Title: The Cruel Prince
Author: Holly Black
Publisher: Hot Key Books
Publication Date: 2 January 2018
Genre: Young Adult Fantasy
Where To Purchase: Takealot, Exclusive Books, Book Depository
Rating:
Holly Black’s The Cruel Prince has found itself caught up in tons of hype over the past few months. Fans the world over have been placing this novel on the highest pedestal and speaking nothing but praises for it. It’s no secret that I am the type of reader that often gets pulled into reading a book by hype alone (and I usually find myself participating in said hype after reading the book myself). Whilst there have been some exceptions to this, The Cruel Prince is definitely not one of them. If I could erase my own memory of reading The Cruel Prince just to do so again with fresh eyes, I would – it was that phenomenal. Holly Black builds her novel upon the foundations of complex family dynamics and the dark, ominous setting of Faerie to produce a story filled to the brim with politics, deception, and conflicted characters. This page-turner definitely deserves a 5-star rating!