Of course I want to be like them. They’re beautiful as blades forged in some divine fire. They will live forever.
And Cardan is even more beautiful than the rest. I hate him more than all the others. I hate him so much that sometimes when I look at him, I can hardly breathe.
Jude was seven years old when her parents were murdered and she and her two sisters were stolen away to live in the treacherous High Court of Faerie. Ten years later, Jude wants nothing more than to belong there, despite her mortality. But many of the fey despise humans. Especially Prince Cardan, the youngest and wickedest son of the High King.
To win a place at the Court, she must defy him–and face the consequences.
In doing so, she becomes embroiled in palace intrigues and deceptions, discovering her own capacity for bloodshed. But as civil war threatens to drown the Courts of Faerie in violence, Jude will need to risk her life in a dangerous alliance to save her sisters, and Faerie itself.
Jan’s Review
I have a huge amount of love for books that have to do with the fae realm. Julie Kagawa is the one to thank for that she drew me in with her Fae series i never looked back. I am especially intrigued when it involves humans attempting to live among the fae. This book is all that and more. You have our human girl Jude with her siblings being raised by her fae farther who murdered her human parents and has taken them all to live in the fae realm.
Holly Black does an amazing job of describing all the wonderful parts of the realm and how the whole hierarchy of government works. Prince Cardan plays his part in this story masterfully well. The twists in this story are not all what you think they will be. It a great start to a series and i am eager for more.
I really enjoyed this book too! I can’t wait for the next book. ❤️