A review by rinku
Queens of Fennbirn by Kendare Blake

dark emotional mysterious sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

Queens of Fennbirn is the novella collection to the Three Dark Crown series. It was bit silly of me to read those novellas long after I finished the series, but it was still fun to return to this universe. 

The Young Queens 

This novella follows the three queens as children when they were still together and how they have to get separated. I wasn’t sure about the children POV because they often annoy me but here, it was okay. It was so interesting to see how the queens learned the truth and how they start to change as soon as they are away from their sisters. There were some cliché moments though, like the characters overhearing secret conversations by accident. 

The Oracle Queen

What I enjoyed about this novella is that we see a different time period and that the story is again quite women centred. We have a lot of drama with Elsabet having to hide her gift and it’s so sad to see how in the future, she will only be known as the queen who went insane. The villain
Francesca
is such a good villain as well. 

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