how the king of elfhame learned to hate stories illustrations

The story here is more about Cardan than Jude this time, although she does feature. After finishing the original trilogy it was great to be able to dip back into that world once more.

I think one could describe it as some sort of explanation for Cardan’s strange demeanor, enriched with stunning illustrations that will melt the hearts of all Jurdan lovers.This book is such a wonderful addition to The Folk of the Air series. So, to conclude all my enthousiastic remarks: I’d recommend this book only to the people who read (and loved) the original trilogy, because I think that this book consists of too many hints to the original books. The illustrations really added to the story and I was so happy to find out that the illustrator perceived Jude and Cardan just like me. I simply thought it was too short, because I need more content about my babies Cardan and Jude! But yeah, that critique doesn’t really stand, because everything was concluded pretty nicely. I literally have no bad words to say about this book. The familiar characteristics from the characters and some amazing quotes from The Cruel Prince were also part of the experience. To me, the beauty of this book lies within the details. There’s no ‘real plot’ to be discovered in the book, but I did notice the reoccurence of a certain story, which I really liked. How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories is an amazing collection of eleven stories about Cardan. It even turned out to be an illustrated one! So when I heard – or rather saw – that another book was published, I ran to the nearest bookshop.

Oh, I was so looking forward to reading this one! I loved the original trilogy, Jude and Cardan literally own my heart. Certainly a treat for all the fans of the original trilogy. On top of that, almost every page reveiles a beautiful illustration of a specific scene or moment. A few scenes from The Cruel Prince are revisited and described from Cardan’s witty yet poetic point of view.

Through eleven enchanting stories, we get to know him as a little boy and see him and his demeanor towards his surroundings change throughout the years. We finally learn how Cardan perceives the world around him, and more importantly, we learn how he perceives himself. We return, once again, to the enchanting world of Elfhame, but this time Cardan gets to lead the way.

How the king of elfhame learned to hate stories illustrations