by Holly Black
Part of The Folk of the Air
First published 2018
Jude was seven when her parents died and she was taken to live in the High Court of Faerie. Ten years later, she desperately wants to belong among the fey, even though she remains mortal. The faeries see her as inferior, especially Prince Cardan, the cruel youngest son of the High King. Cardan torments Jude relentlessly, yet she finds herself drawn to his terrible beauty. To earn her place at court, Jude must stand up to Cardan and face his retaliation. She throws herself into the palace's deadly games of power and betrayal, discovering she has a talent for violence. When civil war erupts across the faerie courts, Jude must make dangerous choices to protect her sisters and the realm itself. Her struggle becomes a battle between her human heart and her fierce ambition to prove she belongs in this world of immortal enemies.
Genres: romance, fantasy, young-adult, dark-fantasy, young-adult-fantasy
Vibes: atmospheric, dark, morally-complex, seductive, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, fish-out-of-water, found-family, slow-burn-romance
Setting: Faerie, High Court
370 pages · Paperback · Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Content warnings: abuse, violence