I soooo wanted to love this book, there has been so much hype around it that I figured it had to be fantastic!

Unfortunately, I didn't find it to be fantastic, it is intriguing and well written, however it felt as though it was trying to hard to create this magical, cruel world.

THREE DARK CROWNS
Thank you to Pan Macmillan Australia for supplying the e-arc via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
★★★★☆
tags: YA, Fantasy, Elementalist Magic, Stick with it
TW: Death, Betrayal, Family Mistreatment
This was honestly so good??? I wasn’t even going to read it, it was barely even on my radar but then some fellow bloggers started raving about it so I decided to give it a shot.

THE REVIEW:

The book ended up being really amazing. I mean, it gave me so many headaches and it was really slow and it felt soo long but, I really enjoyed it! It honestly was starting to take me so long to read that I considered not finishing it. But, I did finish and the pay off was so good! As soon as I finished I immediately put book 2 on hold at the library and I can’ wait to read it!

I really enjoyed the sisters in this one! I didn’t love all of them but, I thought Mirabella was really interesting. They are all being manipulated by their families and lied to by their respective Government systems so I think it’s going to be really interesting to see how the first book pays off and how everything comes to a head plot-wise and sister-wise in book 2!

Such a unique concept and very well written. I loved the shades of all the characters and development of the world. This is the first book I've read from Kendare Blake and I look forward to reading more.

This book is good worth reading it I recommend it. can find review on website

What a wild ride. We are not gently eased into this story and world, but rather dropped unceremoniously in the midst of unknown characters and backstory. It was a fair rough start but in sticking with it I was rewarded with a really interesting and exciting story.
I really enjoyed the way multiple POVs were used for each of the sisters, and that the side characters got a look in too. Absolutely most frustrating of all is that the two males in this story are unexpectedly BLOODY SCUMBAGS and I could not physically feel more anger towards Joseph, the two-timing son of a bitch.
But aside from that, there were a few really great plot twists and overall the world building (even though i honestly had a lot of questions and felt like not enough background was given at the start) was so fascinating and such a great idea.
Definitely will be looking out for the sequel.

Three sisters, three different gifts (one a poisoner, one a naturalist, one an elemental), separated at birth and raised to compete to the death for one crown...will they go through with it?

This book surprised me, the concept is uber cool, and though I had a slow start with it, once I was in I was completely hooked! It's tense, funny, action packed and emotional, and left me on the edge of my seat anxiously waiting for book two!