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How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories by Holly Black
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it was amazing
bookshelves: favourites, hardback, faeries-elves, young-adult, signed, best-of-2020, ebook

TOO SHORT! TOO SHORT! I DEMAND MORE!!! 😤

While I loved every page of this, Holly Black also managed to exclude every scene that I wanted to see. 🤦🏻‍♀� So, I’m going to choose to believe that she’s saving them for another Cardan novella in the future! 😁

Regardless, the faery tale-esque vibe and the beautiful illustrations in this novella made for a very cute and fun read! 🥰
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Reading Progress

May 18, 2020 – Shelved
May 18, 2020 – Shelved as: to-read
May 18, 2020 – Shelved as: hardback
May 18, 2020 – Shelved as: favourites
May 18, 2020 – Shelved as: faeries-elves
May 18, 2020 – Shelved as: young-adult
November 26, 2020 – Started Reading
November 26, 2020 –
page 49
27.68% "This is like a cute little collection of faery tales 🥰"
November 26, 2020 – Finished Reading
December 2, 2021 – Shelved as: signed
January 3, 2022 – Shelved as: best-of-2020
March 27, 2023 – Shelved as: ebook

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✨ Helena ✨ Tom wrote: "So it's like many short stories? I am excited!!"

Yes! A selection of them centred around Cardan! :D


yelenska i want more too, not gonna lie :D


✨ Helena ✨ @yelenska PLEASE HOLLY PLEASE!!! WE NEED MORE!!!


krista ☽✧ UGH you make my wanna have my copy even more now but this gurl has to wait for her copy meh , glatt you loved it somuch <3


constance Frrr I read it in three hours I need more 😭😭


✨ Helena ✨ krista � wrote: "UGH you make my wanna have my copy even more now but this gurl has to wait for her copy meh , glatt you loved it somuch <3"

I still don't have my copy! xD I just couldn't wait any longer and bought the ebook too, haha! But I hope we get our copies soon <3


✨ Helena ✨ constance wrote: "Frrr I read it in three hours I need more 😭😭"

I know!!! I read it in an hour or two and I finished it like "that's it!??!" :(((


krista ☽✧ Oh yes definitly , I am waiting with reading it until I have my copy so proud of myself that I can control myself 😂 you on the other hand 😜


krista ☽✧ Enjoy your read !💛💛


✨ Helena ✨ krista � wrote: "Oh yes definitly , I am waiting with reading it until I have my copy so proud of myself that I can control myself 😂 you on the other hand 😜"

Well, I've never really been known for my self control! :P


✨ Helena ✨ krista � wrote: "Enjoy your read !💛💛"

<3<3<3


krista ☽✧ Same but somehow I am managing it probably because of my lack of money 😂💛


✨ Helena ✨ krista � wrote: "Same but somehow I am managing it probably because of my lack of money 😂💛"

My book shopping is why I have no money xD


Bhavik (Semi Hiatus) henlooooooooo from the other side


✨ Helena ✨ @Bhavik omg you’re alive 😳


Bhavik (Semi Hiatus) bwahahaha yessss. Did you even miss me? Cuz I definitely did,


✨ Helena ✨ Bhavik (Semi Hiatus) wrote: "bwahahaha yessss. Did you even miss me? Cuz I definitely did,"

you missed yourself? wow, the ego on you! :P


Bhavik (Semi Hiatus) Helena wrote: "Bhavik (Semi Hiatus) wrote: "bwahahaha yessss. Did you even miss me? Cuz I definitely did,"

you missed yourself? wow, the ego on you! :P"


-.-
Come gimme a grizzly hug you mumbo jumbo


✨ Helena ✨ Bhavik (Semi Hiatus) wrote: "Helena wrote: "Bhavik (Semi Hiatus) wrote: "bwahahaha yessss. Did you even miss me? Cuz I definitely did,"

you missed yourself? wow, the ego on you! :P"

-.-
Come gimme a grizzly hug you mumbo jumbo"


oh okay fineee :P


krista ☽✧ Same lol 😂


✨ Helena ✨ krista � wrote: "Same lol 😂"

xDDD


message 22: by Nithya (new)

Nithya I agree! The book was so cute and I absolutely loved it but I was expecting and wanted A LOT MORE. Like I wanted to see Cardan's POV when Jude was imprisoned in the Undersea, etc. I hope she comes out with another Cardan novella!


✨ Helena ✨ @Nit YES!!! There were so many scenes that I wanted to see, but ESPECIALLY THAT ONE!!! I do know Holly intends to write more books in this world, but I hope that some of them are ones that focus on Cardan and Jude!


Frank-Intergalactic Bookdragon We were robbed of seeing the scene where he confesses his feelings to Jude and they kiss while she holds the knife to his throat


✨ Helena ✨ Frank-Intergalactic Bookdragon wrote: "We were robbed of seeing the scene where he confesses his feelings to Jude and they kiss while she holds the knife to his throat"

Also robbed of seeing what happens while she's in exile?! Like ughhh who cares about some of the stories that were included?!


message 26: by Tiffany (new)

Tiffany Reading through your review and many of the comments of this book, I see that this book is frustrating, lol. :P


✨ Helena ✨ @Tiffany I simultaneously loved it but was frustrated over it not being what I wanted either 🙈


Danielle Yes! 🙌🏻 loved it but needed more! Definitely scenes I needed to see missing from this book.


✨ Helena ✨ @Danielle *dear holly, please write another novella. please write another novella!*


Beenish I haven't read it yet, and I already feel it's too short! Cardan deserves a 1000 pages!! ❤️


message 31: by Tiffany (new)

Tiffany Helena wrote: "@Tiffany I simultaneously loved it but was frustrated over it not being what I wanted either 🙈"

I can sympathize with you on how you feel. I both loved something and was frustrated by it as well. *coughHarryPottercough*


✨ Helena ✨ @Beenish A MILLION PAGES!!! 😁


✨ Helena ✨ @Tiffany Oof 😅 that’s a mood! 😆


Danielle (always_read_the_end_first) or POSSIBLY a Oak novel is in the making ;)
seeming as he does eventually take over the throne!


message 35: by Tiffany (new)

Tiffany Helena wrote: "@Tiffany Oof 😅 that’s a mood! 😆"

My bitterness is definitely a mood, lol. Do you know if Holly Black is going to be writing out another novella/short story or whatever it is that is this book? I haven't read all the books in the Cruel Prince, but I thought it was only a trilogy with a side story or two? I haven't been keeping up with Holly Black as much as other authors.


✨ Helena ✨ Danielle (always_read_the_end_first) wrote: "or POSSIBLY a Oak novel is in the making ;)
seeming as he does eventually take over the throne!"


OOOH! Yes, I'd like that, as well!!! :)


✨ Helena ✨ Tiffany wrote: "Helena wrote: "@Tiffany Oof 😅 that’s a mood! 😆"

My bitterness is definitely a mood, lol. Do you know if Holly Black is going to be writing out another novella/short story or whatever it is that is..."


As far as I know, nothing further has been announced. There's just the TFOTA trilogy and this novella of short stories. Holly has stated that she plans to write more books in this world, but wasn't overly specific!


message 38: by Nastassja (last edited Dec 05, 2020 11:48AM) (new) - rated it 5 stars

Nastassja I choose to believe there are going to be more novellas. Preferably every year, ahaha!


✨ Helena ✨ Nastassja wrote: "I choose to believe there are going to be more novellas. Preferably every your, ahaha!"

YES PLEASE!!! I'd be *so down* for that! :P


Hannah T I NEEDED Cardan to tell us about the “Jude� paper, and why the kiss wasn’t what he imagined!!! But I guess not... I’ll hold out hope that we’ll get them one day!


✨ Helena ✨ Hannah wrote: "I NEEDED Cardan to tell us about the “Jude� paper, and why the kiss wasn’t what he imagined!!! But I guess not... I’ll hold out hope that we’ll get them one day!"

Me too!!! I'm just living in hope that we'll get another novella :D


Aoife - Bookish_Babbling As much ad i enjoyed the illustrations & Aslog was fun with her storytimes...i would've loved to have seen some scenes from TWK from C's PoV especially the end and what machinations went in to the "rescue" 😈


✨ Helena ✨ Aoife - Bookish_Babbling wrote: "As much ad i enjoyed the illustrations & Aslog was fun with her storytimes...i would've loved to have seen some scenes from TWK from C's PoV especially the end and what machinations went in to the ..."

I completely agree!!! So many squandered opportunities to see our favourite scenes from Cardan's POV!!!


Mariana Re Same!! It was beautiful and gave us some sneak peaks to Cardan’s life but it wasn’t what I had expected� I wanted more scenes from the first book from his point of view. The other stories were nice but to me they were unneeded if in return I could have more Jurdan scenes from Cardan’s POV.


✨ Helena ✨ Mariana wrote: "Same!! It was beautiful and gave us some sneak peaks to Cardan’s life but it wasn’t what I had expected� I wanted more scenes from the first book from his point of view. The other stories were nice..."

I agree! More Jude! :(


✨ Helena ✨ Manaswini wrote: "This book is too short! I was expecting more stories from the first book in Cardan's perspective. I am hoping that there are going to be more books from this series..."

I hope so too! I love this world!


Alexandra Taylor At this point I just want the whole series written in Cardans pov


message 48: by sxna (new)

sxna i agree


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