the hell is the author going to make me like Cardan？” But “chef’s kiss”， you love him more than you’ve loved any fictional character。 The character development of literally ALL the characters is amazing！ You really see the characters growing as a family。This might just be the best book in this series。 I’m still deciding between the third book and this one。 Let’s call it a tie。Every goddamn sentence Holly writes is a page turner。 Every friggin chapter has something drastic， ‘blows-away-your-mind-crazy’ happening！ This book was more of a thriller than a romance but THIS BOOK IS SO WORTH IT！ And her writing is so sexy， you don’t mind the slow-burn romance at all！ Cardan is amazing。 Jude is badass。 Taryn is naive。 Maddoc is selfish。 Oak is a kid。 Vivi is inspiring。 Balekin should burn in hell （this dream came true。 Thanks Holly！😂） This book has more feels that even It Ends With Us😂 and trust me， I read and reviewed both！ （Check out my page for the reviews if you missed it）This book was magnificent and you know it。 Everyone knows it。#bookstagram #bookstagrammer #thefolkoftheair #cardan #judeduarte #cardanandjude #thecruelprince #thewickedking #thequeenofnothing #bookreview #faerie #fantasy #fiction #bestbooks #recommended #bestfantasybooks #bookstagramindia #booklover 。。。more

Ali ，

This was a rollercoaster ride。 I love what Holly Black does here， genuinely couldn't see it coming。 I can't wait to read the next one。 This was a rollercoaster ride。 I love what Holly Black does here， genuinely couldn't see it coming。 I can't wait to read the next one。 。。。more

Lydia ，

Holly black is a master of building faerie worlds and this is yet another example of the feats she is capable of。 Jude and Cardan are growing into the roles they are destined for but god， what I wouldn't give for them to have one straightforward honest conversation about everything。 Taryn is more cunning that I would've given her credit for。 I am surely eager to start the finale of this epic trilogy。 Holly black is a master of building faerie worlds and this is yet another example of the feats she is capable of。 Jude and Cardan are growing into the roles they are destined for but god， what I wouldn't give for them to have one straightforward honest conversation about everything。 Taryn is more cunning that I would've given her credit for。 I am surely eager to start the finale of this epic trilogy。 。。。more

Sonia ，

"He hates you， I remind myself。He hates you。 Even if he wants you he hates you。Maybe he hates you the more for it。"Damn wtf just happened， I wasn't expecting it。 Definitely wasn't expecting Cardan to be the little bitch that he turned out to be， but it's ok， im pretty sure he had his reasons。I am so angry after reading this book， maybe that just proves how good of a book it actually was。 When I say I like enemies to lovers I mean this kind of enemies to lovers not the kind of enemies to lovers w "He hates you， I remind myself。He hates you。 Even if he wants you he hates you。Maybe he hates you the more for it。"Damn wtf just happened， I wasn't expecting it。 Definitely wasn't expecting Cardan to be the little bitch that he turned out to be， but it's ok， im pretty sure he had his reasons。I am so angry after reading this book， maybe that just proves how good of a book it actually was。 When I say I like enemies to lovers I mean this kind of enemies to lovers not the kind of enemies to lovers where they're enemies for like 30 pages and proceed to make out for the remaining 300 pages。 Love， love， love how each character has their own secrets。 There are so many betrayals istg， your favorite character might just turn out to be a bitch。 So dive in this book but trust no one， I mean no one。 。。。more

Aby L。S ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 4。5 ⭐Tía， una creería que ya le ha agarrado la maña a la cosa esta de los Plot Twits， pero no。Justo cuando creo que sé algo， viene Holly Black y destroza toda idea o pensamiento。¡PERO QUÉ FINAL！ He quedado tan anonadada y absorbida en lo que ha pasado， en la trama， como con El Príncipe Cruel， sino más。*Spoiler*Cardan， Cardan， Cardan。。。Sabes que te amo。。。 BUT YOU'VE CROSSED THE LINEY Jude， que para mí eres THE badass pero necesitas dejar de coleccionar enemigos。 Por tu bien y por el de mi estabil 4。5 ⭐Tía， una creería que ya le ha agarrado la maña a la cosa esta de los Plot Twits， pero no。Justo cuando creo que sé algo， viene Holly Black y destroza toda idea o pensamiento。¡PERO QUÉ FINAL！ He quedado tan anonadada y absorbida en lo que ha pasado， en la trama， como con El Príncipe Cruel， sino más。*Spoiler*Cardan， Cardan， Cardan。。。Sabes que te amo。。。 BUT YOU'VE CROSSED THE LINEY Jude， que para mí eres THE badass pero necesitas dejar de coleccionar enemigos。 Por tu bien y por el de mi estabilidad mental。No tengo ni idea de cómo estos dos van a tener algún tipo de relación amorosa （me estoy haciendo la idea de que probablemente no habrá tal cosa）。Hay algunas cosas que no tengo muy claras algunas cosas aún o que han quedado por ahí tomadas sin importancia， como lo que hicieron Taryn y Madoc cuando Cardan estaba envenenado， no sé que pasó exactamente ahí。 Lo releí y todo pero siento que debió especificarlo más。 O lo de Fantasma， o lo de la madre de Jude。 Siento que se ha dejado de lado。 Espero en este libro lo mencione un poco más。Siento que el personaje de Jude está empezando a caer en un ciclo de pelear y mentir， pelear y mentir。 Vale， entiendo que esté en una situación que lo amerita pero se puede volver algo aburrido con el tiempo。La trama cada vez se centra más en lo "político" y menos en lo romántico， pero eso no le quita emoción ni nada。 A ver qué nos deparará el desenlace de esta trilogía 👀 。。。more

Dayna ，

Our girl Jude is Wonder Woman over here。 Even with the best intentions she still got burned from all sides。 I have yet to understand the draw for our High King， Cardan。 Hopefully， with his magical abilities， he can pull another shocker for me to fall madly in love。The title of the 3rd book makes sense with that ending。 Just damn。。YA spicy scenes are funny to me。That is all for now。

Palmer ，

1 step forward， 3 steps back by olivia rodrigo… but make it a book

Sofia ，

So damn good but what was that ending omg！

Katie Hays ，

*4。5/5*I’m so confused…and so hurt。

Erica ，

I have Wicked Whiplash！！！！ What just happened？！？！？！？！ I need to find out asap！ Here I come The Queen of Nothing！

Teagan ，

The second book in the Folk of Air series is jus as good as the first。 If not better。 Scheme upon scheme upon scheme。 The Wicked King takes you through the Court of Elfhame and how Jude is gonna manage to keep her power in it。 Also her life。 In a world where everyone has their own plot for revenge or power， Jude becomes the centre of it as she quietly manipulated the crown from the shadows。 Seriously such a good book。 So much happened in this book it left me a little confused at times。 But it wa The second book in the Folk of Air series is jus as good as the first。 If not better。 Scheme upon scheme upon scheme。 The Wicked King takes you through the Court of Elfhame and how Jude is gonna manage to keep her power in it。 Also her life。 In a world where everyone has their own plot for revenge or power， Jude becomes the centre of it as she quietly manipulated the crown from the shadows。 Seriously such a good book。 So much happened in this book it left me a little confused at times。 But it was easy to glean that Jude couldn’t really trust anyone in Elfhame。 But she powered through it and kept her head up high。 Jude’s character seems to just keep getting better and better as I read。 The end left me shocked even though it kind of got spoiled for me。 Finding out how exactly it happened is what left me reeling。 The Folk of Air series may just go down on my list of fantasy staples。 Because it is definitely a book you need to read if you love fantasy。 。。。more

Diana ，

4。5 so the title of the next book makes sense now！ Little pissed at …。 all of the characters though。 Lol

Assean ，

No co ja tu mogę więcej napisać。。。 TYLU zwrotów akcji się nie spodziewałam i zaraz zabieram się za trzecią część！ Naprawdę w trakcie czytania towarzyszyło mi wiele emocji i bardzo wczułam się w fabułę！

Sonia Reyes ，

I don’t understand how these books are so popular。 The plot is quite silly， to be honest。 I’m only getting through them because I’m listening to the audiobooks while doing chores。

midnightluvrgirl ，

jude is such a badass i cannot。

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