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3.88 AVERAGE
3.88 AVERAGE
Literally just following then round for 450 pages, a bit unnecessary, nothing really added to the plot but still somewhat enjoyable
From start to finish this book is utterly jam packed with action, history and mystery!
My only downside? Is I thought it was the final book in the series. I was wrong when I read the words "to be concluded" oh how cruel!
It's absolutely great to see such character development and to learn more about Fennbirn through the sisters. To see two sides of every character, and see their struggle to survive and how everyone else perceives them. This really is the best of the 3 books so far....
My only downside? Is I thought it was the final book in the series. I was wrong when I read the words "to be concluded" oh how cruel!
It's absolutely great to see such character development and to learn more about Fennbirn through the sisters. To see two sides of every character, and see their struggle to survive and how everyone else perceives them. This really is the best of the 3 books so far....
Tragic, Horrifying, and Completely Enthralling | Review of ‘Two Dark Reigns’ (Three Dark Crowns, #3)
Originally reviewed on Cyn's Workshop
Ah! Wow, this was such a good book. We’re just going to step away from professionalism in this review only because there were so many gut-wrenching scenes that made the novel so compelling.
The one thing that binds all the characters together is the fact that all the characters all want to do what they believe to be the best for everyone, those they love and the people of Fennbirn, and yet it doesn’t matter what they do everything continues to go wrong. Readers here can’t help but sympathize for Katherine, the poor girl who was thrown into a pit by the boy who thought he was saving her, who has the crown she has always wanted. All she wants is to be a good queen, a good queen for the people and herself. Readers are already familiar with her nature, she’s kind and gentle at heart, but her possession of the Dead Queens at times separates her from herself. All Katherine seeks is peace and prosperity, and yet with the mist surrounding the island attacking her reign, the fragile peace she seeks continues to slip out of her fingers. The Dead Queens within her provide so much tension because they whisper, they are this underlying character that the reader can’t see, but the reader can hear them, they can feel their malevolence reverberate off the pages of the novel, creating a haunting read.
For Arisnoe and Mirabella, their stories are united. They have escaped to the mainland and have their own haunting to content with. The Blue Queen, the queen who created the mist, is haunting the girls, leading back to Fennbirn. As the girls try to conform to the new lifestyle of the mainland that differs so much from the lives they have always known, they face those challenges as well as the haunting of the Blue Queen from eons ago. Their story is less tension driven but still powerful in its own way. These girls must face their own challenges, their peace or their friends?
There’s certainly a great deal of tension going on in the story as it unfolds, the horror and tragedy bleed off the pages luring the reader in. The characters have grown through the events of the previous novels, and the intermingling of narratives beyond their perspectives give more dimension and scope to the plot of the story. There’s more going on behind the scenes, and the reader can see it, they can explore and follow the plot as it unveils itself. Blake’s talent as a writer has only grown with this novel, creating a powerful third part to an already enthralling series. (★★★★☆ | A)
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Originally reviewed on Cyn's Workshop
Ah! Wow, this was such a good book. We’re just going to step away from professionalism in this review only because there were so many gut-wrenching scenes that made the novel so compelling.
The one thing that binds all the characters together is the fact that all the characters all want to do what they believe to be the best for everyone, those they love and the people of Fennbirn, and yet it doesn’t matter what they do everything continues to go wrong. Readers here can’t help but sympathize for Katherine, the poor girl who was thrown into a pit by the boy who thought he was saving her, who has the crown she has always wanted. All she wants is to be a good queen, a good queen for the people and herself. Readers are already familiar with her nature, she’s kind and gentle at heart, but her possession of the Dead Queens at times separates her from herself. All Katherine seeks is peace and prosperity, and yet with the mist surrounding the island attacking her reign, the fragile peace she seeks continues to slip out of her fingers. The Dead Queens within her provide so much tension because they whisper, they are this underlying character that the reader can’t see, but the reader can hear them, they can feel their malevolence reverberate off the pages of the novel, creating a haunting read.
For Arisnoe and Mirabella, their stories are united. They have escaped to the mainland and have their own haunting to content with. The Blue Queen, the queen who created the mist, is haunting the girls, leading back to Fennbirn. As the girls try to conform to the new lifestyle of the mainland that differs so much from the lives they have always known, they face those challenges as well as the haunting of the Blue Queen from eons ago. Their story is less tension driven but still powerful in its own way. These girls must face their own challenges, their peace or their friends?
There’s certainly a great deal of tension going on in the story as it unfolds, the horror and tragedy bleed off the pages luring the reader in. The characters have grown through the events of the previous novels, and the intermingling of narratives beyond their perspectives give more dimension and scope to the plot of the story. There’s more going on behind the scenes, and the reader can see it, they can explore and follow the plot as it unveils itself. Blake’s talent as a writer has only grown with this novel, creating a powerful third part to an already enthralling series. (★★★★☆ | A)
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Not much of a review but I just LOVE to get lost in this series and this book was no different. It's just so out-there while still maintaining the characters' relatability. This series really allows me to fall right into the story and forget all about my surroundings. That's all I ever really want out of a book.
Really into the characters! I feel like I know them really well at this point and there were a few times I was caught off guard with where the storyline went. I never really could predict what was going to happen next.
3.5 stars
Overall a decent addition to the series, but my least favorite so far. Might have something to do with the focus on Emilia, such an awful character. I hope they don’t try to redeem her in the last book but I have a feeling she might be.
Overall a decent addition to the series, but my least favorite so far. Might have something to do with the focus on Emilia, such an awful character. I hope they don’t try to redeem her in the last book but I have a feeling she might be.
Lost a star for animal cruelty. But damn. I’d give it six if I wasn’t angry.
The saga continues with further expansion of the backstory of the queens, the history of the island, and some excellent interactions between people you wouldn’t expect. And my god, the things done near the end of this one! I’m glad I had the next one ready to go because waiting to find out exactly what the heck the queens were up to would have been excruciating.
3.5*
This was okay I guess, but definitely a filler book that needed to get us to the point we need to be at the finale
This was okay I guess, but definitely a filler book that needed to get us to the point we need to be at the finale