A review by kuojub
The Wicked King by Holly Black

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

It is as though Holly black thought the first book wasn't good enough (THO ITS PLENTY PERFECT) and she delivered the descendant of legends.

I will fan girl over this book till my very last breath.vthe cleverly written dialogue, the cunning characters, the foreshadowing?!? It's crazy. This book is good in the way then you can re-read the entire series again and again and still find new ways to love it. It's too clever to fathom on the first go.

Now. THE ENDING?
Wild second hand embarrassment the first time I read it. INSANE.
I NEED MORE. This is like Jude and her poisons, I constantly need more or I feel sick.

ALSO SPOILIES!
When Jude was captive under the water? The pure fucking panic on Cardans behalf? The boy is sickly smitten with her and IM GOBBLING IT UP BRO


Here's some reasons to love cardan so FRICKING much;

If you are the sickness I suppose you can't also be the cure.
Kiss me again, kiss me untill i am sick of it

Always the helpless romantic in plain hiding

The three of you have one solution to every problem. Murder. No key fits every lock.”

Someone tries to betray the High King, murder. Someone gives you a harsh look, murder. Someone disrespects you, murder. Someone ruins your laundry, murder.

I DIED LAUGHING HIS HUMOR IS THE BEST😭

Tell me again what you said at the revel,” he says, climbing over me, his body against mine.

“What?” I can barely think.

“That you hate me,” he says, his voice hoarse. “Tell me that you hate me.”

“I hate you,”
“I hate you. I hate you. I hate you.”

He kisses me harder.

Hes also hawwwtttt, no lies was told

If he thought I was bad, I would be worse. If he thought I was cruel, I would be horrifying.

But also just a sad puppy, a poor baby, let me cradle him :(

Sweet Jude, you’re my dearest punishment

Yes, my great villan, my darling god. I will be as sober as a stone carving, just as soon as I can

HIS. FUCKING. WORD. PLAY! ARRHHH

And here's to loving Jude;

Pain makes you strong, Madoc once told me, making me lift a sword again and again. Get used to the weight.
 
Forever a scheming queen ;)

I hate you," I breathed into his mouth. "I hate you so much that sometimes I can't think of anything else.

But also a hopeless romantic, just oblivious. Actually so many see past her her soft side, she has it, she shows it. She's just that good bruh

Kill him before he makes you love him.

Also forever an icon, no one will catch her lacking

You must be strong enough to strike and strike and strike again without tiring. The first lesson is to make yourself that strong.

But she's also so sad😭 take an actual second to let it sink in the fricking nightmare of a childhood she had-


But most importantly! FUCK TARYN!