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The Cruel Prince (The Folk of the Air, #1)

Holly Black

Start date: July 1, 2025

Finish date: July 31, 2025

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Mar 19, 2024 Proserpine rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: fiction, ya-fantasy, romance, young-adult, fantasy

“But I am done with being weak. I am done with being good. I think I am going to be something else." —Jude Duarte

Again, enemies-to-maybe-lovers trope is 🧎🏻‍♀️🧎🏻‍♀️🧎🏻‍♀️ I really resent Cardan characters at first. Also the I almost got bored at the first 50 pages. But after that the story and plot are getting more and more intriguing. Suka banget sama karaktet Oak, anak kecil luci imut gemes gitu aaaaa.

The tension between Jude and Cardan is *ugh* asdhdjdkd. It really is worth the hype. Not to men ...more

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Jan 13, 2025 ⋆ ˚｡⋆୨ Jinx Reads ୧⋆ ˚｡⋆ rated it it was amazing

{4.5 Stars}

It was better than I remembered, I hate-love Cardan so much it makes me want to punch him with a hug hammer! He is so cocky and sassy and I hate him so much because I adore him, I don’t know how to explain this feeling. Like damn him for being so hot, yet an asshole!! XS

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So.. my favourite character WAS Locke in my first read of this book until he angered me, then it changed up to The Ghost, because he is actually awesome. I spoiled myself and now I don’t know who to like i ...more

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Feb 05, 2022 ⋆.⭒ ara ୨୧ ˚⟡˖ ࣪ rated it it was amazing

Shelves: enemies-to-lovers, fae

One of my favorite series of ALL TIME. Jude is hands down one of my favorite characters ever, probably because I’m too similar to her 😭 the enemies to lovers will have you kicking your feet, throwing the book in second hand embarrassment, blushing, sighing, gasping, having to take breaks, and salivating for more. There’s no explicit smut but it’s honestly some of the HOTTEST writing anyways bc Holly is superb at crafting sexual tension and not having to result to actual porn to have steamy, dyna ...more

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Apr 02, 2024 Lily 🍉 rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: fantasy, romanceee, enemyyyyy

I really like this book!!!

Im in the middle of my fantasy book reading binge and this is so gooooodddodopdijfgbhkj

Cardan was the best character he was so funny and charming and also so lazy I just love it. His attitude is so hmf and I love it

Jude = QUEEEN
her stupid twin- SHE IS SUCH A WIMP AND SO ANNOYING
her older sister - eh she reminds me of brooke from dance moms

I notice that a lot of people don't like that anything happened til like 200 papers but I actually enjoyed that as it built up the ...more

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