The Wicked King

Ordering this had me refreshing the "Track my order" at least twice per minute. The perfect mix of mystery, thriller, and romance. If you're a sucker for dramatics what are you doing with your life if you haven't read this series? The book came in perfect condition no creases and no bends or anything of that sort in the pages.

Love love loved this book! It had everything I wanted. Simple, easy to follow and a little romance thrown. But the book was a defect, few pages had weird paper folded as if the printer malfunctioned or something

“I want to tell you so many lies.”This book is so much fun. I heard the praise Holly Black received for this series but honestly it made me very skeptical, especially as this is branded a YA series. Despite that, I fell in love with The Cruel Prince and the same happened with The Wicked King. And while I adore the relationship between Jude and Cardan, the strongest part of the this book is the world Holly created. The bulk of this book is court intrigue, scheming and manipulation, and a slow burn combined with relentless angst.“Kiss me again,” he says, drunk and foolish. “Kiss me until I am sick of it.”I am going to start with Jude and Cardan. Together, they have undeniable chemistry but Jude is the stand out star in this series. She has easily become one of my all time favorite heroines. She is still scheming relentlessly to keep the power she stole while also quickly realizing keeping power is much more challenging than gaining power in the first place. Cardan, he is just as delightful as he was in The Cruel Prince. He is hilarious, angsty, and full of moments that left me surprised and intrigued. He plays the aloof King so so damn well and then comes from seemingly nowhere with a surprise turn of events where it's clear he is more clever and trickery than he appears.While Jude is timeless, Taryn keeps solidifying her spot as worst sister in the history of ever. She is exceptionally pathetic and I don't know why Jude wastes her time. I understand it's her twin but she has done nothing to earn the loyalty Jude extends to her. Taryn betrayed her twin sister in the worst way to "capture" Locke and now she must reap what she sowed. I am actually here for Taryn's downfall. Jude is too good for Taryn.“Once upon a time, there was a human girl stolen away by faeries, and because of that, she swore to destroy them.”I was captivated throughout the entire novel by the world Holly created, the relationships she has developed (especially between Madoc and Jude...I could discuss this dynamic for days) and the unraveling plot that consistently kept me on the edge of my seat. Honestly, I usually stay away from YA series because, candidly, I have outgrown them. This series continues to keep me entranced and on my toes with the next twist.“He looks up at me with his night-colored eyes, beautiful and terrible all at once. “For a moment,” he says, “I wondered if it wasn’t you shooting bolts at me.”I make a face at him. “And what made you decide it wasn’t?”He grins up at me. “They missed.”

Great book

Este segundo libro te engancha más a la historia y de verdad que se vuelve más interesante, no podía dejar de leerlo, y cuando lo termine quería saber que pasaba después.

Ce livre m'a été demandé en cadeau de Noël, je ne peux donc pas témoigner personnellement de sa qualité, je peux seulement indiquer que la personne à qui je l'ai offert est ravie !

The Wicked King was an amazing sequel to Cruel Prince, an intriguing YA fantasy that revolved around trying to keep her control over Cardan and fighting the trouble brewing in court.The story was about deceit, mind games, trust, betrayal, court politics, game of power, secrets, cruelty, and love.Most of the chapters ended with quote worthy lines.Plot was more tense, dark and filled with mind games and politics.First half of the book was a bit steady paced with all political things, managing meeting, ravels and Court of Shadows with attack that kept things spiced up but as Taryn’s wedding neared things became exciting and the second part of the book was just brilliant with so many twists and turns.Characters were as interesting and complex as first book. There was a good development in Jude and Cardan. I enjoyed reading more about Cardan and also Jude’s parents. Most of the characters were unlikable and I didn’t trust any of them which made plot tense and tight.The world was great. I enjoyed exploring the undersea and knowing more about how the power of High King actually works and what Cardan can do with it.There was some progress in romance. Me and @readingtonic2020 both agree that it can’t be love if they don’t trust each other fully but we are curious how it’s going to develope. It’s not normal kind we see in other books.Overall, Wicked King was brilliant, fascinating, captivating and wicked YA fantasy filled with bloody politics and amazing twist and turns.I highly recommend this book if you like,Royal politics and political intriguepower gamecomplex characters and plotcruel and twisted worldenemies-to-lovers arcBlood-thirsty YA fantasy