Three Dark Crowns, Kendare Blake
Three Dark Crowns, Kendare Blake
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Three Dark Crowns

Author: Kendare Blake

Narrator: Amy Landon

Unabridged: 9 hr 53 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/20/2016

Synopsis

New York Times Bestseller * New York Public Library Best Book of 2016 * Chicago Public Library Best Book of 2016 * Kirkus Best Book of the YearFans 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. 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. Don't miss Five Dark Fates, the thrilling conclusion to the series! 

About Kendare Blake

Kendare Blake is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Three Dark Crowns series. She holds an MA in creative writing from Middlesex University in northern London. She is also the author of Anna Dressed in Blood, a Cybils Awards finalist; Girl of Nightmares; Antigoddess; Mortal Gods; and Ungodly. Her books have been translated into over twenty languages, have been featured on multiple best-of-year lists, and have received many regional and librarian awards. Kendare lives and writes in Gig Harbor, Washington. Visit her online at www.kendareblake.com.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Emily May on September 21, 2016

Three Dark Crowns has an interesting premise, but it manages to be insufferably boring for the first 75%. I foresee many DNFs on the horizon for this book. It's about three sisters, three queens, essentially competing for the throne. They - Katharine, Arsinoe and Mirabella - each live in different pa......more

Goodreads review by Natalie on September 18, 2017

2.5 stars "Three dark sisters All fair to be seen, Two to devour And one to be queen" Three Dark Crowns offends me. It promised me scheming sisters and political intrigue and power plays. Instead I get this: And this: And a whole lot of this: 80% of the book is the sisters (Katharine, Mirabella, and Ar......more

Goodreads review by Riley on June 04, 2017

Do you like fantasy? Do you like badass morally-grey women? Do you want to burn the patriarchy? If so, this is the book for you.......more

Goodreads review by Emma on December 20, 2018

3.5 stars! I struggled with this start to a new series, but I’m currently reading the sequel and am SERIOUSLY enjoying it, so it was worthwhile for me to push through the first novel! I will always admit when I feel choosing the audio version of a book may have impacted my reading experience. I rest......more

Goodreads review by Hailey on August 19, 2017

3.5* This was incredibly hard for me to get into. I found the first half to be quite boring but I just found the whole concept to be so interesting that I had to stick with it. I'm glad that I did because it did get better, but half of a book is a long time to not really be enjoying it.......more

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