A spy thriller set in fairy land by Holly Black. This is what this book is! It has the pace of a spy thriller with all the magic of a fairy land-based fantasy. What’s not to love? Politics, swords, magic, plots and poison. Sign me up. The plot twists! Man did they get me. One nearing the last quarter hit me like a ton of bricks. I did not see it coming, at all. I usually see where the plot is heading due to my educational background in screenwriting and my dabbles in creative writing but nope, this caught me off guard. Then I ended up being so absorbed in one plot twist that I didn’t see the other coming. Like a game of cups, the ball is under this cup, watching the cup, watching the cup, point to the one I think it’s in and bam, wrong! I was too in the moment, too in the characters shoes, watching the people in the scene through the main character’s eyes, concentrating on feeling my way through the crowd so much so that I just didn’t click. It’s written in a very fae like manner. With strategy, trickery and misdirection. Which has been a joy to read. This book, I have honestly loved it! The worldbuilding, the fairy fruit, the different creatures and the differing social structures and etiquette, arghh this one is not one to miss. I can’t believe it has taken me so long to get around to reading it. I don’t usually jump straight into book two when reading a series, but I just can’t help myself. Quite literally the only thing I wasn’t too keen on was a ‘he was bullying you because he likes you’ vibe to a relationship that bloomed, I won’t say who but it didn’t sit right with me, or how I feel the character would have reacted but other than that one brief moment, which after that the dynamic seemed far more natural, the main character stayed true to her context, her experience. You feel her past in every decision she makes. The Cruel Prince is an epic fantasy and I can’t wait to finish the series. Thank you Holly Black for an amazing ride!
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