I have heard that for mortals, the feeling of falling in love is very like the feeling of fear. Jude has tricked Cardan onto the throne, binding him to her for a year and a day. But the new High King does everything in his power to humiliate and undermine her. Meanwhile, a traitor is scheming against her. Jude must fight for her life and also battle her own complicated feelings for Cardan. Now a year and a day seems like no time at all ... An intoxicating and bloodthirsty sequel to The Cruel Prince, winner of the silver INKY for best international YA book and nominated for the CILIP Carnegie Medal 2019. 'Lush, dangerous, a dark jewel of a book ... This delicious story will seduce you ... ' Leigh Bardugo, author of Six of Crows