39 pages 1 hour read

Holly Black

The Wicked King

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2019

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Book 1, Chapters 17-21Chapter Summaries & Analyses

Book 1, Chapter 17 Summary

Jude goes to the mortal world to pick up Vivi, Heather, and Oak for Taryn’s wedding. She’s concerned about Heather, who doesn’t know anything about where Vivi and Oak are from. On the way, Jude and the Roach deliver a group of mortals at their homes and have supper together in a human diner. The Roach convinces Jude to tell Cardan the truth about his mother and confesses that he unknowingly shares the Bomb’s feelings.

At Vivi and Heather’s, Jude helps them prepare to leave. She and Vivi talk about Locke and Taryn’s wedding.

Book 1, Chapter 18 Summary

It’s not until the group goes outside that Vivi and Oak reveal their magic to Heather. They arrive at home and Jude helps Heather understand the Faerie world. She makes her a charm of rowanberries and gives her salt to sprinkle on her food to keep her from being enchanted by the faerie foods.

Jude passes the throne room where Cardan and Nicasia are spending time together. She meets with the Court of Shadows and asks about Grimsen, a blacksmith who has also been showing Nicasia special attention. Jude goes to meet him in his forge claiming to want a wedding gift for her sister.

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