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cosmere_emily's review against another edition
5.0
Spoiler
AH I KNEW IT. It was a random thought earlier in the book, “How do they know which queen is which? Kat did have that snake...”jhelem's review against another edition
5.0
I really enjoyed this book and looking forward to the next in the series.
issabookishwrld's review against another edition
4.0
Three Dark Crowns
☆☆☆☆
Status: Finished
Series: Three Dark Crowns
Every generation, three triplets are born, each with different powers of their own and shipped off to foster families. Mirabella is the strongest with the power to control the weather and call lightning down from above. Katherine is poisoner, able to engulf the deadliest of poisons, but her gift is weak, leaving her to put on a facade. Arsinoe, a naturalist, with the ability to conjure any flower or plant in the palm of her hand, except she can't, she is giftless.
After their sixteenth birthday, the triplets are supposed to meet, see their suitor, prepare to fight each other to the death for the crown.
Who will win?
To be honest, y'all, I didn't expect to love this book. I mean, you see all these reviews about how slow the pacing is and it makes you want to turn the other way.
Well, don't.
Please, don't.
ITS TRUE WHAT THEY SAY, THE ENDING IS WORTH IT!
I was skeptical while reading this, and I was afraid I would have not been invested enough to enjoy the end, but all that faded away once the ending came. The drama builds up, the pacing speeds up, and the tension intensifies. I cannot tell y'all how much this is worth it. And this not just about three queens training to fighting to the death. Oh, no, no, no. There's betrayal, assassination attempts, love, secret schemes, and revenge! By far my favorite queen is Katherine, she is meek and abused but she never really loses hope. My least favorite is Mirabella. THEY NEED TO MAKE THIS A MOVIE, PLS!
AND I GET WHY EVERYONE HATES JOESPH NOW!
PROS
▪Great ending
▪Good characters
▪Sneaky schemes
▪Sisters!
▪Triplets
Cons
▪Extremely slow pacing
▪Instalove
▪Joseph (one of Arsinoe's friends)
▪Mirabella
I rate Three Dark Crowns by Kendare Blake four stars out of five.
☆☆☆☆
Status: Finished
Series: Three Dark Crowns
Every generation, three triplets are born, each with different powers of their own and shipped off to foster families. Mirabella is the strongest with the power to control the weather and call lightning down from above. Katherine is poisoner, able to engulf the deadliest of poisons, but her gift is weak, leaving her to put on a facade. Arsinoe, a naturalist, with the ability to conjure any flower or plant in the palm of her hand, except she can't, she is giftless.
After their sixteenth birthday, the triplets are supposed to meet, see their suitor, prepare to fight each other to the death for the crown.
Who will win?
To be honest, y'all, I didn't expect to love this book. I mean, you see all these reviews about how slow the pacing is and it makes you want to turn the other way.
Well, don't.
Please, don't.
ITS TRUE WHAT THEY SAY, THE ENDING IS WORTH IT!
I was skeptical while reading this, and I was afraid I would have not been invested enough to enjoy the end, but all that faded away once the ending came. The drama builds up, the pacing speeds up, and the tension intensifies. I cannot tell y'all how much this is worth it. And this not just about three queens training to fighting to the death. Oh, no, no, no. There's betrayal, assassination attempts, love, secret schemes, and revenge! By far my favorite queen is Katherine, she is meek and abused but she never really loses hope. My least favorite is Mirabella. THEY NEED TO MAKE THIS A MOVIE, PLS!
AND I GET WHY EVERYONE HATES JOESPH NOW!
Spoiler
(He cheats on his girlfriend Jules, with Mirabella twice and saves her!)PROS
▪Great ending
▪Good characters
▪Sneaky schemes
▪Sisters!
▪Triplets
Cons
▪Extremely slow pacing
▪Instalove
▪Joseph (one of Arsinoe's friends)
▪Mirabella
I rate Three Dark Crowns by Kendare Blake four stars out of five.
bethanyangharads's review against another edition
3.0
At first I was super scared that this was going to be a predictable cliche fill novel BUT I actually found myself really enjoying it! A tale where three sisters, each destined to be queen, have to kill each other before the can claim their crown. Honestly, I don't think the plot was anything special and some of the characters were a bit simple, but I found myself absorbed - especially to the end.
jessicaswan's review against another edition
4.0
I loved this first instalment in this series. I found each sister so intriguing and I found different reasons why I loved each story line. I found myself saying “just one more chapter” a lot which is a good sign.
kylie_t's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
4.25
jazzluvsbooks's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
5.0
lnocita's review against another edition
3.0
This book gets off to a slow start and feels a bit confusing for some of the narrative. And then it ends abruptly en medias res. There's also a tiny bit of what I see as gratuitous sex that doesn't seem germane. I don't think it will be a TAG contender. Limited appeal but definitely a good choice for some of my readers.
aellis10's review against another edition
4.0
It took me a while to get into this book. Once the story and plot settled, I ended up liking it. I liked the formatting of the book and the way the story was told from three different viewpoints that all intertwined together. I also liked the turn of events at the end of the book. It almost makes me feel like there should be a second book.
hamsammich's review against another edition
3.0
I was really excited to finally read this book. It sounded amazing and unique, it’s definitely not something I’d read before, but I just found myself very disappointed.
In all honesty, this series shouldn’t really even be a series. The first book had so much unnecessary information and just dragged on and on, I don’t see how the rest are going to be any different.
The one thing I didn’t mind was the multiple POVs. I think it’s quite known by a lot of my reviews that I don’t really like multiple POVs, but the flow of these actually went very well.
Character building was pretty good. World building...meh. I don’t really have a good sense of everything that is in this world. I’m hoping the next books will bring more to this.
In all honesty, this series shouldn’t really even be a series. The first book had so much unnecessary information and just dragged on and on, I don’t see how the rest are going to be any different.
The one thing I didn’t mind was the multiple POVs. I think it’s quite known by a lot of my reviews that I don’t really like multiple POVs, but the flow of these actually went very well.
Character building was pretty good. World building...meh. I don’t really have a good sense of everything that is in this world. I’m hoping the next books will bring more to this.