How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories
by Holly Black
Young adult · ages 14–18 · grades 9–12 · 820L · 200 pages · 2020
Why we'd hand it over
A sharp, melancholic origin story that recontextualizes a beloved antagonist; best read after The Cruel Prince, but stands alone for older teens who like morally gray fae politics and unreliable narrators.