How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories Review

     This novel takes a look into Cardan during different points in his life. Readers get to see him before The Cruel Prince, after The Queen of Nothing, and during the timeline in between. It is entirely from Cardan's perspective, giving readers more of an insight into who Cardan truly is. 

    Keep in mind that everyone has their own opinion. This review is only my opinion, and you may have your own, different one. I would take into consideration what I say, but do not make a decision about the book solely based off of this review. Let's begin:

    This review will be a lot shorter than my normal review because I do not have much to say on it and it is a pretty short book.

    I was a tad bit disappointed with this book, but not too much. I think this is more on me putting really high expectations. I felt like there should have been something more- like something was missing. However, I still really really enjoyed this read.

    I loved getting to know Cardan more. In the main books of the series, I think most readers did end up falling in love with him, but I know that I at least wanted to know more of who he truly is and less of the acts he put on. This book does a great job of allowing this by literally letting you into his head. I am also really glad I got to know a bit more of his history because that was always something that really intrigued me. There were a couple more really cute and sweet moments between Jude and Cardan that made my heart do a little flutter.

    I was so in love with the art the entire time I was reading. I kept getting drawn back to it even after I had already looked and was supposed to be reading the actual words on the page. The artists did a phenomenal job depicting the characters, scenes, and different parts of the world. The book is absolutely gorgeous to look at both inside and out. I seriously cannot praise the artwork enough.

    Overall, I think this is certainly worth the read if you love the other books in the series and you want to get to know Cardan a bit more. I would not come into it expecting something similar to, say, A Court of Frost and Starlight by Sarah J. Maas. While both novels are really enjoyable, they are two different things. If you appreciate art, definitely take the time to look at the art that is in this book. Even if you don't normally care for art, take a look at this- it might change your mind! This was a good addition to the series and a nice little return to the world.

Rating: 4.5/5 stars (-0.5 for a little disappointment, but only .5 because it might be on me)

Author: Holly Black

Publisher: Little, Brown

# of Pages: 200

Genre: YA, Fantasy, Novella

Series: The Folk of the Air (Book 3.5)

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