Published: September 20, 2016 by: HarperTeen
Pages: 398
Rating: 4/5 stars
On the island of Fennbirn, triplet girls are born to every generation, each possessing a powerful gift that they will use to kill the others once they come of age in order to become queen. Mirabella is a fierce elemental, able to control the weather to her advantage. Katharine is a poisoner, trained to consume deadly poisons without even a stomachache. Lastly, there's Arsinoe, the naturalist, who is said to be able to control the fiercest of animals, however her powers have not come yet. Mirabella is the favourite to win the crown, but Katharine and her mentors will not go down without a fight, and Arsinoe is determined to prove her worth to herself, and to her sisters.
This book was wild!! It captured my attention straight away, and I was in love with the concept. I thought it was such a unique book overall, with beautiful writing that didn't seem overly descriptive. While it took a slow turn, I was fully into it from the start.
I loved the concept of this book. The fact that this is a fight to the death situation and each girl has a gift they find most powerful was so cool. I found myself wanting to read more because I was so captivated by the writing and wanted to see if the girls would start fighting yet.
The problem is, that by the middle of the book, things slowed down!! I wanted so badly for the big fight for the crown to begin, and they built it up so much, but by the middle things lagged so badly and I was just itching for some more action. It seemed to me that a lot of the focus was put on Arsinoe, who in my opinion was not the story I was most interested in, and I wanted to get some more content with Katharine and Mirabella.
That being said, I will be continuing the series because I have got to see what happens next! I am so into these girls' stories and I hope this next book will contain more of their fight. I need more action.
Have you read Three Dark Crowns? What did you think?
Emily @ Paperback Princess
ARGH I'm sorry the pacing didn't quiiite work for you, but it sounds otherwise amazing! I've been eyeing this one for so, so long now, I just hope I get around to it soon!
ReplyDeleteYeah, I would definitely give it a go! The sequel really picked up for me :)
DeleteI loved this book, with the three girls and their respective retinues/ factions, and their powers. I thought the sequel was better, mainly because there was a little more happening. I thought this one had a lot of build up too, and then fizzled just a bit? But I love the characters!
ReplyDeleteI definitely agree, Greg! I just finished the sequel and it had a lot more action which I loved. I can't wait to see what happens next with these girls!
DeleteHonestly, though, I'd just be like: 'nope, take the crown, I don't want it!' XD
ReplyDeleteHaha well the thing is, they have no choice! The island insists that only one survives. Pretty gruesome but also makes for a great story!
DeleteI'd still find a boat ;) I'm always the awkward one with these things! Lol.
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