#35 in Young adult
The Wicked King
- 308
- Pages
- about 6 h
- Reading time
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About the book
The enchanting and bloodthirsty sequel to the New York Times bestselling novel The Cruel Prince. You must be strong enough to strike and strike and strike again without tiring. The first lesson is to make yourself strong. After the jaw-dropping revelation that Oak is the heir to Faerie, Jude must keep her brother safe. To do so, she has bound the wicked king, Cardan, to her, and made herself the power behind the throne. Navigating the constantly shifting political alliances of Faerie would be difficult enough if Cardan were easy to control. But he does everything in his power to humiliate and undermine her even as his fascination with her remains undiminished. When it becomes all too clear that someone close to Jude means to betray her, threatening her own life and the lives of everyone she loves, Jude must uncover the traitor and fight her own complicated feelings for Cardan to maintain control as a mortal in a Faerie world.
Where the score comes from
The sources average 8.3 across 1,026 ratings. With that many, the reader vote carries 85% of the weight and the score stays at 8.3 — the Young adult average of 8.0 barely moves it.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 8.4 | 23 | 2% |
| Hardcover | 8.3 | 1K | 98% |
Reader voices
The most-liked reviews on Hardcover (credited to their authors).
“It would be a terrible lie if I said that I did not expect it to be a 5 star. This book, this whole series is worth the hype. In this book, we got to see more adventures than the first one. In my opinion though I rated 4.75 for the first book, it was mainly the wonderful pace and the characters and not much of the story. It mainly was focusing on the world building and the plot only started when you are three fourth into the book. But of course, it is fantasy and it is the way the first book should be. But the second book, THIS, was amazing! My whole book is smeared with highlighters and even …”
“I enjoyed this one a lot more than the first, the finale felt a lot more complex than the first book and left me with so many questions In the first book I wasn't the biggest fan of jude and cardan, but here it felt a lot more real and believable I just like betrayal and political intrigue and power plays I guess ”
Frequently asked
What is The Wicked King rated?
8.3 out of 10, from 1,026 reader ratings across 2 independent sources.
Is The Wicked King worth reading?
Readers give it 8.3/10 from 1,026 ratings, which puts it ahead of 83 % of the Young adult shelf.
How long does it take to read The Wicked King?
About 6 hours at an average reading pace — 308 pages.
Where does The Wicked King rank?
#35 in Young adult on the current snapshot.
What age is The Wicked King for?
The Wicked King sits on the Young adult shelf in the sources we use, which by convention means roughly ages 13 and up. This is a guide from the book’s category, not a publisher’s age rating. It has 308 pages — shorter than 88% of the ranked books in Young adult.
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