The Queen of Nothing
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Holly Black
A powerful curse forces the exiled Queen of Faerie to choose between ambition and humanity in this highly anticipated and jaw-dropping finale to The Folk of the Air trilogy from a #1 New York Times bestselling author.He will be the destruction of the crown and the ruination of the thronePower is much easier to acquire than it is to hold onto. Jude learned this lesson when she released her control over the wicked king, Cardan, in exchange for immeasurable power.Now as the exiled mortal Queen of Faerie, Jude is powerless and left reeling from Cardan's betrayal. She bides her time determined to reclaim everything he took from her. Opportunity arrives in the form of her twin sister, Taryn, whose life is in peril.Jude must risk venturing back into the treacherous Faerie Court, and confront her lingering feelings for Cardan, if she wishes to save her sister. But Elfhame is not as she left it. War is brewing. As Jude slips deep within enemy lines she becomes ensnared in the conflict's bloody politics.And, when a dormant yet powerful curse is unleashed, panic spreads throughout the land, forcing her to choose between her ambition and her humanity . . .
Fantasy
Romance
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Author
Holly Black
Pages
320
Publisher
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Published Date
2019-11-19
ISBN
0316310409 9780316310406
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"The series comes to a gratifying end as Jude is called back to the fae court disguised as her twin sister. As enemies, both family and friends, close in around her Jude will discover true power and perhaps true love. Im so glad I listened to this book on audio, it was so delightful and hard to stop listening to. If you are a fan of author Sarah J. Maas, Holly Black’s characters reminded a lot of the independent heroins I became so fond of!"
Chena
"I think I liked this one the best out of the series. It has a happy ending that made me smile."
Meagan Khatthaname
"Definitely the best of the three - honestly much better writing than the first two, too!"
Brenna Luevano
"3/5 setting this squarely between books 1 and 2. a political thriller laced w fantasy that doesn’t reveal its teen romcom-ittude until the montage makeovers and cheesy romance scenes. still a lack of character developments in comparison to the first, but i ranked it better than the last if not only for the ability to get a formal and satisfying ending to the series once and for all. I enjoyed the series overall, and I am thankful for Black to inciting a small part of me to indulge in fantasy after a long time!"
Ari’s Corner
"my only complaint with this book is that i wish it was longer. a beautiful wrap up to not only jude and cardans story but everyone else's as well. this whole series was an absolute delight from start to finish. "
kelsey
"Liked this book and I felt like the ending was a good way to end the story. I love a good enemies to lovers trope and I’m excited to read the next one"
Gabby Lucas
"3/5 This is a fairytale! I like Holly Black’s writing style and the little intense, action-filled scenes in the book. Although this book really made me attached to Cardan (love interest), I am unfortunately disappointed in the romance. I never really bought the fact that Jude loves Cardan, but they did work out in the end :) For 3/4 of the book, I was invested. It felt like a magical story, and I was surely expecting a big bang in the end. However, the climax fell short.
The villain had spent months developing an entire army just to give up early, which was contradicting to their entire disposition. In addition, Jude fell into the background during the main battle. It was like she was an outsider who is just telling the story instead of being truly involved. All of her wit and schemings in the previous books (which is what make this series special) decreased drastically. I couldn’t relate to her emotions…I couldn’t understand why there were so little actions but so much descriptions and emotions. So, yeah…I feel like if readers were to stop at the second book….they wouldn’t miss much."
J L
"My favorite book in the series."
Sunflower
"Ahhhhh!!! I couldn't have asked for a better finale! I loved every second of this one. Jude + Cardan forever❤️"
Ella🫶
"i literally cried… like i’m not even joking. it wasn’t even sad it just was sweet at the end. i loved this whole series now i’m going to read the second novella. so sad that the series is over :("
ella
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