Honestly, I found this in a department store. The cover art was so compelling, and I was a little too intrigued by the back of it, I just grabbed it. It's been a bit of a confusing journey.
An amazon summary to give you a little more details about what I'm talking about, "New York Times Bestseller * New York Public Library Best Book of 2016 * Chicago Public Library Best Book of 2016 * Kirkus Best Book of the Year
Fans of acclaimed author Kendare Blake’s Anna Dressed in Blood will devour Three Dark Crowns, a dark and inventive fantasy about three sisters who must fight to the death to become queen. And don't miss the highly anticipated sequel, One Dark Throne!
In every generation on the island of Fennbirn, a set of triplets is born: three queens, all equal heirs to the crown and each possessor of a coveted magic. Mirabella is a fierce elemental, able to spark hungry flames or vicious storms at the snap of her fingers. Katharine is a poisoner, one who can ingest the deadliest poisons without so much as a stomachache. Arsinoe, a naturalist, is said to have the ability to bloom the reddest rose and control the fiercest of lions.
But becoming the Queen Crowned isn’t solely a matter of royal birth. Each sister has to fight for it. And it’s not just a game of win or lose…it’s life or death. The night the sisters turn sixteen, the battle begins. The last queen standing gets the crown.
Be sure to catch the stunning sequel to this New York Times bestseller, One Dark Throne." AMAZON LINK OF JUSTICE
This is book one in a trilogy. I have to keep that in mind...because reasons.
So, there is an island somewhere that has magic. There seems to be three kinds of magic, the poisoners, the naturalists, and the elementals. There are a few other magics mentioned, but we don't see any people with these magics? They're more like the stories from old to serve as warnings to the current generation. The elementals control the elements (SURPRISE???), the poisoners are immune to poison and kind of like to eat it or something, and the naturalists are able to talk to animals and have familiars that live as long as they do.
So magic. The island is ruled by a Queen. The queen bears triplets (because magic); when they come of age, they essentially fight to the death until only one remains standing, and then they are the new queen of the island. Once the queen has born the triplets, she's finally allowed to leave the island. Until then, she's stuck there because MAGIC. There is a goddess of the island who seems to set some rules, but as most goddess's, she's not really present? Not a speaking character, kind of like the voice behind the curtain effect. The goddess does have priestesses though, who seem to be working towards her will? But the priestesses also have a lot of weirdness going on? It's a bit complicated.
SO ANYWAYS. Mirabella (elemental), Katharine (poisoner), and Arsinoe (naturalist) are the current triplets who are coming of age. They were raised in the black cottage until age 6 together, before being split into the capital cities of each magic (elemental/poisoner/naturalist). This book primarily shows who each woman is as they come of age, and are trying to control their powers. They know they must kill their sisters in order to live, but that is very, very hard. I mean, killing people in general is hard but to know when you come of age you have to murder your sisters? OUCH. PLUS, the island people completely go along with it, and are like, "This isn't weird, this is how it's always been, it's the goddess's will," and keep letting the triplets duke it out for the queendom because you know MAGIC.
The story is told from each sister's perspective in rotating chapters, and it's also in third person. It was a pretty slow start, but the last part of the book more than makes up for it. I'm excited to read book 2, but I'm really hoping there are some things explained. The book overall does have a darker tone to it, but I think that's going to be pushed even darker in book 2.
I found some of the side characters to be very flat and didn't add much of anything to the story? But other side characters were AWESOME. I also want more explanation of how the island interacts with the outside, but we'll see.
Happy reading!
So, there is an island somewhere that has magic. There seems to be three kinds of magic, the poisoners, the naturalists, and the elementals. There are a few other magics mentioned, but we don't see any people with these magics? They're more like the stories from old to serve as warnings to the current generation. The elementals control the elements (SURPRISE???), the poisoners are immune to poison and kind of like to eat it or something, and the naturalists are able to talk to animals and have familiars that live as long as they do.
So magic. The island is ruled by a Queen. The queen bears triplets (because magic); when they come of age, they essentially fight to the death until only one remains standing, and then they are the new queen of the island. Once the queen has born the triplets, she's finally allowed to leave the island. Until then, she's stuck there because MAGIC. There is a goddess of the island who seems to set some rules, but as most goddess's, she's not really present? Not a speaking character, kind of like the voice behind the curtain effect. The goddess does have priestesses though, who seem to be working towards her will? But the priestesses also have a lot of weirdness going on? It's a bit complicated.
SO ANYWAYS. Mirabella (elemental), Katharine (poisoner), and Arsinoe (naturalist) are the current triplets who are coming of age. They were raised in the black cottage until age 6 together, before being split into the capital cities of each magic (elemental/poisoner/naturalist). This book primarily shows who each woman is as they come of age, and are trying to control their powers. They know they must kill their sisters in order to live, but that is very, very hard. I mean, killing people in general is hard but to know when you come of age you have to murder your sisters? OUCH. PLUS, the island people completely go along with it, and are like, "This isn't weird, this is how it's always been, it's the goddess's will," and keep letting the triplets duke it out for the queendom because you know MAGIC.
The story is told from each sister's perspective in rotating chapters, and it's also in third person. It was a pretty slow start, but the last part of the book more than makes up for it. I'm excited to read book 2, but I'm really hoping there are some things explained. The book overall does have a darker tone to it, but I think that's going to be pushed even darker in book 2.
I found some of the side characters to be very flat and didn't add much of anything to the story? But other side characters were AWESOME. I also want more explanation of how the island interacts with the outside, but we'll see.
Happy reading!
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