The Wicked King by Holly Black Review
The Wicked King By Holly Black Book two of The Folk of the Air trilogy My Rating: ★★★★★ Genres: YA Fiction, Fantasy, Romance The Wicked King continues on from Holly Black's first book in the series The Cruel Prince (review here ), so make sure to read that first. Even without liars, there can still be lies. Five months after Jude has crowned Cardan against his will, things aren't exactly going terribly, but that's not to say they couldn't get better. Navigating the world of politics has never been easy in Faerie, especially for Jude, a young mortal woman, who cannot reveal her biggest secret yet: she controls the High King of Elfhame. To make matters even harder, Cardan is determined to undermine and show up Jude, despite his uncommon curiosity about her. When Cardan is shot and nearly killed by a jealous ex-lover, the shooter reveals to Jude what she already fears: someone she trusts has already betrayed her. Jude knows that she must find the ...