The Cruel Prince by Holly Black is a young adult fantasy novel about Jude Duarte, a mortal girl who, after her parents are murdered, is taken to the treacherous High Court of Faerie. Living there for ten years, she longs to belong but is despised by many fey, especially Prince Cardan, who makes her life miserable. Jude gets entangled in palace politics, becoming a spy for one of the princes, and must navigate deadly deceptions to survive and protect her family as civil war looms.
