#prisoner's throne

[mia-nina-lilly]

Since it's a book about Oak and Suren, and indeed it's a sequel, I suppose I should be paying attention to them, however, nevertheless, every time Cardan appeared or was mentioned, I couldn't help but think about how my boy went from the Cruel Prince to the damn badass king of Elfhame. Guys, Cardan practically owns anyone in conversation, knows the schemes alongside Jude, and on top of that, he's super powerful, a present husband, brother-in-law, and uncle. He's everything and then some. The way that Oak sees him aaaaaa.

I love Holly for giving us this development 🥹😭

#holly black #cardan greenbriar #tfota #tfora series #the stolen heir #the prisoner's throne #prisoner's throne #Cardan the cruel prince #The cruel prince #Cardan is my baby #my king #what a man #jurdan #we love cardan here #high badass king of fairy lands #our husband

[slightlyrebelliouswriter23]

oh wait fuck. prisoner's throne is out today???

#i HAVE been living under a rock so it's my own fault #tfota #jurdan #holly black #prisoner's throne

[sarcasmiclife]

Ah, the Queen of my heart 👑

#the prisoners throne #prisoner's throne #the folk of the air #tfota series #tfota #holly black #the stolen heir #the prisoner's throne #the cruel prince #the wicked king #the queen of nothing #high queen jude #jude duarte #oak greenbriar

[alwaysbeenasmartgirl]

i think its something with the Greenbriar genes is it not

#oak and cardan have many things in common #including falling in love with someone who is well scary? #cardan greenbriar #oak greenbriar #the cruel prince #the queen of nothing #the wicked king #the stolen heir #prisoner's throne #hehehe

[unhelpfulfemme]

“I want,” she says. “That’s my problem. I want and I want and I want.”

“What do you want?” he asks, voice soft.

“Everything. Charm me. Rip me open. Ruin me. Go too far.”

He shudders at her words, shaking his head against them.

She goes on, whispering against his skin. “You cannot understand. I am a chasm that will never be full. I am hunger. I am need. I cannot be sated. If you try, I will swallow you up. I will take all of you and want more. I will use you. I will drain you until you are nothing more than a husk.”

“Use me, then,” he whispers, mouth on her throat.

#holly black i love you #the prisoner's throne #the prisoner's throne spoilers #prisoner's throne

[elliepassmore]

The Prisoner's Throne review

5/5 stars Recommended if you like: scheming, court intrigue, faeries, morally gray characters

Stolen Heir review

First, I want to say I called it regarding Oak being exactly the kind of person you would think he would be after being raised by Madoc, Oriana, Jude, Cardan, and Taryn (and the Court of Shadows). How any of his family members were surprised by that I have no idea. I'm also happy to say that Taryn actually does seem to have gotten herself together and is much more tolerable in this book than in TFOTA (of course, that was also 8 years ago and Oak's POV is not Jude's, but still).

I enjoyed Stolen Heir but I think I like this one better. I did miss Wren's POV, though like with Oak's in book 1 having her narrate would obviously give some things away. The first book was quest-based and so we got to see a lot of new people and places, and much of the plot centered around the details of the quest. This one, on the other hand, is more along the lines of what we saw in TFOTA, where it is court against court and scheming abounds among those who want power. Questing plots are fun, but I do think I prefer this kind of intrigue.

I was so excited to see Jude and Cardan! I found it interesting to see them through someone else's eyes, since in previous books we've only ever seen them through their own, but Oak is Jude's younger beloved younger brother and Cardan's nephew and BIL, so he has a very different view of them than they do of themselves. That being said, they are more or less exactly as we remember and I enjoyed getting to see their interactions and reading their sass.

Oak is a trickster and a liar. He is, as mentioned, exactly the kind of person you would expect considering his family and the people he grew up around. He's good at scheming and seeing what people want, but he's also incredibly loyal and would do anything for his family. Unlike his father and sister, Oak still doesn't have ambitions for the throne. But that doesn't mean he isn't still involved in court intrigue, and this book shows us just how involved he is and the manipulations he's willing to use to protect the throne. It was interesting to get inside Oak's head since he's a child in TFOTA and Wren is technically a newcomer. Oak does feel like he needs to live up to what his family needs and the sacrifices they've made for him (though let's be honest, Jude's queenly ambitions only started with Oak, she sustained them on her own), and that creates an interesting dynamic. Related to this and to his scheming, Oak has so many layers and masks to portray the things he wants people to see that he also feels like people don't really know him, and it was interesting to see how that plays out.

Oak and Wren spend a lot of time separated in this book, but it's clear Wren is trying to get a grasp on what's going on and what exactly she wants. There are enemies closing in on all sides, and she struggles to find a workaround for all the people demanding things from her, and who have the power to make those things happen. While I know it would probably spoil some of what she's planning, I would've liked to have Wren's POV in this book alongside Oak's. I feel like we are missing part of the story by not having it, and I'd like to know more of her thought processes and how she decided what was a strategic decision vs not. That being said, we do get to see how Wren behaves when she feels she's been betrayed, and we also get to see how far she'll go for those she's loyal to. She and Oak have that in common, and the two are seemingly willing to rend anything, including themselves, apart in order to save those they love.

I enjoyed following the schemes of this book and learning who the new enemies were. Bogdana is obviously a major player, but there are people in the background that get revealed as the book progresses. In TFOTA, the game is putting someone on the throne and keeping them there. In this book, it's about determining who is out for the throne and what (and who) they have on their side, all while trying to balance competing priorities.

I'm particularly interested in the setup at the end of the book that seems to promise at least one more book set in Elfhame/involving the Greenbriar-Duarte clan. Holly Black had an interview that basically said as much, so I'm super interested to see where that goes (here's hoping it's Jude and Cardan again!).

Overall I enjoyed this book and seeing how Wren and Oak's story ended. It was interesting being inside Oak's head, though I did miss Wren's POV as well. I'm looking forward to future books set in this world!

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[wizzard890]

"why doesn't this thing in a movie/book/tv show happen exactly like it would in real life" is the most brain dead criticism the internet has to offer, and yet I see it EVERYWHERE.

#prison for all of you!!! #this garbage happens constantly but today numbnuts bitching about the throne room fight in the last jedi have drawm my ire

[chaiichait]

You know that trope of a very hardened strict mother-figure that is actually just an embarrassingly sweet mess in closed doors with the people she trusts? Yeah

#yall ever read morgana and oz? #literally morgana's mom #first jurdan moment in awhile #a whil #e #jude being terrifying when with others but cuddly with cardan is so cute #THE PROLOGUE 😔😔😔 #we are getting ts11 one month after tpt #tfota #the folk of the air #the cruel prince #jude duarte #cardan #jude #the wicked king #cardan greenbriar #jurdan #holly black #the prisoners throne #the prisoner's throne #the queen of nothing #the stolen heir #oak greenbriar #high king of elfhame #high king cardan #high queen jude #high queen of elfhame

[archerons-arrow]

UM....

I AM SCREAMING

A CARD GAME

#tfota #holly black #cardan greenbriar #jude duarte #the stolen heir #the prisoner's throne #kickstarter #SIGN ME UP BOSS

[eerna]

TFotA is a comedy actually

#the folk of the air #the wicked king #the prisoner's throne #the stolen heir #jude duarte #cardan greenbriar #madoc tfota #heather tfota #vivi duarte #eernart #the prisoner's throne spoilers

[fantasyfangirling4ever]

'that spoiled snake boy and his mortal concubine'

- oh you just know Cardan would tattoo this on his ass

#the prisoner's throne #the cruel prince #the wicked king #the folk of the air #queen of nothing #holly black #jude duarte #cardan greenbriar #jurdan #the stolen heir

[mia-nina-lilly]

I can't help but think about Jude having to face the nightmare she went through in Water. I'm afraid for my girl 🥹🥹

#jude duarte #holly black #trilogy cruel prince #the cruel Prince #jude duarte greenbriar #high queen jude #The Stolen Heir #the prisoner's throne #prisoner's throne #prisoner's throne spoilers #spoilers

[janescrazy]

when cardan complains about people remembering him as a snake and how he could’ve always sat on a dark throne biting people who annoyed him had me blushing because jude sat next to snake cardan for a whole day. he even slept with her there. he’s admitting jude doesn’t and has never annoyed him. why am i so obsessed with them

#the cruel prince #jude duarte #cardan greenbriar #jurdan #queen of nothing #the prisoners throne

[abruisedmuse]

I missed his dramatic self.

Also, they love each other so much it's sickening

#the Prisoner's Throne spoilers #jurdan #jude duarte #cardan greenbriar #the folk of the air #the cruel prince #the wicked king #the queen of nothing #the prisoners throne

[starrynightsxo]

#point* #whispers #whispers from pinterest #NOT MINE #source: pinterest #jude #jude duarte our queen #jude duarte #books #bookish #the cruel prince #booklr #cardan greenbriar #tfota #cardan #the folk of the air #incorrect tfota #tfota series #the wicked king #the queen of nothing #the queen of mirth #the stolen heir #the prisoners throne #tpt #pinterest #jude fanart #jurdan #judecardan #jude x cardan #cardan x jude

[praisethelorde]

Cardan using the ring he stole from Jude to marry her:

Oak discretely proposing to Wren by slipping his ring onto her finger to make it look like they were already proposed:

Greenbriar men 🤝 proposing/marrying their significant others in chaotic ways using tricks the Roach taught them

#oak x suren #jude x cardan #oak #oak greenbriar #queen suren #suren #wren #jude #jude duarte #cardan #cardan greenbriar #the stolen heir #the prisoners throne #the cruel prince #elfhame #the folk of the air #tfota #holly black #the roach #the wicked king #the queen of nothing