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Literally Lenny

Lover of all books, big or small, old or new. I read and review books in the Young Adult genre. Welcome to my blog and I hope you stick around for more to come!


Genre: YA Fantasy
Pages: 384
Average Goodreads Rating: 4.24 stars

"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. Jude’s dream is to be one of the King’s knights, but in order to do so, she must first prove herself as a royal spy.  She becomes embroiled in palace intrigues and deceptions, but as civil war 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." - Goodreads


This story was phenomenal. It’s very rare that I become obsessed with a story, where I spend hours during the day just thinking about it, and that’s exactly what I did with The Cruel Prince. I heard about this story because someone had related it to ACOTAR, but to be honest, other than there being Fae involved, it’s not related at all. This was another book that I was not expecting to like, since in all honesty, i’m not a massive fantasy person. But this? Oh my goodness. I feel like ANYONE would love this book. It honestly has something for everyone. The action, fantasy, love, family, and villains.

Part of this takes place in “the real world” as well as the “fey world” and I loved Holly Black’s take on the two worlds and how they collide. I’m trying to think about something that I did not like about this book, and absolutely nothing comes to mind. Overall, I loved the writing, I loved the characters and how they developed, I loved the worlds, and I loved the plot and storyline. I loved it ALL.
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What's it about?

With revenge always on her mind, Tina spends the next four years surviving on the streets alone, working as a master thief for the Goondas, Sangui City’s local gang. It’s a job for the Goondas that finally brings Tina back to the Greyhill estate, giving her the chance for vengeance she’s been waiting for. But as soon as she steps inside the lavish home, she’s overtaken by the pain of old wounds and the pull of past friendships, setting into motion a dangerous cascade of events that could, at any moment, cost Tina her life. But finally uncovering the incredible truth about who killed her mother—and why—keeps her holding on in this fast-paced nail-biting thriller.

My Thoughts:

This book was absolute perfection. If I had to give one reason why you NEED to read this book, it's because it was inspired by real life refugee stories that the author spun into her own thriller.

I honestly hadn’t heard anything about this book until I went to a book signing that Natalie was part of. She gave her “elevator pitch” of her book, and I knew I was going to be obsessed with this book, and I was right.

I flew through this book because of how captivating the storyline was, but also because of the knowledge I was able to pick up from reading such a diverse story.



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Lenny's books

Lumberjanes, Vol. 5: Band Together
Cinder & Ella
Starry Eyes
As She Fades
Lumberjanes, Vol. 4: Out of Time
The Cruel Prince
Winter
Cress
Scarlet
Cinder
Look For Me
All the Missing Girls
Herding Cats: A Sarah's Scribbles Collection
Big Mushy Happy Lump
Wires and Nerve, Volume 1
Adulthood Is a Myth: A Sarah's Scribbles Collection
Ever the Hunted
Ms. Marvel, Vol. 3: Crushed
Ms. Marvel Vol. 2: Generation Why
Ms. Marvel, Vol. 1: No Normal


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