The Wicked King

‘YOU MUST BE STRONG ENOUGH TO STRIKE AND STRIKE AND STRIKE AGAIN.’
Jude has tricked Cardan onto the throne, binding him to her for a year and a day. But the new High King does everything in his power to humiliate... and undermine her, even as his fascination with her remains undimmed.
Meanwhile, a traitor in the court is scheming against her. Jude must fight for her life and the lives of those she loves, and also battle her own complicated feelings for Cardan. Now a year and a day seems like no time at all. . .  Second in the bestselling Folk of the Air trilogy.  This novel and the sequel The Queen of Nothing - are the winners of/won the Goodreads YA Best Fantasy in 2019 and 2020.  An intoxicating and bloodthirsty sequel to the New York Times bestselling The Cruel Prince., nominated for the CILIP CARNEGIE MEDAL 2019.  The second in the bestselling trilogy "The Folk of the Air." This novel and its sequel "The Queen of Nothing" are the winners of the Goodreads YA Best Fantasy in 2019 and 2020.  An intoxicating and bloodthirsty continuation of the New York Times bestseller "The Cruel Prince," nominated for the CILIP CARNEGIE MEDAL 2019. Holly Black (Holly Black) — an American writer, journalist, editor. Best known as the author of the series "The Spiderwick Chronicles" and "The Wicked Lovely."