i love holly black and i was really looking forward to this return to her faerie series...these chapters are not particularly strong however as they seemed a bit, shall we say, ya 2005. maybe the writing and character development improves in the later chapters...

What a great book. Fits in with other but equally stand alone. I loved the start with Wren and the way it developed. A fitting book and It was so good to be back in the Elfhame world. I am curious to see what happens in the story.

⭐️The Stolen Heir preview⭐️

The Stolen Heir by Holly Black @blackholly is one of my most anticipated reads of next year.

Description:

Eight years have passed since the Battle of the Serpent. But in the icy north, Lady Nore of the Court of Teeth, has reclaimed the Ice Needle Citadel. There she is using an ancient relic to create monsters of stick and snow who will do her bidding and exact her revenge.

Suren, child queen of the Court of Teeth, and the one person with power over her mother, fled to the human world, where she lives feral in the woods. Lonely, and still haunted by the merciless torments she endured in the Court of Teeth, she bides her time by releasing mortals from foolish bargains. She believes herself forgotten until the storm hag Bogdana chases her through the night streets. Suren is saved by none other than Prince Oak, heir to Elfhame, to whom she was once promised in marriage and who she has resented for years.

Now seventeen, Oak is charming, beautiful and manipulative. He's on a mission that will lead him into the north, and he wants Suren's help. But if she agrees, it will mean guarding her heart against the boy she once knew and a prince she cannot trust, as well as confronting all the horrors she thought she had left behind.

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@netgalley has a preview of the first three chapters, and oh boy does it do it’s job! I was immediately drawn back into the world of Elfhame and I’m so excited to see characters we briefly met in The Folk of The Air series expanded upon. I also hope we get a bit of Jude and Cardan!

The Stolen Heir is out on the 3rd of January.

I’m a HUGE fan of Holly Black, in particular The Folk of the Air series so The Stolen Heir has been a highly anticipated read for me from the second I heard about it.

Although this was only a three chapter sampler it did not disappoint! It was so good to be back in the Elfhame world, I loved every second of these chapters, I didn’t want them to end. I’m counting down the days to the 3rd of January to have the book in my hands and I will be devouring it immediately! I can’t wait to see what Oak and Wren get up to in the rest of the book.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing the chapter sampler in exchange for an honest review.

Thank you netgalley for providing me with the first chapters of this novel in exchange for an honest review. I absolutely loved all of the books in The Cruel Prince series, so was and still am incredibly excited to see where Black takes other books set in this world. It hooked me right from the beginning, and I can’t wait to read the rest of the book as soon as I am able to.

Love Holly Black's writing and am so excited to read the full book when it releases. One of my favourite series.

I've just read the first three chapters of Holly Black's new book The Stolen Heir. Now I'm really going to have to read the rest - I think it's going to be a good one! Thank goodness for the Christmas book vouchers!

These first few chapters were amazing! I’m absolutely hooked and cannot wait for the whole book to come out!

I wish I hadn’t read this sample because I want more, I don’t want to wait to see where the story goes. I loved this world and can not wait to delve back into this book.
With the preview of the chapters that I have read it’s definitely going to be a 5 star read.
We are back to the land of the fae and I can’t wait until I can get my hands on the full book!!

I have been eagerly awaiting this book for ages. The Cruel Prince series is truly one of my favourite series, so when I saw I had the opportunity to read the sneak peak of The Stolen Heir I was pumped.

Let me just say, this was incredible. I'm actually gutted how quickly I read it, because now I can't wait for the book to come out even more!!!

I read the Folk of the Air series and loved it, an exciting dark fantasy. This is the sampler of a new book set in that world and it's intriguing and I cannot wait to read the rest.
What I read it very dark, twisty and promise to be a great story, can't wait to read the rest.
Highly recommended

I've been waiting for this book for what feels like the longest of times! I was so excited I tore through the first few chapters. I am really hoping for a Jude cameo. I'm a huge fan of Holly's work and I'm sure I won't be disappointed with this newest series!

I'm fascinated by the story of Oak and Suren, if it's anything like Folk of the Air, I will binge read this in one sitting! Holly Black has created two very interesting characters, I'm sure the rest of the novel is due to be fraught with drama and emotional turmoil!

I cannot wait for release date!

I've been excited about this book since I first heard it existed and beyond excited to read the first 3 chapters.

Walking back to Faerie and Elfhame was a wonderful, dark and fantastic as I'd hoped it would be. Seeing the story through the eyes of Suren, learning her backstory was like putting on your favourite comfy pj's, snuggling in a blanket on a rainy day.

I now cannot wait for next year, when I can completely immerse myself in this new story.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publishers for providing me with a sample of the book.

I’ve only read The Cruel Prince (though I do own Wicked King & Queen of Nothing), so I went into this, not knowing how the series ended or anything about this new duology.

But colour me intrigued! I’m feel like the Folk of the Air series read in 2023 will be needed.

So far I am intrigued! I loved The Folk of the Air trilogy so was extremely excited when it was announced we were getting another series. These first three chapters were a great taster of what's to come, although I definitely need to recap what happened in the first trilogy as I've definitely forgotten a fair bit!

I am a huge fan of Holly Black and was so excited to read this excerpt! I can already tell that I am really going to love The Stolen Heir and really enjoy visiting Elfhame once again. I'm highly looking forward to reading the rest of the book on release day!

I’m so excited for this boooook after reading that excerpt. I predicted there will be a snip-off with Oak and I was right!!!!!

Gahhh the sneak peek was amazing! The prologue alone had me tearing up. I fear Holly is gonna rip my heart out with this one.

Wren is going to be such a wonderful and fierce heroine, I truly can’t wait to get to know more about her. While I’m excited and curious to see how Oak is characterised— I couldn’t get a read on him yet, but it’s just made me all the more intrigued.

I also loved how this just immediately dives into the story. Gripping from the get go! On the edge of my seat for more now... why did I do this to myself? I can’t wait any longer!!

Absolutely phenomenal!! I can’t wait enough to read and recommend this book to almost everyone because this really hits that spot for all the fantasy lovers. The build up seems a amazing. Release date can’t come soon enough..

Such an amazing opening! I cannot wait to get the book once it comes out and jump right into to where I left off with this sample.