Holly Black

Tony DiTerlizzi

In the final installment of Beyond the Spiderwick Chronicles, Nick and Laurie had thought they solved their giant problems when they drove all the giants into the sea. But now, the Grace kids have come back to tell them they may have more trouble coming their way! It turns out the giants control the population of Hydra, a dragon like creature that is creating sinkholes all over Florida. But with the mermaids refusing to return the giants to the shore, the nixie's still missing and the threat of a destroyed Florida drawing closer, the kids have to take matters in their own hands. Will Nick and Laurie be able to stop the destruction they unwittingly caused? Can a new giant hunter help save the day? Can Arthur Spiderwick's Field Guide help them out of this or are they on their own? Find out in the final conclusion of the Spiderwick saga!

The Wyrm King

The enchanting and bloodthirsty sequel to the New York Times bestselling novel The Cruel Prince. You must be strong enough to strike and strike and strike again without tiring. The first lesson is to make yourself strong. After the jaw-dropping revelation that Oak is the heir to Faerie, Jude must keep her brother safe. To do so, she 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 easy to control. 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 own 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.

The Folk of the Air #2

The Wicked King

Edna Aviles

This is what power feels like, pure unfettered power. It's great. 

rose.

If you're the sickness, I suppose you can't also be the cure.

"I wondered if it wasn't you shooting bolts at me."

I have heard that for mortals, the feeling of falling in love is very like the feeling of fear.

Power is much easier to acquire than it is to hold on to.

Paige Leitner

"Wait," I say, pitching my voice loud enough to carry. The imps hesitate. Cardan's expression is unreadable. 

I reach down and catch hold of my hem, then pull the dress I am wearing over my head. It's a simple thing- comes off just as simply. I stand in the middle of the party in my underwear, daring them to say something. Daring Cardan to speak. 

"Now I am ready to put on my new gown," I say. There are a few cheers, as though they don't understand the game is humiliation. Locke, surprisingly, appears delighted. 

Cardan steps close to me, his gaze devouring. I am not sure I can bear his cutting me down again. Luckily, he seems at a loss for words. 

"I hate you," I whisper before he can speak.

"Say it again," he says as the imps comb my hair and place the ugly, stinking crown on my head. His voice is low. The words are for me alone.

THE LAYERS TO THIS,,,,, It never clicked in my head that his mother stayed in that room omg

Kaitlyn

“I hope you aren't going to ask me for your rooms in the palace. I'm afraid I've set them on fire."

He refuses to allow himself all the thoughts that follow, refuses to remember how Jude's breath hitched when he touched her, as though with desire. Or the way she closed her eyes tight, as though she couldn't bear to see who made her feel that way.

I KNEW THIS WAS GOING TO HAPPEN BC SPOILERS BUT I DIDNT KNOW IT WOULD HAPPEN HEREEEEEE

"Hear my judgment," Cardan says, authority ringing in his voice. I exile Jude Duarte to the mortal world. Until and unless she is pardoned by the crovwn, let her not step one foot in Faerie or forfeit her life."

"Will you Alood the land now?" Cardan asks Orlagh with perfect calm, as though he didn't just cause a fourth island to rise from the sea.

OEHSAODJWODNAKDK I know everything is going to go downhill from here,,,,

I have found something far more blasphenmous than spreading out on the bed of the High King, far more blasphemous than sneaking Car- dan's signet onto my finger, or even sitting on the throne itself. I haye become the Queen of Faerie.

I FLINCHED WHATTTTTT OSHAISNWDOWJDIWNDKSN

"Marry me," he says. "Become the Queen of Elfhame."

"But how did she make you agree?" I demand. "She has no power. She could pretend to be me, but she couldn't force you—“ He puts his head in his long-fingered hands. "She didnt have to command me, Jude. She didn't have to use any magic. I trust you. I trusted you."

"You should go.” “ Why?" I ask, annoyed. For one, this is my room. For another, I am trying to keep him alive. He looks at me solemnly. “Because I am going to retch.”

IN A WORLD WHERE NO ONE IS ON HER SIDE HE WILL ALWAYS BE THERE 😭😭

"Jude Duarte, you will leave the High King's side," Balekin says. At that tone, Cardan's focus narrows. I can see him straining to concentrate. "She will not," he says.

Ohhhhhhh he is quite well-versed with flattery tehehehe

"Sweet Jude. You are my dearest punishment."

I know he’s drunk out of his mind and doing this at an inappropriate time but I find this endearing.

"Yes, my sweet villain, my darling god. I will be as sober as a stone carving, just as soon as I can." And with that, he kisses me on the mouth.

This is really sad. She has to doubt her twin sister in her trust because her fuckass twin would choose a man over her sister

But if I say all that, will she believe me?

I know he’s delusional and thinks they’re married in his head 🙈

Cardan gives us all a stern look, holding up a long- fingered hand with my stolen ruby ring still on one finger.

I hear the glamour enter his voice, heady and seductive and more powerful than I expected. "Crawl to me," he says with a grin. Embar- rassment pinks my cheeks.

"I wasn't kind, Jude. Not to many people. Not to you. I wasn't sure if I wanted you or if I wanted you gone from my sight so that I would stop feeling as I did, which made me even more unkind. But when you were gone-truly gone beneath the waves-I hated myself as I never have before."

“[…]But you do not know Balekin and Nicasia as I do—better they think you are important to me than to believe what they do to you is without consequences."

nggak kepikiran buat binge series ini tp abis ini i’ll go straight to the queen of nothing 😭😭😭😭 SOOOO GOODDDFFFD

hana

Cardan, while utterly himself, continued to surprise me. He's one of those unpredictable wildcard characters, and though nothing he does is really 'surprising', he still leaves you baffled and scratching your head at every turn. His relationship with Jude is tense, angsty, full of 'what even just happened' moments, and ahhh, I can't say much more. You never quite know what he has up his sleeve or his true intentions, and trust me, he'll leave you guessing until the very end - not to mention, he might be a tad more powerful than we all expected. He’s one of my favorite characters I think, I wanna jump right into the 3rd book.

micki

After finishing The Cruel Prince I was suddenly addicted to finding out what happened next. I consider this novel to be similar to the first in content, although the ending was a true cliffhanger that had me running to the store to get the next book. With tons of betrayal and romance, this novel was a serious page turner.

Anna

I love you, Cardan. I love you, Jude. I love you, Court of Shadow. Everyone else can go to hell.

Cici Pearson

Number 1 New York Times bestseller. An intoxicating and bloodthirsty sequel to the New York Times bestselling The Cruel Prince., nominated for the CILIP CARNEGIE MEDAL 2019 'Holly Black is the Faerie Queen' - Victoria Aveyard I have heard that for mortals, the feeling of falling in love is very like the feeling of fear. Jude has tricked Cardan onto the throne, binding him to her for a year and a day. But the new High King does everything in his power to humiliate and undermine her, even as his fascination with her remains undimmed. Meanwhile, a traitor in the court is scheming against her. Jude must fight for her life and the lives of those she loves, all while battling her own complicated feelings for Cardan. Now a year and a day seems like no time at all . . .

rara

this was a reread for me and adored it even more than the first time - truly a 5 star read in my opinion and i wish i could  experience reading this for the first time again

Eimear O'Connor 

without giving any spoiler, in my opinion the first book was good but this one was even better.

romy

Rhys Pekovitch

Svetlana 

How?? WHY? This literally broke my heart twice. First, reading really sad backstory of one of the main characters and then came the end. I’m so anxious now to read the last book. Holly Black once again did great job. With revealing characters personalities and loyalties, plotting and finished it with great ending.

Nothing memorable. Still will read last book.

Chourouk

this book was quite the callings for me to read because it was sometimes very weird and i was sometimes quite confused at how things went but the end of the book was so good i couldn't predict it. It was a good second book and i enjoyed it.

Kiran Aftab

4/4/23
Damn my heart hurts 

12/31/20
EXCUSE ME?!?!??! WHAT?!?!?

Couldn’t put this book done and honestly this series has been curing my reading slump syndrome since the first book :’) BUT I’M PISSED AT THE ENDING OF THIS SECOND BOOOKKKKKKK UGHHHHH

jude’s love language: kissing whilst holding a knife to cardan’s neck.

shiya

WOW cardan continues to shred my heart to pieces. I loved every second of scheming and the focus on expectations and how things are never quite how they seem. And the play on incorporating the prologue flashback throughout the entire book was gut wrenching. AND this was easily the most engaged I’ve ever felt with a middle book in a series.

Caitlin

WOW. This book felt a little like whiplash for a minute. The ending is incredibly done! 

WOW. This book felt a little like whiplash for a minute. The ending is incredibly done! 

Need the third book IMMEDIATELY.

Fantasy. As seneschal to High King Cardan, Jude must fight to keep control of the Faerie throne while her younger brother, Oak, enjoys the childhood she never knew

isabelle

a whirlwind of emotions and hard to put down Holly black has proven to be co sistent in her writing and is able to properly write a strong yet flawed female character in Jude

Amanda

THE ENDING wow I can't wait for the next one!

The Wyrm King

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