MY FANTASY

This is actually a recommendation from my not-really-close friend. She is the top student of K19 at USSH - my university, and I have to restrain my jealousy whenever meeting her. 

Long story short, the book I share today is "The Cruel Prince" - the first book of The Folk of Air. The story is about a human girl named Jude, who was unwillingly dragged to Faerie - a fairyland with immortal creatures. 

For me, Jude is paradoxical in many ways.
+ She is emotionally strong as she continues to survive and fight for her life in a strange and cruel land despite her sorrow from the death of her blood parents and the unexpected betrayal from her dearest and closest twin. However, she is strangely weak toward love, for example, she blindly loves her bully - Locke, and soon starts to establish an inexplicit rapport with Cardan who literally spends half of his childhood torturing and mocking her. 
+ She is undoubtedly smart since she even surpasses her stepfather Madoc in her wicked stratagem of enthroning a puppet king and of course, the marionettist is him. Her intelligence is true but being clueless is also normal at her age, which renders the character more relatable and real. As a narrator, her confusion and fear of not knowing what to do is so sympathetic. 
+ She is ambitious as she literally pures her blood, sweat, and tears to find shelter in Faerie where every fae craves to chase and defeat her. 

The book is dear to my heart. I am in love with the way the author masters word choice to render the book poetic yet readable so it is a great start for non-native readers who have a deep obsession with words and figurative speech. 

Let's embark on your journey of imagination where citizens are immortal and appeared with horns, tails, and even wings. Embellished with an enemies-to-lovers story, it is a great choice for bookworms.

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