Name: How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories
ISBN: 9780316540827

Holly Black

Return to the captivating world of Elfhame with this illustrated addition to the New York Times bestselling Folk of Air trilogy that began with The Cruel Prince, from award-winning author Holly Black. Once upon a time, there was a boy with a wicked tongue. Before he was a cruel prince or a wicked king, he was a faerie child with a heart of stone. #1 New York Times bestselling author, Holly Black reveals a deeper look into the dramatic life of Elfhame's enigmatic high king, Cardan. This tale includes delicious details of life before The Cruel Prince, an adventure beyond The Queen of Nothing, and familiar moments from The Folk of the Air trilogy, told wholly from Cardan's perspective. This new installment in the Folk of the Air series is a return to the heart-racing romance, danger, humor, and drama that enchanted readers everywhere. Each chapter is paired with lavish and luminous full-color art, making this the perfect collector's item to be enjoyed by both new audiences and old.

The Folk of the Air #3.5

How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories

Anna Stewart

Cassidy Nolan

Kaitlyn

Idina Muraca

Pia 

Tsvetina

alexys <3

Rebecca Briesemeister

Some might think of him as a strong draught, burning the back of one’s throat, but invigorating all the same. 

So long as you’re begging, he doesn’t mind a bit.

Having only recently stopped playing the villain, Cardan thinks again of the winding path of decisions that brought him to this unlikely place, here with her, racing over the sky, planning to end trouble instead of making more of it.

Cardan ought to have been the boy with the heart of stone in Aslog’s story, but somehow he had let his heart turn to glass. He could feel the shattered shards of it lodged in his lungs, making his every breath painful.

“You don’t think monster girls and wicked boys deserve love?”

Avery

fc ♡

Mahi Patel

An irresistible return to the captivating world of Elfhame from bestselling Folk of the Air author Holly Black, with stunning full-colour illustrations by Rovina Cai.

Yulez

Very cute - nothing crazy or ground-breaking - but it was nice to be back in the world again and learn some more about Carden’s past and see a tiny glimpse into the future. 

Katie Allard

I love holly black … truly that woman has my whole heart

soph 

After finishing the series I couldnt hold my myself back from getting my hands on this one. The short stories are so pure and help to shape your view on all that happened during the trilogy. With stories from prior, during, and post The Cruel Prince trilogy I ate this book up in an hour. The beautiful illustrations throughout the pages also really put the stories over the top. I cant recommend this book enough if you enjoyed The Cruel Prince trilogy and want to fill some of the gaps.

Anna

Taryn

Linsey Mombert

tori 👻

laia

arwen

Helena

Joselly Williams 

i didn’t think it was possible to fall deeper in love with cardan but here i am

Loved reading about Cardan’s POV I couldn’t stop reading. He is SOOOOOO babygirl pathetic boyloser boyfailure MWAH

Selin Igten

wah... cardan 
it’s ok really decent writing i loved the artworks very nice

i love it sm 🥺 but...... where jude at

Ana Luiza

Ah, foi legal. Gosto muito do Cardan e as histórias foram legais de acompanhar. Acho que enriqueceram o personagem bastante. Mas tem alguma coisa faltando com certeza, contos normalmente me trazem esse sentimento, mas esse foi ainda mais. Cardan merecia um plot maior mas ao mesmo tempo a trilogia merecia ser unicamente de Jude, então talvez uma história diferente, dai uns anos, possa vir do ponto de vista dele, que também é um personagem muito interessante. Queria ter esse livro físico pq parece ser lindo

Julie Rubens

The whole Cruel Prince series is so amazing! I love the art in this book so much and the fact that you get to see some of the story from Cardan’s pov! Cardan is such an amazing character and I loved seeing more of his relationships with the others.

Madison Keiran

3.5 stars. “The next time you want to make a point,” Jude says, “I beg you not to make it so dramatically.”

“So long as you’re begging,” he says. 
 
🤭😭😭😭

Tatiana

Of course I loved this book because I’m in love with Cardan. The Cruel Prince series is beloved by so many and this book definitely does it justice. The illustrations are breathtaking, and coupled with the stories makes it really captivating.

Very cute :)

Julia Moran 

Jude and Cardan will forever remain one of my favorite couples :)

Jade Lexi

this is so cute i love the illustrations, the stories and everything, i'm thinking of passing this down to my future children 💖

fatru tamzil

I didn't really like The Folk of The Air triology but this one? Five stars. I love how the structure itself is like folktales meet personal marrative, and how, throughout the text, it's walways tries to seduce (yes, seduce!) us into thinking: so what is a hero and a villaon and what do they deserve? 

“Everyone finds different lessons in stories, I suppose, but here’s one. Having a heart is terrible, but you need one anyway. “Or, here’s another: Stories can justify anything. It doesn’t matter if the boy with the heart of stone is a hero or a villain; it doesn’t matter if he got what he deserved or if he didn’t. No one can reward him or punish him, save the storyteller. And she’s the one who shaded the tale so we’d feel whatever way we feel about him in the first place. You told me once, stories change. Now it’s time to change your story." 

" [...] You didn’t get what you deserved, but you don’t have to live inside that one story forever. No one’s heart has to remain stone.”

How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories The Folk of the Air #3.5

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