Three Dark Crowns: A New York Times Bestselling Dark Fantasy of Three Sisters and a Fight to the Death
New York Times Bestseller * New York Public Library Best Book of 2016 * Chicago Public Library Best Book of 2016 * Kirkus Best Book of the Year
Fans of acclaimed author Kendare Blake’s Anna Dressed in Blood will devour Three Dark Crowns, the first book in a dark and inventive fantasy series about three sisters who must fight to the death to become queen.
In every generation on the island of Fennbirn, a set of triplets is born: three queens, all equal heirs to the crown and each possessor of a coveted magic. Mirabella is a fierce elemental, able to spark hungry flames or vicious storms at the snap of her fingers. Katharine is a poisoner, one who can ingest the deadliest poisons without so much as a stomachache. Arsinoe, a naturalist, is said to have the ability to bloom the reddest rose and control the fiercest of lions.
But becoming the Queen Crowned isn’t solely a matter of royal birth. Each sister has to fight for it. And it’s not just a game of win or lose…it’s life or death. The night the sisters turn sixteen, the battle begins. The last queen standing gets the crown.
Don't miss Five Dark Fates, the thrilling conclusion to the series!
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"Raise your hand if you have ever been personally victimized by Regina George Kendare Blake?" *Raises both hands*
I have never experienced so much hatred toward a character, especially one who is not meant to be evil. That's how I feel toward Mirabella. If you've read it, then you probably understand why.
Besides that, the storyline was alright but I did find Katharine's POV the most interesting. I'd even argue that the first chapter is the best in the entire book.
Overall, I was ultimately disappointed because I was hoping that this book would be full of epic battles, what else are you supposed to think when you read:
"But becoming the Queen Crowned isn’t solely a matter of royal birth. Each sister has to fight for it. And it’s not just a game of win or lose…it’s life or death. The night the sisters turn sixteen, the battle begins.
The last queen standing gets the crown."
...It doesn't go down like that. Like... at all. They turn sixteen in the first few chapters of the book, and there is no grand "battle." Not a single one.
To top it off, I had guessed the ending. It's supposed to be a game changer... but I thought it was extremely obvious.
But that's just my opinion. I'd love to hear y'alls. I just wanted this book to be so good. I really did.
I have never experienced so much hatred toward a character, especially one who is not meant to be evil. That's how I feel toward Mirabella. If you've read it, then you probably understand why.
Besides that, the storyline was alright but I did find Katharine's POV the most interesting. I'd even argue that the first chapter is the best in the entire book.
Overall, I was ultimately disappointed because I was hoping that this book would be full of epic battles, what else are you supposed to think when you read:
"But becoming the Queen Crowned isn’t solely a matter of royal birth. Each sister has to fight for it. And it’s not just a game of win or lose…it’s life or death. The night the sisters turn sixteen, the battle begins.
The last queen standing gets the crown."
...It doesn't go down like that. Like... at all. They turn sixteen in the first few chapters of the book, and there is no grand "battle." Not a single one.
To top it off, I had guessed the ending. It's supposed to be a game changer... but I thought it was extremely obvious.
But that's just my opinion. I'd love to hear y'alls. I just wanted this book to be so good. I really did.
I was a little nervous about reading this book since there were a lot of reviews saying they could not get through it since it was so boring. I am glad I did not listen. It did take about 6 chapters for me to get the characters and the settings straight but I was so interested in the premise of the book-- triplet queen sisters who had to kill each other since only one could have the crown/rule. In this fanasty world, it seems like it is a medieval, Arthurian world with some magic in it set on an island away from the rest of the world. There has been a tradition of the queen having triplet queens with different skills (poisoner, elemental, and naturalist) that grow up together until they are five or six years old. Then they are raised separately by a family with their particular skill in 3 separate parts of the island until they turn sixteen and they go through a ceremony to demonstrate the strength of their skill to everyone. After the ceremony, the Ascension Year beings where the sisters try to kill each other. Each chapter alternates between each sisters point of view so you get attached to each of them. There is a plot twist at the end that I saw coming at the beginning of the book but it just makes me want the second book to come out sooner. I would highly recommend to Game of Throne fans and King Arthur legend fans.
I gave this book 4 out of 5 stars on Goodreads.
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I gave this book 4 out of 5 stars on Goodreads.
Reviews on https://tiggertheturtle.wordpress.com
I am not sure what happened to be honest. I normally enjoy books by Kendare Blake and this had everything in it I could possibly want but, it was boring. Maybe it was the person who read the audio I am not sure. I kept zoning out. Normally, if the story gets my attention I can stay focused on it while multitasking but not this one. Maybe I will go back and read it another time.
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