Name: The Queen of Nothing
ISBN: 9781471407574

Holly Black

The intoxicating and bloodthirsty finale to the New York Times bestselling The Cruel Prince, nominated for the CILIP CARNEGIE MEDAL 2019, and New York Times bestseller The Wicked King After being pronounced Queen of Faerie and then abruptly exiled by the Wicked King Cardan, Jude finds herself unmoored, the queen of nothing. She spends her time with Vivi and Oak, watching reality television, and doing odd jobs, including squaring up to a cannibalistic faerie. When her twin sister Taryn shows up asking a favour, Jude jumps at the chance to return to the Faerie world, even if it means facing Cardan, who she loves despite his betrayal. When a dark curse is unveiled, Jude must become the first mortal Queen of Faerie and break the curse, or risk upsetting the balance of the whole Faerie world.

The Folk of the Air #3

The Queen of Nothing

Hana 

Dina Dellien

amelia grace 

angie

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amy hiraki

Suze

Nena Wyers 

“It’s you I love,” he says. “I spent much of my life guarding my heart. I guarded it so well that I could behave as though I didn’t have one at all. Even now, it is a shabby, worm-eaten, and scabrous thing. But it is yours.” He walks to the door to the royal chambers, as though to end the conversation. “You probably guessed as much,” he says. “But just in case you didn’t.”

Inés

kaii

Lavinia McDonald 

Natalia Melike

Erin McDonald

"My sweet nemesis, how glad I am that you returned."

Kaitlyn

Come home and shout at me. Come home and fight with me. Come home and break my heart, if you must. 

Lexi D

౨ৎ 

"It was terrifying," he says, "watching you fall. I mean, you're generally terrifying, but I am unused to fearing for you. And then I was furious. I am not sure I have ever been that angry before."

"Not you," he says in a way that sounds like a little lament. "You never break."

luca marie

Liz Walton

“I knew little else, but I always knew you.”

“Mock me all you like. Whatever I imagined then, now it is I who would beg and grovel for a kind word from your lips." His eyes are black with desire. "By you, I am forever undone.”

Anna Stewart

“I knew you liked her,” says Locke. “That’s why I had to have her first. Do you remember the party in my maze garden? How I kissed her while you watched?” 

“I recall that your hands were on her, but her eyes were on me,” Cardan returns.

Cassidy Nolan

I think of his riddle. How do people like us take off our armor? 

Someone

It’s you I love,” he says. “I spent much of my life guarding my heart. I guarded it so well that I could behave as though I didn’t have one at all. Even now, it is a shabby, worm-eaten, and scabrous thing. But it is yours.” He walks to the door to the royal chambers, as though to end the conversation. “You probably guessed as much,” he says. “But just in case you didn’t.

Sara Vasilescu

Cardan’s fingers dig into my back. He’s trembling, and whether it is from ebbing magic or horror, I am not sure. But he holds me as though I am the only solid thing in the world.

"Mock me all you like. Whatever I imagined then, now it is I who would beg and grovel for a kind word from your lips." His eyes are black with desire. "By you, I am forever undone." 

“Mock me all you like. Whatever I imagined then, now it is I who would beg and grovel for a kind word from your lips.” His eyes are black with desire. “By you, I am forever undone.”

Celina Blanco

“My sweet nemesis, how glad I am that you returned.”

tinica

A powerful curse forces the exiled Queen of Faerie to choose between ambition and humanity in this highly anticipated and jaw-dropping finale to The Folk of the Air trilogy from a #1 New York Times bestselling author. He will be the destruction of the crown and the ruination of the throne Power is much easier to acquire than it is to hold onto. Jude learned this lesson when she released her control over the wicked king, Cardan, in exchange for immeasurable power. Now as the exiled mortal Queen of Faerie, Jude is powerless and left reeling from Cardan's betrayal. She bides her time determined to reclaim everything he took from her. Opportunity arrives in the form of her twin sister, Taryn, whose life is in peril. Jude must risk venturing back into the treacherous Faerie Court, and confront her lingering feelings for Cardan, if she wishes to save her sister. But Elfhame is not as she left it. War is brewing. As Jude slips deep within enemy lines she becomes ensnared in the conflict's bloody politics. And, when a dormant yet powerful curse is unleashed, panic spreads throughout the land, forcing her to choose between her ambition and her humanity . . .

cardan passando pela mesma situação que meu amigo baratão de a metamorfose.

It keeps getting better! I loved book three. It's great to see the character's step into their roles as we progress and we learn more about them. I really like that this isn't a smutty book, the romance is the side plot for a change! 

Saffia

୨ৎ : "to you, i offer honey wine and the hospitality of my table. but to traitors and oath breakers, i offer my queens hospitality instead. the hospitality of knives."

i wish jude got to see carden’s letters because for the first like 60% of the book she truly thought carden didn’t care about her. which made me want to strangle her through the pages. 

the ending was absolutely perfect, she saved him despite believing he would die, and carden knew he’d save her despite everything. i just love them so fucking much and i’m so glad they got their well deserved ending.

*** updated: i forgot how much i missed this world. nothing will ever compare to them. i need this trilogy injected into my veins thats all. *** 

୨ৎ : "to you, i offer honey wine and the hospitality of my table. but to traitors and oath breakers, i offer my queens hospitality instead. the hospitality of knives."

— ☆ 5/5

i wish jude got to see carden’s letters because for the first like 60% of the book she truly thought carden didn’t care about her. which made me want to strangle her through the pages. 
the ending was absolutely perfect, she saved him despite believing he would die, and carden knew he’d save her despite everything. i just love them so fucking much and i’m so glad they got their well deserved ending.

*** updated: i forgot how much i missed this world. nothing will ever compare to them. i need this trilogy injected into my veins thats all. *** 

ngl reading this felt like doing shadow work i am also not a very forgiving person these days

rain

i love how you can never see what direction the plot is going. like cardan getting absorbed into a snake? that was sick. i love how there wasnt an instant fix between cardan & jude, it felt realistic and the way it wrapped up was great :-)

I am attached to this trilogy so much that when I finished this book I felt sad. Holly Black will be one of my favorite authors for fantasy.

ovgun

if he doesn't have a tail i don't want him

Jordan Chan 

Cut straight to the point, thankfully, as that was an issue i had with the other two books. Anyway, heather, they can never make me hate you. I liked the addition she had to this novel and the greater reach of how the mortal world intertwines with the faerie world. Jude  completely going through ego death, and yk what, still getting her work doneee. 

I liked how this book emphasized the difference taryn and jude were treated not only by madoc and oriana (good) but by the rest of the world (at least worse than jude was when she had real power) I think it really kicks in that reminder on why jude wanted power in the first place and why taryn acts so coddled. Because while jude has obviously aged mentally between the events of book 1 and 2 because of the swift change of her environment and relationships, taryn has not. She practically stayed the same because she had the same role in the two books.

It also uses Heather to show how vivi isn’t human and how she doesn’t understand how humans think. Jude says how the faeries are very straightforward and how vivi interprets heather’s words and doesn’t argue and just blindly agrees shows that.

also it brought up the concept that jude doesn’t trust herself, even when being crowned queen last book, when she gets banished she doesn’t trust herself as queen and cardan not to betray her so she takes the banishment without considering the loophole.

and cardan, poor guy is getting absolutely obliterated by jude for a misunderstanding (also him keeping the snow globe vivi got him is so cutie).  im sorry for ever doubting your game cardan because the amount of time he repeats jude is his wife or stands up for judes disrespect when he doesn’t really when its himself (in this book, there has been instances in the last books where he def overreacted or smth but im just speaking abt this book here)and they upped his sarcasm game and i love it.

chapters 13-15 were amazing, i lovee battle scenes that have so much more embedded into them. I am a sucker for character dynamics. I felt like this was a reunion and ever other line i was grinning ear to ear at what was unfolding in-front of me while also being very sad over some of the decisions made.

I also like how we see the characters grow into their positions. We really see jude become more sure of herself and simultaneously become a bit more ruthless. She lets her mortality that everybody sees as a weakness as a strength. And it’s really nice to see as a kind of closer to the series. Cardan also seems to grow, while jude becomes unapologetic like he was (but also not for no reason  of course) cardan in this book seems a lot more diplomatic, and it’s really nice to see. 

The ending of this book is so satisfying too. My only “issue” is that i wish it was a little longer, but really i dont want that too much either. And the epilogue is so sweet, who would i be to complain.

side note: i would love a novella of jude being absolutely insane in the mortal world.

melanie

Cut straight to the point, thankfully, as that was an issue i had with the other two books. Anyway, heather, they can never make me hate you. I liked the addition she had to this novel and the greater reach of how the mortal world intertwines with the faerie world. Jude  completely going through ego death, and yk what, still getting her work doneee. 

I liked how this book emphasized the difference taryn and jude were treated not only by madoc and oriana (good) but by the rest of the world (at least worse than jude was when she had real power) I think it really kicks in that reminder on why jude wanted power in the first place and why taryn acts so coddled. Because while jude has obviously aged mentally between the events of book 1 and 2 because of the swift change of her environment and relationships, taryn has not. She practically stayed the same because she had the same role in the two books.

It also uses Heather to show how vivi isn’t human and how she doesn’t understand how humans think. Jude says how the faeries are very straightforward and how vivi interprets heather’s words and doesn’t argue and just blindly agrees shows that.

also it brought up the concept that jude doesn’t trust herself, even when being crowned queen last book, when she gets banished she doesn’t trust herself as queen and cardan not to betray her so she takes the banishment without considering the loophole.

and cardan, poor guy is getting absolutely obliterated by jude for a misunderstanding (also him keeping the snow globe vivi got him is so cutie).  im sorry for ever doubting your game cardan because the amount of time he repeats jude is his wife or stands up for judes disrespect when he doesn’t really when its himself (in this book, there has been instances in the last books where he def overreacted or smth but im just speaking abt this book here)and they upped his sarcasm game and i love it.

chapters 13-15 were amazing, i lovee battle scenes that have so much more embedded into them. I am a sucker for character dynamics. I felt like this was a reunion and ever other line i was grinning ear to ear at what was unfolding in-front of me while also being very sad over some of the decisions made.

I also like how we see the characters grow into their positions. We really see jude become more sure of herself and simultaneously become a bit more ruthless. She lets her mortality that everybody sees as a weakness as a strength. And it’s really nice to see as a kind of closer to the series. Cardan also seems to grow, while jude becomes unapologetic like he was (but also not for no reason  of course) cardan in this book seems a lot more diplomatic, and it’s really nice to see. 

The ending of this book is so satisfying too. My only “issue” is that i wish it was a little longer, but really i dont want that too much either. And the epilogue is so sweet, who would i be to complain.

side note: i would love a novella of jude being absolutely insane in the mortal world.

Lucy Williams

cute! liked the ending 

good fairytale like trilogy 

i loved it :) happily ever afters are my weakness 

officially my favorite fantasy series, hands down

Taylor Grace

ganda no notes, the story, the drama the yearning, i ate it all up finished din within a day. 12pm na ako nakatulog kanina

mirko

The best book in the series so good I I love the story the plot so much it’s the most amazing thing ever

The ending was pretty rushed and weak, but I still enjoyed it and still had a lot of fun with this series. 

Edna Aviles

i thought some parts of this book were a little anticlimactic but regardless i really enjoyed the ending and i’m gonna miss the characters

micki

Guys dont judge me but I read this in a day… I would have given this one a 4.5, but the ending really threw me off. The beginning was a total page turner as I tried to recuperate from the cliffhanger of The Wicked King. I really loved the passion that began to flare from all directions in this book. The internal fight between loyalty, family, honour, and love were amazing and now I will not be sated until I find another story that can compete.

Anna

Honestly for the last book of a series featuring a truly badass fmc, I don't ask for much. I think this book's pacing was interesting compared to the two that came before. I vibed. 

Overall good but some things stay unanswered, i also feel like the 2nd part of the prophecy was so obvious with Cardan and the serpent and im surprised Jude didnt figure it out sooner.

Gracie

a full book abt cardan and jude being whipped for each other 🙂‍↕️🙂‍↕️🙂‍↕️

rara

Just finished it- and my god- this was sooo good and my favorite of the whole series.

romy

Wow!! This was SUCH a good ending to this series. No loose ends or anything that needs tied up. 

Cardan and Jude, I'm obsessed. They balanced each other so well and equally matched each other in so many ways. 

The series is YA, so it's easy to read and easy to follow. There are stronger political themes within it, though, which I really enjoyed. 

Paige Leitner

Wow!! This was SUCH a good ending to this series. No loose ends or anything that needs tied up. 

Cardan and Jude, I'm obsessed. They balanced each other so well and equally matched each other in so many ways. 

The series is YA, so it's easy to read and easy to follow. There are stronger political themes within it, though, which I really enjoyed. 

Królowa niczego

Maja

Jestem zakochana w tej serii. Ta część okazała się najlepszą ze wszystkich. Cardan i Jude, tak bardzo was uwielbiam i już za wami tęsknię

Holly Black’s writing is phenomenal, such a beautiful tying of threads. From the folklore to the devastating portrayal of love, in all its tortuous forms, this book will for forever be close to my heart. I don’t remember the last time a books ending made me cry so hard, but BOY did this one - partially because I didn’t want it to be over, but also because th ending was so beautiful and everything I wanted it to be. Will be rereading this series for years to come.

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