The Prisoner's Throne
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5/5⭐
After The Stolen Heir I was incredibly excited to finally return to the world of Elfhame. And as usual, Holly Black did not disappoint. Her characters are wonderfully layered in a way I've rarely seen, they are flawed and feel very real despite all the magic. It's never quite possible to name a villain, and that is something that will always draw me back to her books. The way she describes things is absolutely beautiful and I don't think I will ever get enough of it. That being said, The Prisoner's Throne did not quite catch me as much as her other books did. I did very much enjoy returning to Elfhame, and Oak as a character is so very dear to me and I'm incredibly happy we got a book from his perspective. Despite that, I felt like this story was dragging on a little, in a way her other books don't usually. While I could feel myself getting invested in the characters, the same cannot be said of the plot. It did pick up the pace about halfway through, but that didn't really save it from the fact that I couldn't really get myself to care about what was happening. But even so, I still did enjoy this book a lot and I'm excited to see more from her.
Loved it
It was certainly very entertaining and one hell of an emotional roller coaster. Wren and Oak's books are definitely a must if you're reading the elfhame novels. The only thing that I found a little less enjoyable than the rest (but still very enjoyable) was the ending, but I'm sure we'll get more from Holly soon (she needs to feed us eventually)
When is the next book coming out?😭
Okayy that was a wild ride- It was nice seeing things from Oaks perspective, his fears and such. And even tho most were just him being paranoid (cuz we all know Jude and Cardan would never think those things about him or hate him💀) it made sense why he would think like that. Oak never stops being down bad for Wren 20/10 idk why I love that but I do- LMAO Honestly the ending was kinda dissapointing..? Mostly because there was no kiss at the end😭 and maybe it was dissapointing for me because I despratly wanted to see more of them being happy and lovey dovey after ALL THAT Because IT IS a lot-
Von beiden Büchern, definitiv mein Favorit !!
I liked the second part of the duology much better than the first, which I felt only really became captivating by the last few chapters. I loved returning to Elfhame and revisiting Cardan, Jude and several others of the original characters. I liked Wren and Oak as lead characters. However, I felt their storyline and chemistry did not compare to the original trilogy, which I loved enough to rate at 4 stars. Hence, in my personal opinion, this duology receives 3 stars. I very much enjoyed it, enough to finish it during one long bus ride, but I would not necessarily read it again ^^
good, but nothing compares to the og trilogy
idk, i just couldnt feel the love between oak and wren, i feel like besides the (very) good political plot, Black couldve focused a little bit more on the love story and its development. was very happy to see cardan and jude again!
Die Geschichte war spannend und besonders die Rückkehr nach Elfhame und dass sowohl schon bekannte Charaktere sowie Themen aus der ersten Trilogie wieder aufgegriffen werden hat mir sehr gut gefallen 🧚
Wow
Dieses Mal ist der zweite Teil aus der Sicht aus Oak, aber nicht aus der Ich-Perspektive, sondern aus der Erzähler-Perspektive. Am Anfang war es komisch, aber nach einer Zeit gewöhnt man sich an der anderen Perspektive. Ansonsten war dieser Teil spannend und auch ein wenig besser als der erste Teil. Vielleicht liegt es auch daran, dass Jude und Cardan mehrmals vorkommen 🫶🏻
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5/5⭐
After The Stolen Heir I was incredibly excited to finally return to the world of Elfhame. And as usual, Holly Black did not disappoint. Her characters are wonderfully layered in a way I've rarely seen, they are flawed and feel very real despite all the magic. It's never quite possible to name a villain, and that is something that will always draw me back to her books. The way she describes things is absolutely beautiful and I don't think I will ever get enough of it. That being said, The Prisoner's Throne did not quite catch me as much as her other books did. I did very much enjoy returning to Elfhame, and Oak as a character is so very dear to me and I'm incredibly happy we got a book from his perspective. Despite that, I felt like this story was dragging on a little, in a way her other books don't usually. While I could feel myself getting invested in the characters, the same cannot be said of the plot. It did pick up the pace about halfway through, but that didn't really save it from the fact that I couldn't really get myself to care about what was happening. But even so, I still did enjoy this book a lot and I'm excited to see more from her.
Loved it
It was certainly very entertaining and one hell of an emotional roller coaster. Wren and Oak's books are definitely a must if you're reading the elfhame novels. The only thing that I found a little less enjoyable than the rest (but still very enjoyable) was the ending, but I'm sure we'll get more from Holly soon (she needs to feed us eventually)
When is the next book coming out?😭
Okayy that was a wild ride- It was nice seeing things from Oaks perspective, his fears and such. And even tho most were just him being paranoid (cuz we all know Jude and Cardan would never think those things about him or hate him💀) it made sense why he would think like that. Oak never stops being down bad for Wren 20/10 idk why I love that but I do- LMAO Honestly the ending was kinda dissapointing..? Mostly because there was no kiss at the end😭 and maybe it was dissapointing for me because I despratly wanted to see more of them being happy and lovey dovey after ALL THAT Because IT IS a lot-
Von beiden Büchern, definitiv mein Favorit !!
I liked the second part of the duology much better than the first, which I felt only really became captivating by the last few chapters. I loved returning to Elfhame and revisiting Cardan, Jude and several others of the original characters. I liked Wren and Oak as lead characters. However, I felt their storyline and chemistry did not compare to the original trilogy, which I loved enough to rate at 4 stars. Hence, in my personal opinion, this duology receives 3 stars. I very much enjoyed it, enough to finish it during one long bus ride, but I would not necessarily read it again ^^
good, but nothing compares to the og trilogy
idk, i just couldnt feel the love between oak and wren, i feel like besides the (very) good political plot, Black couldve focused a little bit more on the love story and its development. was very happy to see cardan and jude again!
Die Geschichte war spannend und besonders die Rückkehr nach Elfhame und dass sowohl schon bekannte Charaktere sowie Themen aus der ersten Trilogie wieder aufgegriffen werden hat mir sehr gut gefallen 🧚
Wow
Dieses Mal ist der zweite Teil aus der Sicht aus Oak, aber nicht aus der Ich-Perspektive, sondern aus der Erzähler-Perspektive. Am Anfang war es komisch, aber nach einer Zeit gewöhnt man sich an der anderen Perspektive. Ansonsten war dieser Teil spannend und auch ein wenig besser als der erste Teil. Vielleicht liegt es auch daran, dass Jude und Cardan mehrmals vorkommen 🫶🏻