- Status
- Complete series
- Published books
- 3
- Commitment
- Medium series
- Audience
- Young Adult / Crossover
A completed young-adult faerie trilogy about ambition, court power, betrayal, and a hostile attraction.
The first book is more political than romantic in structure even though the central relationship is a major reader promise.
Best if you want
- A politically ambitious heroine and ruthless faerie rules.
- Court intrigue with romantic hostility.
Think twice if you need
- A gentle faerie world or healthy communication.
- Romance as the only engine of the plot.
Outside the score
Reader context
Series information guides suitability and commitment. Matrix scores remain attached to individual books.
Reader advisories
- Violence
- Child peril
- Grief and loss
Books in this series
Compare the individual volumes.
1 of 3 published books currently have a full Matrix profile.
The Cruel Prince
Holly Black
Jude Duarte seeks a place in the High Court and becomes involved in espionage and succession, while her hostility with Prince Cardan sharpens.