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The Queen of Nothing by Holly Black

I really enjoyed this series. Enemies-to-lovers is one of my favourite tropes and I so rarely see it done well. I think Black did an excellent job of portraying two people who resent, fear, and mistrust each other who are still irrevocably pulled into each others’ orbit. Their relationship is so fraught they are both […]

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The Wicked King by Holly Black

I DID NOT SEE THAT ENDING COMING HOLY SHIT!!! That’s it. That’s the post. OK, starting right with that curve-ball, I have trouble believing that Cardan isn’t banishing Jude in part because it will keep her safe. He saw what shape she was in when she returned from Queen Orlagh’s court. Jude is going to […]

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The Cruel Prince by Holly Black

When she is seven years old, Jude and her sisters are stolen into the land of fae. Ten years later her older sister is planning to return to the human realm but Jude and her twin Taryn feel anchored to the fairylands – having grown up there, it’s now their home. Both plan to find […]

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