Romantasy · 2018
The Cruel Prince
by Holly Black
Book 1 of The Folk of the Air
- Spice
- Sweet
- Ending
- Cliffhanger
- Reading age
- Young adult
About the book
Jude is a mortal raised in the High Court of Faerie by the man who murdered her parents, and Cardan, the cruelest prince, makes her life hell. She decides to play the game better than all of them. Scheming, sharp, no spice, cliffhanger.
Content warnings
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Reported by readers (not in the author's note)
- Misogyny
- Slavery
- Child abuse
- Infidelity (other characters)
- Self-harm
- Suicide
- Poisoning
- Drug use
- Non-consensual drugging
- Gore
- Serious injury
- Death of a parent
- Death of a loved one
- Murder
- Attempted murder
- Torture
- Graphic violence
- Kidnapping
- Captivity
- Bullying
- Trauma and PTSD
- Character death
- War
Source: triggerwarningdatabase.com, retrieved 2026-10-20
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