A review by mangosugar
The Cruel Prince by Holly Black

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

i can’t believe this was a decently good read. the entertainment of the story bumped it up a whole star but the writing… really hope holly black stops having our girl narrate directly to the reader and quite literally list out backstory instead of, you know, properly writing it into the narrative. otherwise a solid YA fantasy romance. easily better than acotar but let’s be real almost anything is better than that shitfest