The cruel prince, is the most fantastic fantasy book, its narrative is punctual, without much frills, the story is very well crafted and explored in the universe of cruel prince, besides it has two more books besides him, the wicked king and the queen of nothing, thus being a trilogy.
It's a yes for me but not in the way you are expecting. Adicting, the first is a little weird although it gets better. Almost no romance, it's an unexpected trilogy but I definitly liked it.