The Wicked King (The Folk of the Air #2)
Holly Black
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Behind closed doors [?]
· 388 ratings · 336 pages · Published: 08 Jan 2019
The first lesson is to make yourself strong.
After the jaw-dropping revelation that Oak is the heir to Faerie, Jude must keep her younger 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.
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- enemies to lovers 28
- fae 27
- fantasy 24
- young adult 23
- royal hero 20
- take-charge heroine 20
- magic 17
- cruel hero/bully 16
- urban fantasy 11
- independent heroine 11
- competent heroine 11
- non-human hero 11
- paranormal 9
- mystery 6
- contemporary 6
- suspense 6
- high fantasy 6
- betrayal 5
- political/court intrigue 5
- dark romance 2
- new adult 2
- found family 2
- m-f romance 1
- forbidden love 1
- first person pov 1
- dangerous heroine 1
- tortured heroine 1
- virgin heroine 1
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- abuse 12
- death / grief 2
- torture of mcs 1
- animal death 1
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The 'The Folk of the Air' series
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