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How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories

Holly Black, Rovina Cai (2020)

SubgenreFairy Tale Retelling
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG-13
Pages200 (Short <300)
SettingSecondary World
CSM age12+
Goodreads4.13/5 (274041)
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Content levels

ViolenceModerate
Sexual contentNone
LanguageMild

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Positive tags

Age-Appropriate

Tropes

Enemies to LoversMorally Grey CharactersRoyal Court

Themes

Power & Corruption

Synopsis

Once upon a time, there was a boy with a wicked tongue. Before Cardan was a cruel prince or a wicked king, he was a faerie child with a heart of stone. 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.

Is How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 12 and up.

11+

What to know going in

This book has moderate violence, no sexual content, and mild language.

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FaeRomantasyRoyal CourtRoyaltyYA