![]() ![]() Now, ten years later, Jude is trying to live among the fae, while constantly being reminded of her mortal human status. After that terrible night, she and her sisters are whisked away by the murderer to live in Faerie. ![]() ![]() Jude is a very young girl when she witnesses her parents murder. I will not even stand in front of misery that you choose for yourself.” “But I will not stand in front of your happiness. This book is so haunting, so dark, and so twisted. This entire book reads like one giant tragic ballad, yet it is equal parts heartbreak and hope. The amount of sticky notes and highlights I have in this book is ridiculous, but Holly Black’s writing is so poignant and lyrical and honestly the most perfect thing my eyes have ever seen. I want to be part of the unfolding of the tale.”Īnd the writing? I mean, not only is Holly Black the literal queen of all things fae, she is also the queen at stringing together words that make me feel everything in the entire universe. “Because you’re like a story that hasn’t happened yet. You want fae courts? Bloodthirsty fae royals fighting for a crown? Twists after twists and reveals after reveals? Heartwarming scenes followed by heart wrenching scenes? The slowest and most agonizing but also the most romantic and powerful and rewarding hate to love romance in the world? Pick this book up. Okay, sappy and heartwarming story aside, this book was honestly perfection in every aspect. And if I ever develop magical powers, one of the first thing I’m going to do is track down that Borders Outlet employee and thank her for making me the reader that I am today. I’ve been completely obsessed with fae stories ever since. And ten years later, I’ve never looked back. Well, she ended up handing me two, but one of them was Tithe by Holly Black, and this godsend Borders Outlet employee completely changed me and my reading life forever.Īfter that day, and after I inhale read that book, Holly Black became one of my favorite authors and my parents couldn’t keep unread fae fantasy books on my shelves. She was so kind and warm and enthusiastic, I couldn’t help but ask her to pick me one of her favorite fae stories. Well, while I was perusing the new releases on this autumn day back in the 2007, a worker came up to me and started talking to me about her love for books, but more importantly her love for fae books. Think things like James Patterson and John Grisham. I’ve always been a rather ravenous reader, but at that time in my reading life I was reading only crime thrillers. I was a young girl, at the mall with my mom, and we walked into a Borders Outlet. Okay, maybe I should start this review off with a personal story. I’m not sure how I’m even going to attempt to come up with a review fitting for this masterpiece, but I’m going to try. This book is a piece of heaven that was sent from above, this book is the perfection incarnate, this book is nothing short of magical, this book easily makes my top five books of all-time list, and this book is without a doubt the best book I’ve read in 2017. If you guys ever want to see what my true heart’s desires are on paper, read this book. ![]() “He looks like a faerie lover stepped out of a ballad, the kind where no good comes to the girl who runs away with him.” But as betrayal threatens to drown the Courts of Faerie in violence, Jude will need to risk her life in a dangerous alliance to save her sisters, and Faerie itself. To win a place at the Court, she must defy him–and face the consequences.Īs Jude becomes more deeply embroiled in palace intrigues and deceptions, she discovers her own capacity for trickery and bloodshed. Especially Prince Cardan, the youngest and wickedest son of the High King. Ten years later, Jude wants nothing more than to belong there, despite her mortality. Jude was seven when her parents were murdered and she and her two sisters were stolen away to live in the treacherous High Court of Faerie. I hate him so much that sometimes when I look at him, I can hardly breathe. They will live forever.Īnd Cardan is even more beautiful than the rest. They’re beautiful as blades forged in some divine fire. An alternative cover edition for this ISBN can be found here. This is a previously published cover edition of ISBN 9780316310277. ![]()
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