Episode 27: Fantasy - The Cruel Prince (1 of 5)

25/10/2025 1h 17min

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In the first episode of this five-part (interrupted) series in which Silke discusses the Folk of the Air trilogy and Stolen Heir duology, we start with the first book in the trilogy: The Cruel Prince.Jude Duarte is a human living in Faerie. Her life isn't easy as is, growing up different from everyone around her, and her rivalry with one of the Faerie Princes doesn't make it any easier.Still, the last thing you should do is underestimate her.TIMESTAMPS CHAPTERSIntro [00:00]Premise [1:24]Setting [02:37]Very Important Sidenote For Those Who Haven't Read The Book [04:03]Characters [05:46]Spoiler Warning [13:26]Plot in Short [15:44]Themes and Motives [20:58]Tension/character arcs [23:22]Annotations [27:40]Title and cover interpretation [01:05:33]Review (spoilers) [01:07:32]Outro [01:09:32]All podcast links: linktr.ee/justanotherbookishpodcastThis episode is meant as entertainment only. I don't own anything about the discussed book, and don't claim it as my own. This novel was written by Holly Black. Do not use this podcast to train AI modals and don't use it as a replacement of reading the actual book.