an embarrassingly unhinged deep dive into The Cruel Prince | plot recap

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  • @anachelidze8558
    @anachelidze8558 8 місяців тому +2588

    Jude is so “my father is the worst man alive & I am his favorite daughter” coded 💕

    • @idkpaigely
      @idkpaigely  8 місяців тому +157

      YES!!! The superior father daughter trope 💪🏻💕💀

    • @wondergirl1586
      @wondergirl1586 7 місяців тому +17

      Didn’t she actually say that in the books? 😭

    • @HodayaGame124
      @HodayaGame124 5 місяців тому +23

      "father i am what you made me i've become you daughter after all"

  • @cynthiaolivares8275
    @cynthiaolivares8275 7 місяців тому +478

    The way they continuously betray each other always has me GAGGED

  • @jumisjam
    @jumisjam 8 місяців тому +1543

    did i already read this entire series? yes. will i still watch bc honestly it was a fever dream? yes.

    • @shreyavatsana
      @shreyavatsana 8 місяців тому +12

      Same fr

    • @marthahilke
      @marthahilke 8 місяців тому +40

      have i read this series 6 times? yes. will i still watch it bc i will consume any type of content abt it i can? yes

    • @snowfire321
      @snowfire321 7 місяців тому +5

      i love watching unhinged recaps of things i've already read

    • @Percyswisegirl
      @Percyswisegirl 7 місяців тому +1

      Same

    • @Percyswisegirl
      @Percyswisegirl 7 місяців тому +1

      ​@@snowfire321 YEAHH

  • @HannahMcInroy
    @HannahMcInroy 8 місяців тому +2441

    If Taryn has no haters, I’m dead.

    • @momomomo__
      @momomomo__ 8 місяців тому +85

      if taryn has no defenders, i'm dead

    • @lalacheorry
      @lalacheorry 8 місяців тому +2

      REAL!

    • @sketchycat6223
      @sketchycat6223 8 місяців тому +159

      @@momomomo__​​⁠REAL. If the book were from her pov I think she’d have less haters. She’s just as afraid as Jude is, Jude turns her fear into anger, but Taryn’s fear is disguised as acceptance. Jude acts as though Taryn is bowing down to the fae willingly, but there just isn’t any other path for her. They both have their flaws.

    • @majedm3582
      @majedm3582 8 місяців тому +1

      Frrrr

    • @MadeleinesMadeleines
      @MadeleinesMadeleines 7 місяців тому

      @@sketchycat6223it’s one thing being afraid it’s another selling your own sister out multiple times. So yea F her 😇

  • @stardust1815
    @stardust1815 7 місяців тому +353

    I love how the first poem is about how wonderful it would be to be a fae child, and then the book opens and it’s so unhinged and gives off completely different vibes. Pretty clever if you ask me. 🧚‍♀️ 🌺

    • @00Neet0
      @00Neet0 3 місяці тому +1

      Holly black IS known for her cleverness 🤌✨

  • @AshR24
    @AshR24 6 місяців тому +236

    I love the contrast between all of the sisters. Viv inherently belongs and doesn't want to, Taryn will break herself to fit the mould and Jude will break the mould to fit her.

  • @sinthuchiva515
    @sinthuchiva515 10 місяців тому +2018

    Please please do wicked king and every other book ever. Your humour and the way you explain things. Chefs kiss. This video is criminally underrated and I will be suing someone.

    • @idkpaigely
      @idkpaigely  10 місяців тому +119

      thank you thank you thank you ❤️❤️❤️❤️

    • @border_line.
      @border_line. 8 місяців тому +35

      @@idkpaigelyyes pls do these w the rest of the series i love the storytelling!!

    • @1confusedkitty745
      @1confusedkitty745 8 місяців тому +6

      Everything this comment says

    • @akikoa198
      @akikoa198 8 місяців тому +12

      ​@@idkpaigelyThank you so much!! Will be looking forward to the rest of the series n other new projects u come up with!!!❤❤

    • @moonrose7067
      @moonrose7067 8 місяців тому +3

      Yessss that would be amazing!❤

  • @kanej383
    @kanej383 6 місяців тому +556

    "our fav little snake, prince cardan" THE FORESHADOWING

  • @lordofmistakesl3413
    @lordofmistakesl3413 6 місяців тому +249

    The way Jude ATE everyone up when she crowned Cardan *silent screams*

  • @kportz19
    @kportz19 8 місяців тому +825

    I think that Taryn stealing the fabric out from under Jude’s nose was very bratty but that’s also just very much twin sister vibes. Like they share a face there’s bound to be some resentment there

    • @idkpaigely
      @idkpaigely  8 місяців тому +63

      10000%!!!!! I love the sibling dynamic in this series - vicious fights and unconditional love 💕

    • @yoogrldude
      @yoogrldude 7 місяців тому +30

      Also I mean, she was expecting to be proposed to that night. Kinda makes sense she’d want to stand out

    • @milenamatvejeva9846
      @milenamatvejeva9846 5 місяців тому +2

      Yeah its very sibling coded! This video and maybe even book doesnt set the stage for what their treatment as twins looks like - they couldve been treated as if one person, like they had no indiciduality, or on the opposite end one got favourited over the other. That definitely could end up in resentment, and acting out like this. Also, theyre 17. On the higher end of appropriate behaviour but tbh theyre still teenagers

  • @jsmith3798
    @jsmith3798 8 місяців тому +853

    Vivi is an underrated character as far as I’m concerned. Gotta give her credit for sticking to her word, and I find the unconditional love for her siblings very endearing. It exists between Jude and Taryn also, and it always comes back around, which I appreciate, but not the same. Vivi would never do the things that Taryn does.

    • @idkpaigely
      @idkpaigely  8 місяців тому +90

      totally agree that there's not enough Vivi love out there, and I definitely love her as much as the twins and Oak, but I do think they all have their faults. Like Vivi wouldn't have done what Taryn did, but I think the way she treats Heather in the Wicked King is pretty infuriating. Nobody's perfect but they are all awesome ❤️❤️❤️

    • @jsmith3798
      @jsmith3798 8 місяців тому +16

      @@idkpaigely That's true.. It gets to a point where, although you want it to work out and for them to be together, you find yourself wondering if she deserves Heather..

  • @astelius
    @astelius 7 місяців тому +167

    *when Jude was with Locke and we didn’t know what he was doing, I was like ‘awww they’re kinda cute’ and my friend who had already read the book was like ‘that will fade 🤭’ AND I WAS SO CONFUSED UNTIL THAT HAPPENED*

    • @ElizaArika
      @ElizaArika 5 місяців тому +6

      I was also so confused cuz before I started the book, I was so sure Cardan was the love interest because everytime I saw anything about the cruel prince, it was people fawning over Cardan. I was like "why is she being cute and making out with a side character???"

  • @mahaabaalkhail
    @mahaabaalkhail 8 місяців тому +223

    the way I finished the video AND STILL wanna read the book just shows how well done this recap is

    • @idkpaigely
      @idkpaigely  8 місяців тому +8

      ❤️❤️❤️

    • @iwouldgiveyouthemoon_
      @iwouldgiveyouthemoon_ 6 місяців тому +7

      PLEASE read it the series is so good. i’ve literally read it four times in the past year and still want to watch this video

    • @nitebreak
      @nitebreak 6 місяців тому +2

      ⁠@@iwouldgiveyouthemoon_i have reread it 3 times, but i might make it a fourth

  • @renardroi1136
    @renardroi1136 8 місяців тому +251

    ive read cruel prince twice (i never reread books) and now Im an hour into this. nobody understands me like holly black understands me. we are all kindred spirits in this comment section i think. thank you for this video god... i love the jar i love your descriptions and your voice. top tier vid

    • @kjarakravik4837
      @kjarakravik4837 8 місяців тому +5

      I would not have discovered my love of reading if I hadn't read Tithe at age eleven and I'm eternally grateful

    • @idkpaigely
      @idkpaigely  8 місяців тому +3

      ❤️❤️❤️

    • @moths-and-crows
      @moths-and-crows 7 місяців тому +1

      Real I’ve done the same thing
      I legit never reread books but I might reread these a 3rd time ngl
      Holly black is the best

  • @Elizabeth-hc3mi
    @Elizabeth-hc3mi 4 місяці тому +76

    Got to love how toxic almost everyone of Jude's relationships are. Her foster father killed her real family. Her sister has betrayed her several times. Her husband harassed her all of her childhood, then she kidnapped him, then forced him to be king, then he got exiled by him. Her step-mom doesn't like her. She's separates her brother from his mother and pressures him into being king.
    I swear, Vivi might be her only unproblematic relationship.

  • @Wnderyrs
    @Wnderyrs 9 місяців тому +474

    5:15 literally only 5 mins in and I just need to compliment you on how interactive-ish it’s feeling w the Jude’s brain jar & the puzzle pieces. As a frequent watcher of these types of videos, it’s really helpful and a fun way to stay engaged in the video

    • @idkpaigely
      @idkpaigely  8 місяців тому +35

      Thank you, I'm so glad!! Had to pull out all the stops for JudexCardan 💕

    • @hamdiyazid200
      @hamdiyazid200 7 місяців тому

      I dont understand why is she doing that?

    • @depgabby
      @depgabby 7 місяців тому +1

      ⁠@@hamdiyazid200with each Pearl in the jar she gets closer to figuring stuff out lol

  • @orcaa13
    @orcaa13 7 місяців тому +181

    i love collecting 20something girlies who make unhinged feature film length videos about books. each one i find pushes me closer to the edge myself

    • @lovelychelle5238
      @lovelychelle5238 4 місяці тому +1

      And you are not alone, not by a long shot!!

  • @doctergoogle
    @doctergoogle 8 місяців тому +131

    Please I am begging you, do a part 2, your energy is just so perfect for this

  • @daisyhollins7050
    @daisyhollins7050 11 місяців тому +329

    Amazing, I was so surprised no one else had made an unhinged recap of this so far and didn’t want to have to read it myself!

    • @idkpaigely
      @idkpaigely  11 місяців тому +7

      Thank you so much!!! I’m glad it was helpful 😊

  • @rachelldonohue8960
    @rachelldonohue8960 8 місяців тому +86

    Thank you for this, I hope you continue with the series! I'd been on the fence whether I wanted to read this series and you convinced me!
    My thoughts on Taryn, the stealing of the fabric was foreshadowing showing that Taryn would be comfortable with taking something from Jude, like perhaps a boyfriend. While it may not have been malicious, it showed that Taryn didn't value Judes feelings more than her own, or even the same amount as her own.

    • @idkpaigely
      @idkpaigely  8 місяців тому +13

      Love this take!!!! I've never thought of it that way before

    • @realnookes6482
      @realnookes6482 8 місяців тому +22

      Yes, and like how in the end Jude ends up with the better dress, Jude also ends up with the better partner

  • @Shirin-ys8wh
    @Shirin-ys8wh 9 місяців тому +180

    I read the books but the way you’re recapping it is AMAZING
    PLEASE do the wicked king,the queen of nothing and the stolen heir

  • @taroknight8464
    @taroknight8464 7 місяців тому +47

    I’m obsessed with the way you describe these characters, your manor of speaking is inherently poetic. I’ve had the “she’s very blue coded. Mean girl, beautiful, blue.” Line stuck in my head all day.

  • @hellomynameis________
    @hellomynameis________ 8 місяців тому +73

    Girl, your enthusiasm is literally infectious. I‘ve never read the series, but the way you told the story has me so invested! Like I wanna go read it, but I’m scared I won’t enjoy it as much as I enjoyed watching you recap it lol. You did such a good job, and I would 1000% watch more of these(for other series too!)
    (Also you could totally be an audiobook narrator if you wanted to, your voice and tone are perfect for it)

    • @idkpaigely
      @idkpaigely  8 місяців тому +10

      thank you!!!! definitely check out the books, Holly Black is a much better story teller than me she's AMAZING ❤️❤️❤️

  • @signesoderstrom153
    @signesoderstrom153 6 місяців тому +72

    "all you need to know at the moment is that Jude hates him. Passionately." I'm dead 😭

  • @camicami125
    @camicami125 8 місяців тому +78

    this is feeding my cruel prince obsession

  • @Olive-z9t
    @Olive-z9t 8 місяців тому +46

    PLEASE DO THE WICKED KING AND THE QUEEN OF NOTHING IM BEGGING YOU ❤this was so good!

    • @idkpaigely
      @idkpaigely  8 місяців тому +8

      ❤️❤️❤️

  • @eli-cl4wo
    @eli-cl4wo 10 місяців тому +112

    PLEASE continue this series, this was incredible and i need to know what happens next

    • @idkpaigely
      @idkpaigely  10 місяців тому +9

      Thank you!!!! I really hope I can continue!!!

  • @lancelotandmerlin
    @lancelotandmerlin 9 місяців тому +80

    i started reading this series over a year ago and stopped in the middle of the wicked king. now i picked it up again, finished the rest of the wicked king and queen of nothing in a heartbeat. now i'm sad it's over but this is such a nice recap of the first book that I remember so little of and a way for me to still enjoy something that has to do with the series. definitely would love to see more of this, you're great!

    • @idkpaigely
      @idkpaigely  9 місяців тому +2

      thank you!!!! I'm so glad it brought a little Elfhame whimsy back to you 💕

    • @notwithoutpizza4702
      @notwithoutpizza4702 9 місяців тому +2

      Read the one about Oak!

  • @sophhh_c
    @sophhh_c 8 місяців тому +37

    The royal family being succession characters is everything 🔥🔥

  • @iwanttobelieve9593
    @iwanttobelieve9593 8 місяців тому +69

    Finally I’ll understand what my girlfriend is talking about when she rants to me about these books, thank you!

    • @idkpaigely
      @idkpaigely  8 місяців тому +6

      lol that's so awesome!!!!!! glad I could help 🫡

  • @delaneyhoward2685
    @delaneyhoward2685 8 місяців тому +36

    reading is so often a pretty solitary activity so I’m obsessed with this vibe! every time you just silently put marbles in really made me laugh. also this made me realize that I’ve read this book maybe a concerning amount of times? with the way my mind was literally filling in with dialogue and quoting things with you. also also, unrelated but I love your hair

    • @idkpaigely
      @idkpaigely  8 місяців тому +2

      thank you!!! there can never be too much JudeXCardan 💕💕💕

  • @espeon7o
    @espeon7o 10 місяців тому +185

    Queen Orlaugh as Ursula 💀 I love it. Excellent work on this recap, doing this is a Herculean task. 😊 You’re amazing! 🎉

    • @idkpaigely
      @idkpaigely  10 місяців тому

      thank you!!!! 💕💜💗

  • @iwouldgiveyouthemoon_
    @iwouldgiveyouthemoon_ 6 місяців тому +27

    as someone who’s read this series four (?) times, it’s so funny every time a marble is added to “jude’s brain”. because it’s always so accurate 😭

  • @bashfulnath
    @bashfulnath 7 місяців тому +13

    This video is amazing but the mike’s mic olivia wilde nod made it iconic

  • @lookitskatiex
    @lookitskatiex 8 місяців тому +50

    24:36 Honestly this is a brilliant way to portray different reactions to trauma.

    • @lookitskatiex
      @lookitskatiex 8 місяців тому +10

      1:57:28 also Cardan is so into getting bossed around by her it’s not even funny

  • @lpchambers3681
    @lpchambers3681 8 місяців тому +43

    As someone that has read both the books and listen to the audiobooks. I am so sorry, but I feel that I must let you know about some of the pronunciations…
    The magical bargain, the geas- is said like “guess” but with a -sh sound at the end, “g-eh-sh”
    And her last name is Duarte, said with an accent at the end- “duar-t-eh”
    LOVE this video 🫶

    • @idkpaigely
      @idkpaigely  8 місяців тому +10

      L. M. A. O. I am actually laughing at how wrong I was, especially for geas 💀😂 thanks for telling me!!!!!!!

  • @cgibbons65
    @cgibbons65 10 місяців тому +59

    You have no idea how much this video means to me. The folk of the air series has been my favorite since it came out so getting to listen to you recap it all in such a fun way made my heart so happy!

    • @idkpaigely
      @idkpaigely  10 місяців тому +2

      that's so incredible to hear, thank you so much!!!!! ❤️💕💖

  • @rhainehodge4052
    @rhainehodge4052 4 місяці тому +31

    My hottest take about this series is that I actually love Locke. He is so secure in himself that it's honestly endearing. At no point does he go "damn, this isn't right." And I respect that.

    • @user-sn4rv6cq8f
      @user-sn4rv6cq8f 27 днів тому +1

      They could never make me hate Locke 😭

  • @asmrelara
    @asmrelara 8 місяців тому +29

    IF LOVING CARDANS TAIL IS WRONG I DONT WANNA BE RIGHT

    • @idkpaigely
      @idkpaigely  8 місяців тому +2

      we're on the right side of history with this one 🫡

    • @hopekeeley2122
      @hopekeeley2122 8 місяців тому +1

      I mean if your gonna be an otherworldly being might as well look the part right?

  • @yourmusekay3492
    @yourmusekay3492 4 місяці тому +10

    JUDE LITERALLY PULLED A DREAD PIRATE ROBERTS?? LIKE IN PRINCESS BRIDE??? THEY WERE BOTH POISONED??? oh my god I might have to read this book despite not generally being a fan of this genre. (I am however a huge fan of the unhinged recaps genre, keep it up :P)

  • @Blue_lily8982
    @Blue_lily8982 4 місяці тому +8

    Tell me why I was gasping, upset, surprised, genuinely shocked and so into the story wanting to know what happened next as if I haven't already read it.

  • @phoenixwing5133
    @phoenixwing5133 9 місяців тому +36

    Finally, someone has done it. The Cruel Prince plot recap. I'm ready.

  • @agoericke62
    @agoericke62 11 місяців тому +69

    Thank you so much for doing this!! I read Cruel Prince Earlier in the Year and waited too long to pick up the next book, so this was a perfect recap! I hope you continue the series!

    • @idkpaigely
      @idkpaigely  11 місяців тому +2

      Yay I’m so glad it was helpful!!!!! Thank you ❤️❤️

  • @jooj3699
    @jooj3699 8 місяців тому +23

    Will be naming my kid Jude in the hopes that they’re half as cool as this Jude.

  • @Just.one.paige2024
    @Just.one.paige2024 8 місяців тому +13

    You are the face of this book series just as cari is the face of ACOTAR. I do need more!

  • @joannapamerr
    @joannapamerr 10 місяців тому +25

    i just finished the whole series literally last night, and i wasn't done with it yet and wanted to be put back in the magic. your descriptions and recap is the absolute best

    • @idkpaigely
      @idkpaigely  10 місяців тому +1

      thank you so much!!! I'm glad it could bring you back into Elfhame 🧚🏻🍃✨

  • @yourmomoclock.channel
    @yourmomoclock.channel 10 місяців тому +24

    This is literally the best book to do an unhinged recap on! The recap was so good btw!

    • @idkpaigely
      @idkpaigely  10 місяців тому +2

      Thank you so much!!!!!

  • @alexbeautyvlog3102
    @alexbeautyvlog3102 11 місяців тому +40

    There arent enough comments here for all the work put in. It was great cant wait for the wicked king

    • @idkpaigely
      @idkpaigely  11 місяців тому +1

      thank you!!!! 💕💕

  • @thefishthefishfish
    @thefishthefishfish 9 місяців тому +8

    i just finished this book and i really love the excited/delighted laugh at every jardan scene because that's exactly what i sounded like too

    • @idkpaigely
      @idkpaigely  8 місяців тому +2

      it's unavoidable, they're just too perfect 😭

  • @cesca_wren
    @cesca_wren 8 місяців тому +6

    I don't know how you managed to make this video so entertaining for someone who has already read this series like 3 times! So funny and the perfect level of depth

  • @CoraJanisch
    @CoraJanisch 5 місяців тому +4

    Wait you’re so right abt the Jude-taryn fight. Before I read the series, I saw a fanart of that on instagram and I was like, “this is it??”
    Cause like that’s basically a normal sister fight but with swords and stuff

  • @foxlikesrox
    @foxlikesrox 8 місяців тому +5

    SLAY GIRLIE!!!! This video is criminally underrated and I really do hope you do the rest of the books, I read cruel prince and wicked king when I was like 13 and this was an unhinged walk down memory lane, ily!!!

  • @FreshBakedElla
    @FreshBakedElla 7 місяців тому +4

    your organised recap is so incredibly type A I love it

  • @Claire-io8tl
    @Claire-io8tl 8 місяців тому +6

    I'm absolutely begging for you to continue, your commentary was so fun

    • @Claire-io8tl
      @Claire-io8tl 7 місяців тому

      Okay after reading The Prisoner's Heir, I keep coming back to this video because it is so entertaining. We need this to be a series!!!

  • @tajeemcmuffin
    @tajeemcmuffin 7 місяців тому +4

    This is so well done, great job!
    About Taryn stealing Jude's fabric - in that moment, i thought of it more like her calling dibs. Jude was just looking at the fabric, no? She didn't say anything yet out loud. I feel like this is real sibling moment. Not something i would be mad about.

  • @robinpenn7167
    @robinpenn7167 6 місяців тому +6

    I haven't read the book, didn't think i would like it, thought it was a roast when i clicked on it... and this video was genuinely SO entertaining! You're great at this.

  • @kali8526
    @kali8526 7 місяців тому +4

    i love how u broke this down SO much please continue this series feel like u could make even the bible feel so animated 😭

  • @vilksu
    @vilksu 8 місяців тому +8

    Based on how I've heard people talk about this book before I thought it wouldn't be my cup of tea at all, but it actually sounds awesome, maybe I'll give it a go now even though I already know the whole plot lol

    • @bbyyerim
      @bbyyerim 8 місяців тому

      me too lol

  • @MadiZerr-uc4kl
    @MadiZerr-uc4kl 9 місяців тому +10

    I passionately adore these books, and you’ve done them so much justice with this!!! The map, the marble jar, the pictures…it’s all perfect. Thank you for your service❤️❤️❤️

    • @idkpaigely
      @idkpaigely  9 місяців тому +2

      anything for Queen Jude 🫡

  • @LilNinja72
    @LilNinja72 5 місяців тому +2

    I LOVED this. After I finished the series, it never left my mind. I miss this world and characters already. I also love how you giggle after your own jokes

  • @tamila4445
    @tamila4445 2 місяці тому +2

    Never read those series, but after your video im really interested to read it!!! Thanks!
    Also, your English is so easy to understand to a non-English speakins person! Like i get every word that you prounanced right! Maybe that's a strange compliment, but it was really helpfull to me!
    Thanks for a video!❤

  • @heterotardigrada
    @heterotardigrada 7 місяців тому +1

    I did not expect to be so thoroughly entertained for 2 whole hours, and now I’m behind on everything I planned to do, but pay no mind.
    I read the whole series and forgot about it entirely. Admittedly, I had more fun watching this video than I did reading the trilogy.

  • @shelbymc4372
    @shelbymc4372 8 місяців тому +39

    girl i am ALSO taryn apologist ty for speaking the truth

    • @idkpaigely
      @idkpaigely  8 місяців тому +10

      Taryn is for the non confrontational lover girlies ✨💕🧚🏻

  • @lemonette6353
    @lemonette6353 7 місяців тому +1

    I honestly can't even begin talking about this series without spiraling, I love it sm it's my favourite forever n ever. I get insane just thinking about it. Dangerously obsessed

  • @sketchycat6223
    @sketchycat6223 8 місяців тому +2

    Obsessed with this. Literally the page where Cardan has written Jude’s name over & over to the point where the page is stained with ink, I lost my mind. Insane.

  • @QuartzFire.
    @QuartzFire. 7 місяців тому +6

    This is so fun and detailed! Makes me remember all the little things in the books that needed some more explanation! Like how Grimsen gives Cardan an earring for eavesdropping at the Queen of Mirth event in The Wicked King, but I'm not sure what conversations Cardan used it to secretly listen to!! Please make a video on the other two books in the trilogy. Would love to hear your analysis!

  • @RainTheStrawberry
    @RainTheStrawberry 8 місяців тому +6

    have i read this series 5 time over? yes. will i watch this video talking about the plot? yes.

  • @gabriellecarvalho7261
    @gabriellecarvalho7261 7 місяців тому +2

    Omg, I can't believe I just watched a 2hour video about the cruel prince.
    I just finished the book and I'm so obsessed that I didn't even realize it was 2 hours long! Please make more, I love it!

  • @mjrose2035
    @mjrose2035 8 місяців тому +5

    Dude the way your passion for the book comes through in your telling makes this such a fun watch. Please do the rest of the books

    • @idkpaigely
      @idkpaigely  8 місяців тому +1

      ❤️❤️❤️

  • @louiseseynaeve7389
    @louiseseynaeve7389 7 місяців тому +3

    Please do this epic job for the other books in the series as well. Every one of your jokes and giggles gives me a spark of joy. Well done! 👑

  • @toyo.saketoba
    @toyo.saketoba 8 місяців тому +5

    Please continue the series!! I’ve recently read the trilogy but i’m still obsessed with it that i’m willing to take anything😩 Also i simply love deep dives of any books cuz theyre fun to watch💙

  • @q0rpz368
    @q0rpz368 9 місяців тому +22

    As someone who watched after reading the first book herself, I adored this! so nice to hear someone else retell the story and to feel like I was able to excite over it with someone else! Hope to enjoy many other recaps from you! 💕🙏 The effort you put into this was astounding!

    • @idkpaigely
      @idkpaigely  9 місяців тому +1

      thank you!!!!! the goal is always to obsess together 💕

  • @a.j.9410
    @a.j.9410 3 місяці тому +1

    great video! i appreciated that u paid homage to the creators who pioneered this format, while still adding a lot of ur own personality. it felt v fresh! hope to see u do the rest of the series.

  • @strawberriesarah
    @strawberriesarah 8 місяців тому +6

    I've never seen anything about this book series except some pretty fanart of Jude x Cardan, and now that I have watched the full video, it made me want to read it, so thank you a lot!

    • @idkpaigely
      @idkpaigely  8 місяців тому

      thank YOU a lot!!!! ❤️❤️❤️

  • @diyajuneja1292
    @diyajuneja1292 8 місяців тому +4

    omg i loved loved absolutely loved this video and NEEEED a continuation of the story. i loved the way you narrated it with the acorns, the swords, and ofc the brain marbles. please mark a part 2. love your humour. i am too invested in this now.

  • @katgreer6113
    @katgreer6113 9 місяців тому +7

    ive been waiting for SOMEBODY to do this FINALLY. how did i not see this

  • @messilaibnad2208
    @messilaibnad2208 8 місяців тому +4

    Your story telling is so under rated, I really really hope you continue this series. ❤

  • @tvdbridgit
    @tvdbridgit 9 місяців тому +9

    OMG pls pls make one about Wicked King this was spot on girl, I read The Cruel Prince a while back and wanted a refresh and this was perfection

  • @screamingbegins4688
    @screamingbegins4688 Місяць тому +1

    i like this series because it adheres to the folklore of the fae as much as possible with the iron and the weird ass shit and the sealie and unsealie courts. sjms fae pissed me off even when i first read them bc theyre just buff humans with super powers and weird furry kinks.

  • @ntissarsabir3456
    @ntissarsabir3456 10 місяців тому +7

    omggg your so underated , i love the way you managed to explain the book

    • @idkpaigely
      @idkpaigely  10 місяців тому

      Thank you!!! 💙💙

  • @Densomsadet
    @Densomsadet Рік тому +14

    Great video! Thank you algorithm Gods for bringing me here 🙏 A great addition to my rotation of recap videos (since I’ve already watched Jenny, Mike and Caris videos 2000 times). Keep doing these please! 🎉🎉

    • @idkpaigely
      @idkpaigely  Рік тому +3

      Thank you so much!!!!!! ❤️❤️

    • @mukelani40
      @mukelani40 Рік тому

      It’s like you knew that I want to understand the book without having to read it🤣

  • @heatherlg1339
    @heatherlg1339 3 місяці тому +2

    Oh no! 😢 You didn’t mention the dress that gets mysteriously switched with something she didn’t pick, but is insanely beautiful. It becomes important later!

  • @aryaim8171
    @aryaim8171 7 місяців тому +1

    Pleaassee bless us with more of these videos❤❤!!! I can't stop listening to this. It's as if a friend, raving about a book, is giving me a plot breakdown with giggles and humour, and I'm innnnnn for the entire show

  • @Shuru10
    @Shuru10 7 місяців тому +3

    This felt like reading the book again and really put me back into the mood to finish the book! (left it off after she captures him after the bloodbath)

  • @perla7531
    @perla7531 2 місяці тому +1

    I loooved your explanation. The way you explained it all was just so entertaining oh my gosh

  • @annaguitastrait2944
    @annaguitastrait2944 8 місяців тому +1

    read this whole series in a long weekend. loved it. remember none of it. did not actually know what the plot was until watching this- thank you for your service

  • @katierose6424
    @katierose6424 7 місяців тому +3

    This is one of the recaps dome in this format where I've come away WANTING to engage with the source material as opposed to extremely grateful I've never touched it 😂

  • @linnecai
    @linnecai 8 місяців тому +6

    The Fae description, you've sold me lol. This was one of the first fae books I every read and the descriptions of them in other books still throw me like wdym? theyre not medium ugly and on a cigarette/chocolate diet ?😂

    • @idkpaigely
      @idkpaigely  8 місяців тому +2

      LOL it's truly such a shock when they're described as like a John Cena muscle head 💀

  • @BreaunaGames
    @BreaunaGames 8 місяців тому +3

    I have not read this series but omg I’m obsessed, I am begging you to do the rest of the series

  • @ariannas1403
    @ariannas1403 6 місяців тому

    PLEASE do the rest of the series. This is probably the best recap I’ve ever watched where I really understood the plot, the characters, the vibes, everything.

  • @CelticGuardian7
    @CelticGuardian7 3 місяці тому +1

    You have no idea how psyched I was when (as someone who has never read the books) the part about Vivi using her powers to stop them was used. I was like, "OMG, so Jude is going to accidentally kill Taryn, causing her desire for freedom to backfire and wind up haunting her with her twin sister's death, that's such a cool move!"
    then that didn't happen, whoops >.>
    Your summarywas great! Definitely gonna keep watching them~

  • @LucaGilbert
    @LucaGilbert 5 місяців тому +2

    A two-hour deep dive/ info dump on the cruel prince is so iconic

  • @rebecavasquez7394
    @rebecavasquez7394 8 місяців тому +7

    pls pls pls pls pls do wicked kind and queen of nothing
    best book recap ever!!!

  • @fiocg2450
    @fiocg2450 5 місяців тому +2

    Happy to get this video and then see the 2nd part is already up! So happy.

  • @vanesszakovacs5615
    @vanesszakovacs5615 3 місяці тому +2

    this is actually a masterpiece of presentation and recap, thank you so much

  • @mckenziebaker7604
    @mckenziebaker7604 7 місяців тому +4

    ive been waiting for someone to do this with this level of unhingedness or else i was going to have to do it myself so thank you

  • @akankshya13
    @akankshya13 4 дні тому

    i decided to put this on in the background while i drew jude x cardan fanart because since finishing the series yesterday i’ve been in a trance state. and omg 1) your voice and presentation are so engaging and fun! 2) ooof the way you pointed out so many little details i kinda overlooked in my reading? like all the jurdan interactions and what the exact implications of liriope’s acorn-voice note were,,,damn thank you, it’s been So Great listening to this and immersing myself in the story and ugh!!! i hope i find videos for the other two books from you too 💛

  • @harperhopkins6777
    @harperhopkins6777 5 місяців тому +1

    PLEASE do the rest of the series this is iconic omg

  • @assds908
    @assds908 7 місяців тому +2

    this was the best thing I’ve watched in months and I can’t wait for the second part!

  • @onekawaiibento7725
    @onekawaiibento7725 5 місяців тому +3

    The wholee timee that you were building up to Taryn's mannn I was like sooo sureee it would be Lockkkkeeeee Idk why I'm so happyy that I guessedddd ittt goshh