The Wicked King

Why do you think Oriana feels more like a mother to Oak than she does to Jude or Taryn, even though she doesn’t have a blood connection to any of them?

By keeping the Roach and the Bomb’s affections from each other, Jude is honoring her friends’ secrets but keeping them from happiness together. What would you have done in Jude’s place? Explain your answer using passages from the text.

If you could live in only the human or the faerie world, full of magic, beauty, and many dangers for a mortal, which would you choose and why?

Why do you think Taryn brings Jude her stuffed animals? What effect was she hoping to achieve?

Jude has many enemies throughout the novel, some obvious and some subvert. Who do you think is the true antagonist of the story?

What coping mechanism do you think Jude uses to feel in control like Cardan uses cruelty to feel control?

Do you think Locke is a good match for Taryn? Why or why not?

How did Jude and Cardan’s relationship dynamic develop over the course of the novel?