The Wicked King

The Wicked King

The enchanting and bloodthirsty sequel to the New York Times bestselling novel The Cruel Prince.

You must be strong enough to strike and strike and strike again without tiring.

The first lesson is to make yourself strong.


After the jaw-dropping revelation that Oak is the heir to Faerie, Jude must keep her brother safe. To do so, she has bound the wicked king, Cardan, to her, and made herself the power behind the throne. Navigating the constantly shifting political alliances of Faerie would be difficult enough if Cardan were easy to control. But he does everything in his power to humiliate and undermine her even as his fascination with her remains undiminished.

When it becomes all too clear that someone close to Jude means to betray her, threatening her own life and the lives of everyone she loves, Jude must uncover the traitor and fight her own complicated feelings for Cardan to maintain control as a mortal in a Faerie world.

Title : The Wicked King
Edition Language : English
ISBN : 9780316310338
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    The Wicked King Reviews

  • Melanie

    1.) The Cruel Prince ★★★★★1.5) The Lost Sisters ★★★★★ “Once upon a time, there was a human girl stolen away by faeries, and because of that, she swore to destroy them.” ...

  • chai ?

    Dear Holly Black,First of all, how dare you?Second of all, you are NOT supposed to go around stabbing people in the heart. That is illegal. This is illegal. Please stop writing illegal stuff.This book...

  • Miranda Reads

    I have read my way through 315 books to bring you my Top 10 Books of the Year (video) .Now you know that this one made the cut, check out my video review to see the others! ...

  • Brittney ~ Reverie and Ink

    "I want to tell you so many lies." A billion spiteful stars.Everything hurts, and no, I'm not okay. Holly is a delightfully cruel author and I love and hate her for it. It's very confusing....

  • Emily May

    Update Jan 8, 2019: It's here! Power is so much easier to acquire than it is to hold on to. So I'm officially ADDICTED.I can't say for sure what makes a good fantasy book for other people but, for m...

  • Emma Giordano

    This sequel was SPECTACULAR! I think I enjoyed it even more than book one!CW: violence, murder, death, tortureHolly Black has done it again. She’s revered as the “Queen of Faeries” for a reason ...

  • Kat

    jude duarte if you see this im free thursday night are you free thursday night to hang out on thursday night if you’re free i’d like to hang out thursday night please message me back if you’re f...

  • Victoria Aveyard

    At this point, I don’t know why the rest of us even try. I think I’m going to go into a coma until QUEEN OF NOTHING. ...

  • ? Lindsey Dahling ?

    Me, 99% of the book, watching Jude and Cardan interact: Me, during 1% of the book (if you’ve read it, YOU KNOW WHICH PART): Me, closing the back cover, lying to myself: Me, explaining to a therapist...

  • Elle (ellexamines)

    someone: why do you like this bookme, deep in an elaborate fantasy sequence in which Jude forces me onto a throne for her own selfish gain and is an ambitious bitch to me and treats me terribly but al...