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POV: me halfway through The Cruel Prince waiting for the enemies to become lovers 🤣😂😭!!! #CruelPrince

Jude, a human, stuck in the fairy world where her step father lives strives to make a name for herself.

Holly Black really likes her plot twist. That‘s all I‘m going to say.

Here is my Bookspin TBR for the month! 😊

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First book of the “Folk of the air” series. 3⭐️ out of 5
I really liked the enemies to lovers trope in this book. In addition we love a strong, independent, female MC, who‘s underestimated by everyone just to prove that they were wrong. It took me a while to get used to Faerie, though. The book was good, but for me it didn‘t live up to the Bookstagram hype and I liked the plot twists better in the other books.

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Folk of the Air book 1 for #serieslove2023
I‘ve been wanting to read this series for a while & it did not disappoint. The FMC is awesome, worldbuilding was great, motivations mostly make sense. It was really delightful. Light on romance but I didn‘t miss it & I‘m looking forward to seeing where this series leads.

Def recommended if you like YA fantasy with more action than intimacy.

Quick easy read. I'm not sure how I feel about the plot of the story yet, but I am hoping the other 2 books of the series are more exciting. I listened to the audiobook and read some on a kindle... each had some additional creative touches I hadnt experienced before (music on the audible & adorable woodland doodles on the chapter markers in the book)

I love fantasy. Especially dark, mischievous characters. The folk of the air series has been my favorite so far. I really love the faeries and wish at times that I could've been one. 🤷🏻 #SundayFunday 🎶 better than a Monday 🎶 @ozma.of.oz

My reread of The Cruel Prince is going well! I‘m also hoping that since I am off for 2 weeks recovering from a mild surgery, I *should* be able to finish the series as well 📚

Another day, another #AuldLangSpine book checked off the list. This was more fantasy than I‘m used to, which me go into it with zero expectations. A lot more plot twists and turns than I could‘ve imagined. Thanks @BarkingMadRead for another good one!

I feel like I‘m doing a real throw back; but I‘m going to finish these series! I‘m in the middle of The Cruel Prince so I can FINALLY finish this trilogy, then I‘m restarting the Throne of Glass series for the third time😅 I have no idea how I‘ve avoided spoilers for both series for so long, but for once my ignorance has been bliss📖🙌🏼

My friend recommended this to me and I was skeptical. At first, I didn‘t like it, but after the first couple of chapters, I was hooked. The way Jude was written as the “independent girl-boss” was amazingly well-done and all the other characters were also well-written. I loved Cardan‘s complex personality. I loved Jude. I loved their bantering. I loved the intensity and plot-twists of the story. Amazing read and I can‘t wait for the 2nd book.

The Folk of the Air series is my new obsession. First book I've read by Holly Black, and certainly not the last! I am going to devour these books. Elfhame is just the type of world I want to get lost in, with its fairy magic and mystical creatures. I will forever stand by my position that hobs DO NOT fly, but the detail quickly became irrelevant due to all the dramatic treachery that ensued.
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"For fun." ?

I love you, Jude. ❤️
I'm also loving this series so much I'm most likely going to create these characters in my Sims4 save. Yes, I have a specific neighborhood I use in the game just to house characters from books I read. I am that cool. ?

This minor detail is going to make my nerd brain explode. 🤯
I just read Legend and Lattes featuring a hob, and now I feel like I'm reading about a completely different creature. Hobs fly??? Since when?
I haven't found any online lore stating this. (Yes, I searched about 20 minutes lol) Maybe it's just a creative decision on the authors part. Either way, it's bothering me. Other than that, I'm enjoying this so far!😅

I liked this one, which is unsurprising since I almost always enjoy YA fantasy. I think it plays with certain genre tropes in an interesting way, particularly in the relationships between several of the main characters. The plot is entertaining and propulsive, part coming-of-age, part court intrigue, but what I found more interesting is the characterization, particularly how different character respond differently to ongoing trauma and danger.

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“If you hurt me, I wouldn‘t cry. I would hurt you back.”

Totally enjoyed this reread of the Cruel Prince. Jude is still one of my fav fantasy MC. She is perfectly flawed and I really enjoy the dynamic between her and Maddox.

Ahhhhhh i put this one off for a long time and I‘m kicking myself for it because I‘m obsessed with this series now. I‘m in the middle of book three- listening on audiobooks via Libby- amazing narration. Such a good book/series. #highlyreccomend #yesplease #5stars #fairies #fae

This series is quite popular, and it is definitely well-written. However, I was not the biggest fan of the first in the series. After reading the synopsis of the second, I've decided to give it a try but for some reason some aspects of the plot were confusing to me and I didn't like some parts of it.

Needed an entertaining easy read as I've been unwell today. Enjoyed this and looking forward to the second book also available on Prime Reading 😊

On a drowsy Sunday afternoon, a man in a long dark coat hesitated in front of a house on a tree-lined street.
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📚The Cruel Prince, Coldest girl in coldtown
💻Suzanne Collins
🎥Castle, Call me Kat
🎶Spencer Charnas
🎼Cry baby by the Neighbourhood

Fantastic fantasy filled with faeries, betrayals, and complex characters. I loved the world Holly Black created here and am jumping straight into the sequel!

I have to admit I found the beginning very boring until the coronation/betrayal chapters.
After that it did get fun and now I‘m excited to read the next one. I feel like I‘ll like that plot way more than this one.

Full Review: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/26032825

So I picked this back up and just finished it loved the twist and turns along with the characters good read 📖🤗

? January 16th, 2022
Woooow, I now understand why this book is a NYT no.1!
The lore is original, and even though I thought the plot was "foreseeable", I still was surprised from time to time :)
I will continue reading the saga.

this book made me love a guy with a tail! i feel like it would be nice to forget everything just so i could read it for the first time again. also there‘s a nice plot at the end.
i need to highlight that scene which has the knife in the neck thing🤭😂
before i forget… i surely recommend those who had just finished the book to look for the memes about it on twitter. they‘re the best! just take care with the spoilers #thecruelprince

Come back when returning feels like a hard choice instead of an easy one.

I swear myself into your service. I will act as your hand. I will act as your shield. I will act in accordance with your will. Let it be so for one year and one day…and not for one minute more

Never is like forever.

But we all want stupid things. That doesn‘t mean we should have them.

In moments like these, it is almost possible to think there is no river of spilled blood between us all.

Right then, I feel as though he sees everything—every hope of my heart, every stray thought I‘ve had before falling into an exhausted sleep each dawn.

I thought I was playing the game of pissing off people who hated me already and eating the consequences.

What you lack is nothing to do with experience.

Even if, by some miracle, I could be better than them, I will never be one of them.

They highlight that I am vulnerable. No matter how careful I am, eventually I‘ll make another misstep. I am weak. I am fragile. I am mortal. I hate that most of all.

“I thought I was supposed to be good and follow the rules,” I say. “But I am done with being weak. I am done with being good. I think I am going to be something else.”

There‘s always something left to lose.

“Do you know what they call us?” she demands. “The Circle of Worms."

I want to feel something, something besides a vague queasiness. I want to feel more, but every time I look at it, I feel less.

We rise when the shadows grow long and head to our beds before the sun rises.

Here, I am the strange one, with my blunt fingers, round ears, and mayfly life.

There, you will be rich beyond measure. There, you will be with your own kind.

She wasn‘t even scared. She wasn‘t sure she felt anything at all.