The Cruel Prince
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The Cruel Prince

by Holly Black

2018•Fantasy•378 pages

Taste attributes: fantasyteenmyth/fairytalepoliticalromanceimaginarylinearglossyemotive & stirringdeep rivalryfish out of water/culture clashcomplex relationship

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Boxlist takeAn otherworldly fantasy novel, glossy rather than gritty. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: glossy · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

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4.0 / 5

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About This Book

GUARD YOUR MORTAL HEART. JUDE WAS SEVEN 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.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

FantasyTeenMyth/fairytalePoliticalRomanceDeep rivalryFish out of water/culture clashComplex relationship

Subjects

FantasyPrincesCourts and courtiersOrphansFairiesSistersJuvenile fictionFantasy fiction

Details

Author
Holly Black
Published
2018
Pages
378
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