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A review by wordsofclover
Two Dark Reigns by Kendare Blake
4.0
I received this book from Pan Macmillan in exchange for an honest review.
Two Dark Reigns is the third book in the Three Dark Crowns quartet following queens and triplets Mirabella, Arsinoe and Katherine as they continue to contend to become true Queen Consort of the island of Fennbirn. But there is a twist when the magical mist that has always protected the island suddenly turns against its inhabitants, and a new Legion Queen appears and is set on a rebellion.
This book was fantastic - it was really fast-paced and all the twists and turns in it kept me hooked. I've always enjoyed the sisterly bond in these books, between Mirabella and Arsinoe at least, and I really liked seeing their relationship develop and deeper in this book, while at the same time we're seeing Katherine begin to slowly unravel, and really see the affect of her relationship with the Dead Queens.
I thought Jules' storyline in this book was extremely interesting, and I can't wait to see it develop further and I can't help but wonder what the author's plans for Jules are. The more i find out about her, and particularly the prophecies surrounding her, the more likely it is I feel like she's going to be a major catalyst in the ending of the story.
One of my favourite parts of this book was finding out about the Blue Queen and Daphne. I'm definitely going to pick up the novella The Queens of Fennbirn, and honestly I could probably read a book of short stories about the past queens. Delving into the history of the queens and the bloodlines over 500 years earlier was fantastic, and it's nice to see how different yet how similar our Queens' time is.
This book was dark in all the right places, and it had a touch of power and enough gore to jeep me hooked and disgusted, and a little bit afraid and awed, all at the same time. I really cannot wait for the fourth and final book.
Two Dark Reigns is the third book in the Three Dark Crowns quartet following queens and triplets Mirabella, Arsinoe and Katherine as they continue to contend to become true Queen Consort of the island of Fennbirn. But there is a twist when the magical mist that has always protected the island suddenly turns against its inhabitants, and a new Legion Queen appears and is set on a rebellion.
This book was fantastic - it was really fast-paced and all the twists and turns in it kept me hooked. I've always enjoyed the sisterly bond in these books, between Mirabella and Arsinoe at least, and I really liked seeing their relationship develop and deeper in this book, while at the same time we're seeing Katherine begin to slowly unravel, and really see the affect of her relationship with the Dead Queens.
I thought Jules' storyline in this book was extremely interesting, and I can't wait to see it develop further and I can't help but wonder what the author's plans for Jules are. The more i find out about her, and particularly the prophecies surrounding her, the more likely it is I feel like she's going to be a major catalyst in the ending of the story.
One of my favourite parts of this book was finding out about the Blue Queen and Daphne. I'm definitely going to pick up the novella The Queens of Fennbirn, and honestly I could probably read a book of short stories about the past queens. Delving into the history of the queens and the bloodlines over 500 years earlier was fantastic, and it's nice to see how different yet how similar our Queens' time is.
This book was dark in all the right places, and it had a touch of power and enough gore to jeep me hooked and disgusted, and a little bit afraid and awed, all at the same time. I really cannot wait for the fourth and final book.