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Holly Black's most popular fantasy is one that the Bookternet loves but does it live up to the hype? The answer from me is a big YES! When I first read it, I read it for a readathon and honestly, I was a bit worried because if I didn't like the first book I won't be interested in the rest of the series but boy, I was wrong. I started the first book at 9 in the morning and ended the third book at 4 in the evening. I read the series in one sit and I fell in love with it.
Sorry, I was so busy gushing about the series that I forgot to tell you what's it about. The Folk of the Air follows Jude Duarte, a mortal girl in the land of Fae. When she was little she saw her parents murdered right in front of her eyes. After that, the killer abducts Jude and her sisters - Vivi, her older sibling, and Taryn, her twin sister and takes them to Elflame, the land of Fae. Jude then learns to be deceptive and quickly understands that power comes at a price.
I am going to break my review into 4 parts - The Cruel Prince, The Wicked King, The Queen of Nothing, and then the complete series review.
Book 1 - The Cruel Prince
So as you can tell, it is a fantasy and the only thing I like after mysteries are fantasy. Considering this is the first book in a fantasy series it has a lot of info dump moments and can be hard to understand the politics at times. Despite that, it's a fun book. There is a lot of Fae politics in Faerie Court.
Since they are humans in this world they are looked down on at times. Jude and her sister Taryn are bullied a lot at their lessons by Cardan, Locke, Nicasia, and Valerian. You could say that they are like the rich kids at school. They hate Jude and Taryn and they hate them too.
I think the main plot would be about Jude finding her place in this world and she is going to do everything she can to find even if it means killing, spying, cheating, and lying. Trust me when I say Jude is not an ideal role model but I still love her. I would love to be her minus the killing, spying, cheating, and lying part.
The plot twists are amazing. Throughout the whole book, there are so many betrayals that I have lost count and so many shocking twists. There was not one moment of boredom. What I also love about this book is that all the characters are very different from one another. They all have something to bring to the table for some entertainment. Loved it, go read it now.
Age Group - 14+
Genre - Fantasy, Romance
Rating - 4.2 / 5
Book 2 - The Wicked King
I don't think I will share much on the synopsis of the book considering it has very mild spoilers according to me. I think the next 2 books are going to be hard to review without spoilers but I will try my best.
After a cliffhanger in the last book which I can't discuss, Jude and Cardan are now sorts of working in the High Court of Faerie (Sorry, this is hard to review without spoilers). They both still hate each other, but do they? These turn up the political drama even if you don't like the first book, read this one and then make your opinion. In my experience, you should always read the second book in the series before forming an opinion.
There are going to be characters you love and then there are characters you want to see burn in hell. There is no in-between. This time the main plot follows Jude in the court trying to work as she has finally made her place except for this time, there might be a traitor lurking in the shadows.
This book gives us more of Cardan *thankfully* and also gives a focus on his backstory. It dives deep into the workings of the court and its strategies to avoid war. And without spoiling anything, you might be shocked with the ending and yes, it's a cliffhanger. Good Luck, but trust me this one is better than the last.
Age Group - 14+
Genre - Fantasy, Romance
Rating - 5 / 5
Book 3 - The Queen of Nothing
This one is also going to be hard to review without spoilers as you know something major happened at the end of the last book. But you know what, I will try my best.
Let's just say, Jude is the outcome of the last book. There is a war coming at Elflame and Jude will do whatever it takes to defend the world that hates her. I know it sounds vague but kindly just go with it. Cardan is still working in the High Court of Elflame. And believe it or not, he misses Jude. If you have read the books, you know what I mean.
In the last blockbuster of a final book, the action is just next level and so is the politics. Honestly, I was shocked through the whole second half. By the time I reached the epilogue, I was so sad. Not because the book was sad or it was bad but because I was so attached to the characters that I didn't want to let go of them after the last page.
Once again Holly Black outdid herself. Better than the Last!
Age Group - 14+
Genre - Fantasy, Romance
Rating - 5.5 / 5
The Folk of the Air Overview
One of my all-time favorite series. I love it. Jude and Cardan are the two characters I love the most in this series. There are also some other characters I like but they are the ones I love.
What I love about Jude is that she didn't keep quiet. She always fights back and she is a true Queen. Then there is Cardan, my cruel prince, yes, it is named after him. Despite him being mean, horrible, terrible, wicked, and everything bad, I loved him from the word he ever said.
I would recommend this series till the day I die!
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