Arsinoe, a naturalist, is said to have the ability to bloom the reddest rose and control the fiercest of lions.īut becoming the Queen Crowned isn't solely a matter of royal birth. Katharine is a poisoner, one who can ingest the deadliest poisons without so much as a stomachache. Mirabella is a fierce elemental, able to spark hungry flames or vicious storms at the snap of her fingers.
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. New York Times Bestseller * New York Public Library Best Book of 2016 * Chicago Public Library Best Book of 2016 * Kirkus Best Book of the Yearįans of acclaimed author Kendare Blake's Anna Dressed in Blood will devour Three Dark Crowns, the first book in a dark and inventive fantasy series about three sisters who must fight to the death to become queen. Reading Level: 4.5 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 13.0 Young Adult Fiction | Family - Siblings The ending to this book was phenomenal and I went out to get the second book the moment I finished.WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guaranteeīinding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & EditionsĬlick for more in this series: Three Dark Crowns Mirabelle is the most emotional and her encounters with Arsinoe hurt my heart. People seem to care more about the success of their queen than they do the queen herself. The build up to them meeting is intense and surrounded with pagentry. Each sister has friends who are fiercely loyal to them I couldn’t help but sympathise most for them – how hard it must be to know your friend is likely to die in a fight you cant help with. Katharine’s Gave Noir feast both fascinated and repulsed me, moreso than the things Mirabella and Arsinoe had to face. Each queen has their own issues and difficulties to face. I loved that Kendare’s writing made me switch allegiances so quickly. I instantly loved Katharine who opened the story, but I was surprised that my favourite queen changed depending on which perspective I was reading. It is told from the perspectives of the current triplets: Katharine the poisoner, Mirabella the elemental, and Arsinoe the naturalist. A set of triplets is born every generation with a particular kind of magic when they come of age they have to fight to the death for one of them to take the crown. This is a dark, brilliant fantasy, and I was obsessed with it from the start.
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