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Three Dark Crowns
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November 30, 2016
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Rachel
Jul 07, 2017 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
First off, this is an amazing premise. Three magic sisters who are all vying for queen, and they have to kill one another to see who gets the crown. Fantastic! It had all of the plotting, backstabbing, and political intrigue that I love in fantasy with such an interesting world. We have this sort of mysterious island set in the real world but apart from it. I love that we get Billy's perspective of, "Oh yeah, on the mainland, we all think you're pretty weird."

But for as much as I connected with
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Ashley
Aug 27, 2017 rated it it was amazing
this was such a great book! unique with cool characters and a rich plot. I loved it. I can't wait for book 2 to come out! ...more
Melissa
Aug 23, 2017 rated it liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: fantasy, teen
Three Dark Crowns (Three Dark Crowns #1)
Kendare Blake
~fantasy, teen, grimdark, sisters, magic, trope: There Can Be Only One, minor romance, queendom, betrayal

Not gonna lie, this one felt like a slog up until the last quarter of the book. I'm usually pretty good at keeping characters straight, but I had issues here. There are three main characters, three sisters who each have a different kind of magic and must one day kill her sisters to become queen.
Each sister has her own cast of characters.
Ars
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Eden Steffey
Jun 29, 2017 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
This was so much better than I was expecting. I wasn't sure the plot would be believable, but it was. I thought it was an interesting story and I loved the ending! Not expecting it at all. Excited for book 2. ...more
Kathryn
May 30, 2017 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: ya, fantasy
Tricia
Jul 27, 2017 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Michael
Oct 25, 2017 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Mercedez
Dec 15, 2017 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Sara
Oct 13, 2018 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
3.5
Sasha
Jan 17, 2018 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
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