The Cruel Prince (The Folk of the Air #1)
Holly Black
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Glimpses and kisses [?]
· 737 ratings · 416 pages · Published: 02 Jan 2018
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 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.
As Jude becomes more deeply embroiled in palace intrigues and deceptions, she discovers her own capacity for trickery and bloodshed. But as betrayal 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.
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- fantasy 43
- fae 41
- enemies to lovers 38
- take-charge heroine 37
- royal hero 37
- cruel hero/bully 36
- slow burn 34
- young adult 31
- vengeance 30
- magic 29
- dangerous heroine 29
- love triangle 24
- bad boys 23
- competent heroine 22
- non-human hero 22
- class difference 21
- independent heroine 21
- angst 20
- high fantasy 19
- warrior heroine 19
- forbidden love 18
- grumpy/cold hero 18
- suspense 17
- war 16
- virgin heroine 16
- political/court intrigue 16
- grumpy/ice queen 15
- m-f romance 15
- betrayal 15
- tortured hero 14
- contemporary 13
- urban fantasy 12
- other man/woman 12
- first person pov 10
- mystery 9
- found family 6
- alpha male 5
- monsters 5
- paranormal 4
- dystopian 3
- dark romance 3
- himbo 1
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- abuse 28
- third party abuse 16
- death / grief 14
- substance abuse 12
- graphic violence 10
- human trafficking 9
- torture of side characters 8
- torture of mcs 7
- self harm 6
- suicide / ideation 6
- alcoholism 6
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The 'The Folk of the Air' series
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