The Cruel Prince (The Folk of the Air #1)
Holly Black
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Glimpses and kisses [?]
· 614 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.
Tagged as:
- fantasy 40
- fae 37
- royal hero 36
- enemies to lovers 36
- take-charge heroine 35
- cruel hero/bully 34
- slow burn 31
- young adult 29
- vengeance 28
- dangerous heroine 28
- magic 27
- love triangle 23
- non-human hero 23
- bad boys 22
- angst 20
- independent heroine 20
- class difference 19
- competent heroine 19
- warrior heroine 18
- grumpy/cold hero 17
- high fantasy 17
- forbidden love 16
- suspense 16
- war 15
- contemporary 14
- grumpy/ice queen 14
- virgin heroine 14
- betrayal 14
- tortured hero 13
- m-f romance 13
- political/court intrigue 13
- urban fantasy 12
- other man/woman 11
- first person pov 9
- alpha male 8
- mystery 8
- paranormal 5
- monsters 5
- found family 5
- dystopian 3
- dark romance 3
- himbo 1
- tortured heroine 1
- Add topics
- content warnings
- abuse 26
- third party abuse 14
- substance abuse 12
- death / grief 12
- graphic violence 9
- torture of side characters 8
- human trafficking 8
- torture of mcs 7
- self harm 6
- suicide / ideation 5
- alcoholism 5
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The 'The Folk of the Air' series
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