He’s still supporting the heck out of Arsinoe and helps her with her crazy ideas, so she has not to do them all by herself. That’s what I call a loyal character who stays with his believes. is (still) the suitor of Arsinoe and rebel at heart, since he refused to take part of the traditions of courting all three queens and instead stayed with Arsinoe from beginning to end. Of course there had to be more substance with them, since Jules is a very powerful naturalist, more powerful than Arsinoe, and how can you leave her character simply powerful like that? There had to be more to her AND THERE IS!īilly Chatworth Jr. Side character time first, because, why not.įirst of all I had to mention Jules and Camden. Knowing the side characters better that are so close to the main characters rounds the story very well. Not only that, but we also learn more about the side characters, which is another event of its own.

Which is always a good thing and gives the author a chance to deepen the characters. We get to know the Queens Katharine, Arsinoe and Mirabella better. But oh man, there is a lot of new information that changes it all. One might think that the plot simply ends with one queen on the throne, since a lot of signs are hinted that there has to be one queen to rule. What a game changer this book has been! One Dark Throne had similarities with Three Dark Crowns yet managed to change direction towards the end of the book to lay the base for a probably very interesting third book ( Two Dark Reigns). Her first strike towards her sisters turn out to be successful, yet uncover a secret bared by Queen Arsinoe, that might safe her and her sister Mirabella’s life. Being called and feared as the “Undead Queen”, she’s more assured than ever that she’s the right choice to reign the island of Fennbirn. Discover more about the three queens and continue the thrilling quartet with One Dark Throne and Two Dark Reigns.Although believed as missing or dead, Katharine returns to claim the throne. Three Dark Crowns is the first book in the bestselling Three Dark Crowns series. The night the sisters turn sixteen, the battle begins.

Arsinoe, a naturalist, is said to have the ability to bloom the reddest rose and control the fiercest of beasts.īut becoming the Queen Crowned isn't solely a matter of royal birth. Katharine is a poisoner, one who can ingest the deadliest poisons without so much as a stomach-ache. Mirabella is a fierce elemental, able to spark hungry flames or vicious storms at the snap of her fingers. 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. Three Dark Crowns is a heart-stopping fantasy from Kendare Blake, acclaimed author of Anna Dressed in Blood.

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