A review by kenna92005
Three Dark Crowns by Kendare Blake

dark mysterious tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

This definitely had an interesting storyline, but it took me about 100 pages in to get all of the characters straight in my mind. 

Things I enjoyed: I liked the different points of view from all sisters. Even though bouncing between them took some getting used to and some confusion in the beginning. I liked how this is different from other fantasy books (there isn’t a 400+ year old love interest) or some curse to break. It was refreshing in that aspect. 

Things I didn’t like: the pace was more slow. It was a lot of build up. Reading the blurb of this book you expect there to be epic battle scenes between the sisters but you never see that. In fact, the triplets barely interact in this book. This book was all world building and setting the scene. I also didn’t understand how these people treated queens. What’s the point in having a Queen if you don’t respect her at all? It’s just backwards in how they treat those girls. 

Also, the major twist in the book was predictable. 
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