Sometimes the difference between a love story and a horror story is where the ending comes… While Jude fought for power in the Court of Elfhame against the cruel Prince Cardan, her sister Taryn began to fall in love with the trickster, Locke. Half-apology and half-explanation, it turns out that Taryn has some secrets of her own to reveal. The Lost Sisters is a companion e-novella to the New … Sisters is a companion e-novella to the New York Times bestselling novel The Cruel Prince, by master writer Holly Black.
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Wow! So wonderfully written. This novella tied up a lot of loose ends for me. Thanks for the clarifications Holly .
A letter from Taryn to Jude in which she explains some of the events in “The Cruel Prince”. While it gave me some insight into the events, I found that I am still rooting for Jude. As a sister, I would be a fierce protector and it hard to know how I would have behaved without being in the situations myself. I am interested to see how their stories continue and will they be able to reconcile?
A great addition, and must-read for anyone reading the series, it definitely gives a lot of input for the story. It’s Taryn’s POV and so you will understand after you read that I would’ve loved to know more of the background and a bit different and not all a retelling of events from the previous book, but it certainly gave me tad bits I needed. The narration in the audiobook is great, but being a novella it takes more time to get it than read it.
This novella gives the readers Taryn’s POV on events of The Cruel Prince which are relevant to her relationship with her sister Jude and the dramatic change on said relationship.
Good information to know, but nothing jaw dropping IMO.
The Lost Sisters is a wonderful novella that provides another insight into the events from The Cruel Prince. By reading the story from Jude’s twin sister, Taryn’s view, we are able to see more of what’s going on behind the scenes. Though I don’t entirely understand Taryn’s motives and goals for her actions. I’m happy that this novella provided some insight into the story. If you enjoy The Cruel Prince, I recommend reading this novella.
I appreciated this book it helped make some sense of the other books in the series.
The title should have been “Jude and her Selfish Sister”.
I don’t normally read novellas especially when they’re about a character I particularly don’t like. But when I finished The Wicked King, I wasn’t ready to let go of it yet. So I do the next best thing — read the extra stories. At this point, I probably would read anything related to this series.
I thought this novella would at least make me understand why Taryn did what she did. I didn’t hate her as much in The Cruel Prince and even in The Wicked King but now, I certainly do. She is a selfish bitch who would do anything to earn the love of those who don’t even deserve it. This novella was written like an apology addressed to Jude but all I got from it was how self-centered she was. I know she is only human for wanting those things but it doesn’t mean I can’t hate her. Cardan was right about what he said.
“You’re awful. And the worst part is that you believe otherwise.”
Locke, on the other hand, was truly a manipulative jerk. I was tempted to remove a star just because this is a story about him. But Holly Black writes compelling stories and it would be a shame not to give this the rating it deserves.
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Ah! Everything I hoped for, and more! Okay, so maybe I’m just really craving more of this series, but still I did end up loving this, and more so since Taryn stayed in character the whole way and I loved the fact that it was written as a letter to Jude. I feel it was the perfect addition to this series, and now I’m tempted to reread The Cruel Prince again!
This is a must read if you liked this series!! The constant strife and conflicts can be viewed in a whole new light and if anything it serves to broaden your understanding of Taryn. I disliked her early on in the first book and while this gives us her point of view, which was fascinating. It further widens the gap of likability for me. I think that this very brilliantly gives us readers more detail and just paints their story in an even more vivid array. Her desire to fit into the fae world is such a sad disaster. She absolutely is going to get what she deserves. I can’t help but feel even more for Jude. I’m beyond excited to begin The Wicked King!!! I just am left breathless from the way in which Ms. Black creates and executes her scenes. This is most certainly one addictive series!!!
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I think that this was a really wonderful addition to the series. I am glad that I read this prior to starting The Wicked King. It does give some perspective. I like seeing things from Taryn’s point of view, even if she is lousy and I don’t like her at all. I liked seeing the bits of scenes from her point of view that were missing in Jude’s point of view in The Cruel Prince. This really added a lot more to the overall plot of the story. It opens up more knowledge about circumstances in the first book and points to the root of a lot of the complications that took place. I also think that the way in which Taryn tells her story says a lot about her character. I would love to see more short stories and/or novellas told from other characters points of view in this series. There really is so much potential and so much that could be told.
An apologist letter from the despicable Taryn as she obviously tries to cover her bases.
I get the feeling Holly Black was bored and decided to do some backstory on the character. It defines and explains things that happen in The Cruel Prince, but Taryn’s excuses/explanations do not make her actions any more sympathetic.
The Lost Sisters provides Terayn’s side of events. The story was interesting and somewhat entertaining but it really didn’t progress the series arch. The story does however show Terayn’s selfishness and greed. It will be interesting to see if & how the marriage between her and Locke goes.
While I still hate Taryn, Holly Black’s writing was as amazing as I remembered.
A beautifully written reminder of why I absolutely f**king hate Taryn.
This was Taryn’s and Locke novella from her point of view, it’s a really short story and a very enjoyable one if you loved “The cruel prince” as much as I did.
In this book Taryn makes questionable decisions for selfish reasons and Locke… Well he is… mean and loves to play games with the feelings of others, only that he finally found his match