I've read the whole series one after the other because in my country there's a special edition with every book of the series in it.
And it was intense.

✨The Cruel Prince✨
It's really slow. Very few plot twists. It's pretty clear this first book's purpose was to introduce the main characters of the whole story, which are well described and characterized. I felt it was a really big prologue.

✨The Wicked King✨
It was faster, there were quite a few unexpected plot twists. Since the first book introduced very well the characters, now you know them and you know how they will possibly act and react in every situation.

✨The Queen of Nothing✨
Really fast paced, it kept me glued to its pages from the very beginning, I needed to know what happened next. The only downside was the conclusion, it was too quick, in my opinion.

✨How The King Of Elfhame Learned To Hate Stories✨
I loved the drawings on every single page! The story basically focuses on Cardan and his past. Quite sad, I'll admit.