The Cruel Prince
by Holly Black
Our rating
Spice: none. Darkness: dark.
A mortal girl raised in Faerie after the man who murdered her parents adopted her. Jude wants power, Cardan wants her gone, and nobody in this court is nice. No spice, all knives.
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Is The Cruel Prince spicy?
No. The Cruel Prince has no sex on the page. If there's romance it stays at kissing or happens off-page, so it's a safe pick if you want zero spice.
How dark is The Cruel Prince?
We rate The Cruel Prince 3 out of 5 for darkness (dark). The big content warnings are graphic violence, murder, physical or emotional abuse, death of a loved one. The full list is further down the page.
Do you need to read The Folk of the Air in order?
The Cruel Prince is book 1 of The Folk of the Air, so it's the place to start. The series has 3 books on our list so far and is complete.
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Content warnings
Show 4 content warnings for The Cruel Prince
- Graphic violence
- Murder
- Physical or emotional abuse
- Death of a loved one
These are our own notes, not a complete list. If something matters a lot to you, check reviews too.
Details
- Series
- The Folk of the Air, book 1
- Series status
- Complete
- Pages
- 378
- First published
- 2018
- Genre
- Romantasy, Dark Fantasy
