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The Coldest Girl in Coldtown by Holly Black
“It felt scary, as if she were stepping across some invisible boundary, as if she might not know herself afterward. As if she were becoming the self she’d always thought lurked just underneath her skin. Her coolest possible self.” The Coldest Girl in Coldtown is very much old-school Holly Black: edgy aesthetics, gritty/snarky dialogues, and…
3.25 stars, 3rd pov, Adult, adventure, age gap, America, AMERICAN AUTHOR, atmospheric, balls, bi side characters, DEATH, drama, dystopia, FANTASY, favourite authors, female authors, gritty aesthetics, HOLLY BLACK, HORROR, it’s about the *aesthetics*, lgbtq+ side, monsters, no plot just vibes, PARANORMAL, published in 2013, queer side characters, re-reads, read in 2013, read in 2022, revenge, road trip, ROMANCE, SPECULATIVE FICTION, survival, The Coldest Girl, trans side characters, URBAN FANTASY, VAMPIRES, violence, YOUNG ADULT -
Tithe by Holly Black
“It was one thing to believe in faeries; it was totally another thing if you weren’t allowed to even have a choice about it. If they could just walk into your normal life, then they were a part of normal life, and she could no longer separate the unreal world from the real one.” Holly…
2000s, 3.5 STARS, 3rd pov, America, American, AMERICAN AUTHOR, atmospheric, BOOK REVIEW, BOOK REVIEWS, Booklr, Contemporary, court intrigue, dark fantasy, FAERIES, FAIRY TALES, FAIRYLAND, fairytalesque prose, FANTASY, favourite authors, female authors, gay side characters, HOLLY BLACK, lgbtq+ side, MAGIC, Modern Faerie Tales, My reviews, new jersey, PARANORMAL, published in 2002, re-reads, read in 2007, read in 2016, read in 2021, reading, ROMANCE, Tithe, URBAN FANTASY, YOUNG ADULT -
How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories by Holly Black
“I am nothing,” Cardan said, “if not dramatic.” Holly Black’s prose is as tantalising as ever.The tales collected in How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories focus on Cardan. We learn more of his childhood and get to see certain scenes and events from The Cruel Prince through his perspective.Stories are at the…
3rd pov, 4 STARS, AMERICAN AUTHOR, ENEMIES TO LOVERS, FAERIES, FAIRY TALES, FAIRYLAND, FANTASY, favourite authors, female authors, FOLKLORE, great storytelling, HOLLY BLACK, How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories, MAGIC, published in 2020, read in 2020, ROMANCE, short stories, story within a story, the folk of the air, YOUNG ADULT -
The Queen of Nothing by Holly Black – book review
Court intrigue ahoy! “We have lived in our armor for so long, you and I. And now I am not sure if either of us knows how to remove it.” Holly Black’s sensual and lush writing style perfectly complements the menacing world her heroine inhabits. Black’s silvery prose brims with lavish descriptions: she renders the…
1st pov, 4 STARS, AMERICAN AUTHOR, BOOK REVIEW, Booklr, BOOKWORM, court intrigue, ENEMIES TO LOVERS, f/f side, FAERIES, FAIRY TALES, FAIRYLAND, FANTASY, favourite authors, female authors, HOLLY BLACK, HYPED, lgbtq+ side, MAGIC, PARANORMAL, queer side characters, READ IN 2019, REVIEW, ROMANCE, sea, THE CRUEL PRINCE, the folk of the air, the queen of nothing, URBAN FANTASY, YOUNG ADULT -
The Cruel Prince by Holly Black
First things first: I read both Tithe and Valiant, when I was about twelve or so, and I absolutely loved them. They influenced my later readings, for I had found myself desperately in want of more dark fairy tales.To say that I was looking forward to The Cruel Prince would be an understatement. I was…
1st pov, 5 STARS, adventure, AMERICAN AUTHOR, bad love, coming of age, ENEMIES TO LOVERS, f/f side, FAERIES, FAIRY TALES, FAIRYLAND, FANTASY, favourite authors, female authors, HOLLY BLACK, lgbtq+ side, MAGIC, political intrigue, queer side characters, read in 2018, ROMANCE, royals, SISTERS, THE CRUEL PRINCE, the folk of the air, unreliable narrators, YOUNG ADULT
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