Review: The Wicked King

The Wicked King by Holly Black
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Oak is hiding in the human world until he is old enough to return to Faerie and assume his role as king. Jude has bound herself to the wicked king, Cardan, in order to keep her brother safe. Even though she is bound to Cardan, he isn’t controlled. He takes every opportunity to embarrass Jude and undermine the little power she has. To make matters worse, there is someone in Faerie who plans to betray her and would love nothing less than to take her life and the lives of those she loves. Will Jude discover who the traitor is before someone dies? Will she continue to fight the feelings she is beginning to have toward Cardan?

The Wicked King is the second book in The Folk of the Air series. The events in this book take place shortly after the ending of The Cruel Prince and Black doesn’t spend much time reviewing the events. Yet the review wasn’t needed. I quickly remembered who the main players were and what their backstories were. The backstabbing is continuous and it is definitely hard to remember who is friend and who is foe. Many second books fall flat, but this one holds its own and I can’t wait to get my hands on the next book, The Queen of Nothing.


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