Book profile
The Queen of Nothing
- Subgenre
- romantasy
- Published
- 2019
- Rating
- ★ 4.2 · 1142 ratings
Reading order
Book 4 of 7 in The Folk of the Air — see the full reading order →
Trope map
Betrayal 100%Court Intrigue 100%Curse 100%Revenge Plot 100%Fae Romance 90%Morally Gray 90%Strong Heroine 85%Enemies to Lovers 70%
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Why these tropes fit
In the trilogy finale, an exiled mortal queen returns to a war-torn Faerie Court to save her sister, navigating bloody political intrigue while reeling from a royal betrayal. A long-dormant curse breaks loose, forcing her to choose between her hunger for power and her humanity, even as she wrestles with the lingering romantic pull of the wicked king she once held in thrall.
Evidence from the source
- Betrayal: “Jude is powerless and left reeling from Cardan's betrayal” source
- Court Intrigue: “she becomes ensnared in the conflict's bloody politics” source
- Curse: “A powerful curse forces the exiled Queen of Faerie” source
- Revenge Plot: “She bides her time determined to reclaim everything he took from her” source
- Fae Romance: “exiled mortal Queen of Faerie” source
- Morally Gray: “forcing her to choose between her ambition and her humanity” source
- Strong Heroine: “released her control over the wicked king, Cardan, in exchange for immeasurable power” source
- Enemies to Lovers: “confront her lingering feelings for Cardan” source
Metadata source: Google Books. Quotes are used only to verify the tags.
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