One Dark Throne audiobook

Full Revew Update! (Spoiler free)Easy 5 stars. Good grief. What even happened? What did I just read? I went into this book not knowing to expect. The first book was certainly unpredictable, and this one even less so. But holy crap guys, what a ride this was. Prepare for a rollercoaster. Going back, I loved the first book. BUT. It took me til about half way to get into it. There were just so many characters and my brain got lost frequently. But once everything with Joseph hit though, I got sucked in to that river of feels. Let me urge you, if you DNF'ed the first because you had a hard time getting into it, go back and finish. I promise you, it's worth it. SO worth it. And the end of book one? Holy wow.So that brings me to this one.You guys, you are not prepared. It takes off running and doesn't slow down. I'm not trying to hype this up or anything, but it was damn fun and I was literally panting and sweating ALL through the book. The pacing was ten times the first. Absolutely perfect. The writing was gorgeous and raw. I'm not normally a fan of third person present, but it works here. But the best part? This story was so easy to follow, and before you know it, you're right there in the plot with the characters. I WAS PANICKING FOR ALL THE CHILDREN.Previously, I didn't really hate any of the queens, though I was drawn to Arsinoe. That definitely didn't change here. She just breaks my heart. She's so badass, and like in the first book, she just expects herself to be the one to die. She's been told she was weak, and my gosh, that's the opposite of true. This girl has spirit and I can barely think about her without getting emotional. The choices she makes all throughout this story are just... I can't. I can't. ILOVEHER. Can we also please just take a moment to appreciate the fact that her face is scarred but she literally OWNS it. Does not care.And on that note? Billy? SDFJSL:DFKJ I did not expect him to become a favorite character. Holy crap. I wish I could say more, and I will down the road, but for now, I'm just going to wildly profess my love for Billy and Arsinoe. They are now my children. I am adopting them.As for Mirabella, I was unsure of her in the first book. She's the pretty queen who was told she was the only powerful one, and has every reason to act spoiled. But does she? Heck no. From book one, she remembered and cared for her sisters, but grew cold once she thought Arsinoe attacked her. Understandable right? But she surprised me time and time again. She's perfectly imperfect but deep down, the sweetest thing. I think you guys will LOVE her in this book.As for Katherine, well, you guys know what happened to her at the end of the last. We pick back up with the consequences of that, and her character becomes so fascinatingly eerie. I still can't bring myself to hate her. I liked her from the beginning, and I was so into her and Peityr's relationship, and oh man guys... just wait until you see what happens with all that. I don't even know how to feel right now.Omg. How could I forget Jules and Camden? Like Camden is my soulkitty. Holy wow. And Jules.. I did NOT expect the twist with her. I'm so nervous about her... I adore her so much. There is SO much potential there but she's as much a main character as the three queens now, and I LOVED that. I can't find anything to complain about. I really can't. Maybe there's a few characters I still couldn't keep straight from time to time, but it didn't take away from my reading experience at all.And as usual, you guys are in for a ton of bloodshed and a kick ass CRAZY ending. Also I'm still crying bye. SO I realize this review is mostly a conglomerate of emotional fangirling but I can't help it, that's how I feel right now. I'll certainly add more once the book has been released and I can talk more openly, but I feel like this will fly off the shelves. I can't wait for the third book release.All in all? My heart is BLEEDING, and yet I LOVED every minute of it. And hated it. And loved it. WHAT EVEN.This book was bat shit crazy, and one of the most unique and riveting stories I've ever read.My Blog ~ Instagram ~ Twitter ~ Etsy

5/5 Stars. This book BLEW ME AWAY. I don’t think I have ever loved a sequel so much.I feel so satisfied with this novel. It was everything I could have wanted from the Three Dark Crowns when I first started. It is action packed, intense, and very complex. The strain on character relationships deepen, political tensions continue to rise, and it is full of enticing events that hooked me the entire time. The pacing was much better than book one in my opinion and I feel the increase in significant events and a stronger storyline were big assets to this novel. My engagement with the second installment of this series is miles stronger than that of book one, and I couldn’t be happier with the shift in my personal reading experience.Due to the character development of all the queens, it’s interesting how I can’t fully root for just one of them. I always had a soft spot for Arsinoe, and book two caused me to gain a greater appreciation for Mirabella. I also grew to like Jules more and while I feel I *should* despise Katherine, her storyline is so fascinating that I can’t help but sort of love her now-morally grey character. I still hate Joseph, though.If you had any reservations about starting the series or about continuing after book one, drop them and indulge in this fantastic book. One Dark Throne is a new fantasy fav for me and I’m so happy I read it.

This is actually very brave of me.You might think it's not, because I read the first book in this series truly a hundred years ago (in 2017), and therefore you could say it took me three (or 100) years to work up the courage to even pick this up.But you'd be wrong, because it actually grew even BRAVER with time.See, in 2017 I wasn't AS much of a nerd as I am currently, and I did not track my reading analytics, but now...Well, 2020 me is so debilitatingly nerdy that I can give you proportional breakdowns of my reading by genre, by month, by age group, by author gender...I could go on.I can only make Educated Guesses about 2017 me, but I would estimate I was reading 90% YA and like half fantasy.Current me reads mostly adult and mostly anything-except-fantasy-because-bad-fantasy-is-the-most-boring-slump-inducing-thing-in-global-history.So reading this in these unprecedented times was - say it with me - BRAVE!!And I was rewarded by this being super super fun.I love sisters, and I love magic, and I love darkness, and I love drama, and poison and animal friends and elemental control are cool too.So this was a dream.Can't wait to get to the next book in 2023.Bottom line: Please send all trophies and medals to the PO box I will be setting up for this purpose.----------pre-reviewWHY DIDN'T I READ THIS SOONER?!oh right, because i hate fun and all my decisions are motivated by a mix of mild insanity and a desire for suffering.that explains it.review to come / 4 stars----------currently-reading updatesreading this series as the author intended: by reading the first book, waiting three years, then reading the second

For hours, from beginning to end, this book was all consuming. So far none of my most anticipated sequels have let me down, glad this book kept up that trend. We reunite with the sisters sometime after the events of Beltane. And as expected none of the sisters are quite the same. Mirabella who is out for revenge, Arisone who has now discovered her deadly gift and Katharine who is essentially back from the dead, and as usual, nothing is as it seems. My sister rankings: Katharine ≈ Arsinoe > Mirabella I know, I know, it's crazy that after all my Katharine cheerleading I have actually come to like Arsinoe quite a bit. And while Mirabella is still my least favorite, I don't detest her as I did before. Crazy right?The Sister as GIFs Katharine: Arsione: Mirabella when she starts finally starts to realize the truth... Relationships: Billy & Arsione From strangers to friends, to lovers, these two are basically relationships goals. "Are you worried I'll like them better than I like you?" "That's not possible." "Why? Because you're so irresistible?" "No. Because you don't like anyone." Arsione snorts."I do like you, Junior." "Oh?" "But I have more important things to think about right now." Honestly, I love their banter and conversations. Their moments together are often brief, but they're always worth it. They clearly love each other, but their romance in no way stands in the way of them doing what is needed of them. "No matter how far I go, I'm still your person. We stand together now." This is basically the line that stole my heart, though there are plenty of others, and made me truly fall for Billy. He is the only love interest, at this point, whom I absolutely adore. He is loyal and his feelings unwavering. The same can also be said for Arsione. There were moments where I feared she'd misunderstand him, but thankfully I was proven wrong. These two not only love each other, but they also trust each other and that is just so important. Pietyr & Katharine "He does not love you like I do. He cannot." "And how do you know, Pietyr?" Katharine asks, leaning so close that he must feel her breath against his ear. "What must he do to prove he does? Must he throw me down into the Breccia Domain? These two have a very tenuous relationship at this point. Pietyr, despite his rather unforgivable actions in the previous book, is determined to prove to Katharine that he truly loves her. And Katharine, though she denies it, has never truly stopped loving him. Because only a fool in love would see any logic in his absolutely absurd reason for his actions. She wants to hurt him, to see his discomfort and jealousy at her actions. "Will you try to put your knife in his back?" Katharine counters, but Nicholas only laughs. "Of course not, my sweet," he says. "When I kill a man, I look into his eyes."Katharine forces a smile. Of course he is joking. He must be. No one must ever be allowed to harm Pietyr. No one but her. But if anything, this just proves that he still holds her heart. And at the end, it appears all of Pietyr declarations are true because he stands by her even after the horrid truth of her gift manifests itself. It seems this time Pietyr has strapped himself in for the long-hull and is ready to be the ride or die guy that Katharine needs. So I guess we'll see how this goes. Honestly, I was quite worried when the announcement of two more books, since this was originally supposed to be a duology, because I feared this would start to drag. But I am satisfied with the overall pacing of this book. And I think it left us with a lot of mysteries and questions that still need to be answered. So I am definitely looking forward to more history/lore regarding the island and how it will draw the sisters back together again, especially with how this book ended. All-in-all a solid read, I can't wait to see what happens next!

I have no idea why but I seriously love this world and its characters! I gave the first book 3 stars because it was pretty good but kind of slow. This second book I could not put down. I loved it! I see a lot of mixed reviews on it and that's ok because I can see why some might struggle with it. However, I was truly entertained and look forward to the third book next year!

4.25/5Loved this much more than the first!

1/03/17: I think I remember reading from one of the comments below that wouldn't the previous queen know who she gave birth to and which kids had which powers? Then it got be thinking...What if she actually did know? What if she sabotaged the whole game? The previous Queen was a Poisoner, for generations the Poisoners have been taking the throne and they intend to for generations more. Causing the other provinces wanting to have their queens to win (Naturalists and Elementals) because they think the Poisoners are corrupt.So to guarantee that the Poisoner Princess would win, the former Queen had hidden her with the naturalists and kept it a secret so that no one knows.Then the queen must've have sent Kat to the Poisoners-deeming her the weakest daughter-and hoping that the poisons would weaken her or even kill her. *insert scandalous face here*10/04/16: I just finished 3DQ, and I want this one so bad!!! There are three things spinning in my head:1. Joseph and Mira? Or Joseph and Jules? (I like Jules more than Mira)2. If Arsinoe is a poisoner then does that mean Kat is actually a naturalist or some other type of Queen?3. And I really hope Kat doesn't kill Pietyr, I love that guy!!And of course I don't want any of the queens to die, but if they must, then I'm on Team Kat! (Because I ship her and Mr. Sexy hardcore)

Der zweite Band des schwarzen Throns stand dem ersten meines Erachtens in absolut nichts nach! Ich fand den Schreibstil wieder klasse, genau wie die vielen verschiedenen Blickwinkel aus der die Geschichte erzählt. Auch fand ich es nie verwirrend wer grade erzählt auch wenn der POV manchmal mehrmals im Kapitel wechselt. Die Plottwists waren auch echt wieder krass, grade am Anfang und am Ende sind viele Sachen passiert mit denen ich nicht gerechnet habe. Auch die Entwicklung der einzelnen Charaktere war der Wahnsinn! Also zusammenfassend gesagt: bei diesen Büchern passt einfach alles, auch die Mischung aus Action und Liebe. Auch wenn mir bei beiden Büchern einfach noch ein kleines bisschen mehr zu vollen 5 Sternen gefehlt hat.Und Leute! Das Ende! Wie konnte Kendare Blake das denn wirklich erst nur als Dilogie planen? Ich bin jedenfalls mehr als froh, dass die gute Frau nun noch 2 Folgebände plant 🙌🏻👑👑👑

RE-READING THIS ART. Buddy read with Chandlaaa✨I AM CRYING AND SCREAMING AND I CANT BELIEVE THAT I HAVE TO WAIT FOR A YEAR FOR THE NEXT BOOK. DO NOT TOUCH ME IM EMOTIONAL

I LOVED this book just as much as the last one, maybe even more. The Queens, their powers, and just the overall concept of the book is amazing. True to the title a queen is crowned - I had my suspicions as to who will be crowned but what happened ,and the circumstances under which it happened was something I didn't expect.The Ascension Year has begun and remember Katharine was pushed into the Breccia Domain and she crawled back out - it completely changed her. Arsinoe is a poisoner and no one but Jules and Joseph know. Mirabella is pretty much in the same place but now she thinks Arisnoe wants to kill her and has set out for revenge. The plot of this book is fabulous and the ending was amazing.I'm so glad that there are 2 more books coming and I can't wait for them. The wait for this one was unbearable and for the next ones more so.If you have read the last book and liked it then read this one, don't put it off (the book is amazing-have I said that before). I started reading it in the morning and didn't put it down till I finished it, this book undoubtedly gets 5 stars from me just like the last one. "The queens of Fennbirn will return." * relieved* I was so happy when I saw this because that ending couldn't have been the end of this story- I CAN'T WAIT FOR THE NEXT ONE!!!

Ive been dying to get my hands on One Dark Throne ever since reading the explosive ending of Three Dark Crowns last November. I was worried Id have a difficult time remembering all the details and characters, but after a few chapters it all came back to me and I was able to follow the story easily. I love the world and the idea of a hidden island ruled by a matriarchy. I also thought the animals were fantastic. The belief that one sister must kill the other two in order to rule might seem dark and brutal, but the story is balanced with friendship and personal growth so its not as intense as one might expect it to be. All 3 Queens have their flaws, but my favorite Queen was probably Arsinoe. I could relate to her wanting to lead a quiet life with her family and I thought Billy was a great match for her. Jules was a little too overprotective at times, but I liked her friendship with Arsinoe. The direction of Jules plot line intrigued me. I wasnt Joseph biggest fan, but he was slowly growing on me and Im glad Jules forgave him. I thought the evil sister was a great antagonist and her perspective was always the most entertaining. I loved the way Katherine dealt with Peityr.  Even though I had a pretty good idea who Katherine was talking about when she mentionned that "They" supported her, I still enjoyed that plot twist. Mirabellas friendships and power were the two things I liked the most when reading from her point of view.One Dark Throne took me longer to read than the first book since my attention kept wandering during the slower parts, but the ending was amazing as just like Three Dark Crowns. Theres some action throughout but its primarily focused on the characters. Since I tend to prefer plot driven books I would have liked more action, but my connection to the characters kept me invested in the story. I enjoyed all the different relationships and the dynamic between the 3 Queens. Im really excited to find out what happens in the next book, especially with Katherine and Jules plot line. You should give this series a try if you like character driven stories with killer endings and an awesome world.*Received for honest review consideration*OMG! I just got accepted for a bunch of ARCs I was super anticipating. I feel like Im dreaming someone pinch me lol

Three Dark Crowns - ★★★★★Okay, aside from wanting to fangirl all over Kendare Blake, I've got to write a review detailing how much I loved this book too! That's already two 5-star reads and I'm hoping the next one makes it three. One dark queen, evil as can be... one light queen, with a soul so sweet... and then there's Arsinoe, fierce in the face of defeat. One Dark Throne gave me even more secrets, political maneuvers, betrayals, deaths, new alliances, and again, so much love. I'm just so happy to have Two Dark Reigns sitting on my bookshelf.The cover of the translation for TaiwanEver since Katharine emerged from the Breccia Pit, something's been off. I couldn't quite put my finger on it, but she was different. Before the Ascension, Katharine was weak and unfavorable. It was hard to imagine her pulling off any type of triumph. The same can't be said for the Katharine of now. She's drinking and eating poison like never before, her ambitions know no bounds, and her willingness and determination to kill her sisters makes her quite bloodthirsty. I knew she wasn't someone to underestimate and she kept showing me how right I was.Arsinoe and Mirabella have been trying to fight the good fight, but unfortunately they're trying to fight fair. And we all know that Katharine and the Arrons know nothing about fairness. Even Mirabella's supposed allies know nothing of honor. It all comes down to the two sisters who remember what it is to be family and their fight for justice. Or is it vengeance? Who even cares... it all becomes more fodder for the excitement that their story breeds. As for Jules, I'm probably the only one who doesn't want to see her anymore. While I'm interested in the legion curse and how it will play out in the rest of the story, I don't care about Jules. I'm unsure what all the hype about her is about. However, I do love how closely entwined her story is with Arsinoe's and Mirabella's and how these three fiery and brave women work together in spite of evil queen Katharine.An arrow in the back... a duel... unforeseen powers... unexpected deaths... predictable betrayals... my most wished for alliance... after all this (and more) I can't even begin to imagine what will happen next. But I'm super excited to find out!⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆ Update 263: I'm finding that some of my predictions are coming true. BOOYAH! I love when I'm right. But this book is really taking me on a roller coaster of emotions. I'm angry, baffled, sad, happy, giddy, frustrated, appalled, etc. Katharine makes me want to reach in and throat punch her. Evil has found a new acolyte. She is just so wrong and I hope there is a hidden reason for her vile behavior. There's nothing about her I like and that dude Nicolas is just as bad. I wish they'd die a fiery death at Mirabella's hands. Just sayin'. Update 76: I think something's gonna happen to Joseph. I don't know what, but I get a real deadly vibe when it comes to his character. Like when he found out (along with us) that Jules is (view spoiler)[cursed with being both a naturalist and a war something or other (hide spoiler)], he went to go stop her from doing something and she was willing to do anything, including harm him, to do what she felt she had to do. His life was inconsequential at the time. And I'm on the fence. I don't have a grand love for his character, however, I love Mirabella, who does love him and I want her to be happy. Oh wtf?!I also think that the sisters, Arisinoe and Mira, will actually band together. I think the love they feel for one another will have them fighting for a new way. For a life past this old time tradition of death. I have a feeling that all of my predictions from the first book will come true here!⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆After that huge revelation at the end of Three Dark Crowns, I can't wait to see what happens next!Find me here:Blog | FB | Twitter | IG | Tumblr | Pinterest | BookBub["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>

I seriously have no idea where to start with this review. I absolutely loved this book and I’m so angry I read it in one and a half days and didn’t make it last until the third book was in my hands. I can’t count how many times I was literally praying to the Lord please oh please don’t let any of these queens-who-are-born-just-to-kill-each-other die or their friends-who-help-them-kill-each-other. I mean, this whole book is about triplets who have to kill one another so only one queen rules... there’s hope for a happy ending for all of them right?Don’t be an optimist WREN. The titles and the series literally has the word DARK in them. Everyone is going to die and you’ll just have to live with it.The pace in this one just hits the ground running. It doesn’t stop. Everyone is fighting for their lives and trying to kill those who are trying to kill them. People are fed wrong information, there are plots that fall through and information that literally made me sit up a little straighter and go without sleep. I couldn’t put this book down. The writing was wonderful and even though I sometimes felt overrun by characters, I still enjoyed this book so much. I still love all of these queens, even though I don’t agree with the turn their character takes. We have my favorite, Arsinoe (Naturalist [assumed]), who isn’t ashamed of the huge marks on her face and who has the upper hand with the discovery at the end of the book. She is such a bad ass. I can’t express it. Her spirit is strong though her power was told to be weak. She has friends willing to fight and die for her cause and I need her to be okay.Sidenote: I am here for Billy. Literally just Billy. Team Billy for everyone named Arsinoe who is a triplet queen of the island. We have Mirabella, the oldest by three minutes. She is the strongest of the sisters and just wants everyone to be happy. She was raised a queen and she acts like a queen out of all the sisters. Then we have Katharine… who’s character takes a hard twist to the right and she is ready for blood. She has basically been tortured with downing poison her whole life, and then to be betrayed by the one she loves at the end of the first book… she’s just done playing victim and she’s ready for her crown. I can’t even talk about Jules without spoiling anything with her… let’s just say she has a bomb thrown at her… and then another bomb thrown at her… and yet a third bomb still finds her. I just want her to be happy but… AHHH.I wasn’t even mad about how many love triangles spouted out of this book. They are such clichés in young adult but I was living for them. We finally meet someone who has the war gift and that is explained a little more and becomes a huge deal. The War Gift is basically someone who never misses and can memorize things really well. They can also make something miss their mark. I thought it was a pretty cool gift to add to the little bundle of Naturalist (animals and plants), Elemental (air, fire, water) and poisoner (can’t be killed with poison). I will tell you that someone dies… but I am not going to tell you who because that would be wrong. Lots of gore and deaths and creepy things. I like your style, Kendare Blake. ---She is going for BLOOOOD. RTCTomorrow! ---Because why not try the bear-thing again? It worked like REALLY well the first time. 🤦🏻‍♀️

Reread 7.10.2019Still one of my favourites! I love these characters so much. Read 4.9.2018This series has become one of my favourite ones. So freaking exciting and action packed book which is full of plot twists and shoking revelations. Also all the characters are so amazing that I don’t know who is my favourite?! I need the next book ASAP

When I first read the premise for Kendare Blake’s Three Dark Crowns I was immediately enthused. Triplet queens forced to murder each other in a winner-takes-all competition? SIGN. ME. UP. It’s like Hunger Games meets Game of Thrones. On ACID. Then I finished the last page and HOLY CLIFFHANGER BATMAN. Lemme tell you, if I didn’t WORSHIP Kendare Blake, I’d despise the woman. Being forced to wait for One Dark Throne has gotta be the most exquisite torture known to man. Forget waterboarding, Guantanamo needs to hand out copies of Three Dark Crowns and then force prisoners to indefinitely wait for the sequel. Needless to say as soon as One Dark Throne was released, I gollum-ed it up. OH….. MY PRECIOUS. And allow me to (begrudgingly) admit, it was worth the wait. One Dark Throne picks up immediately after the events of Three Dark Crowns. Katharine is a delicate flower no more. Having clawed back from Breccia Domain’s murkiest crevasses, her fragile leaves have been replaced with iron thorns. Her once pale petals now coated in crimson. Katharine’s back. And she wants REVENGE. Arisinoe meanwhile is grappling with her newly-realized poisoner identity and what that will mean going forward. And Mirabella? She’s still Mirabella-ing but at less intensity. Once considered a shoo-in, Mirabella is facing unprecedented challenges. Which queen will be the ultimate winner? At this point, it’s anyone’s game. One Dark Throne is at least 50 shades darker than the original. Sorry, couldn’t resist. The atmosphere is one of pervasive gloom, but in the best possible way. Sisters forced to murder each other simply doesn’t gel with a cotton candy, rom-com tone. Kendare Blake recognizes this and adjusts her story accordingly. And darkest of all…...Queen Katharine. I’m an unabashed fan of our would-be Poisoner Queen. Maybe it’s the whole underdog thing, but I just can’t help rooting for the girl. Her scenes are more vivid, crisp, and suspenseful than other sections. When Katharine is on scene, the story bursts forth in technicolor. Kinda like Dorothy waking up in Oz. Katharine’s tenuous romance with attempted murderer, Pietyr, cleverly avoids pigeon-holing her character. Because Ms. Blake spent so much time developing the three triplet queens, characters are more layered and realistic. Katharine exists in shades of gray, something a lesser book couldn’t pull off. The polar opposite of layered Katherine is milquetoast Mirabella. Yeah, yeah she’s nice and all but that’s about it. She’s just…...nice in a very mousy, spineless way. Basically she’s Melanie Wilkes to Katharine’s Scarlett O’Hara. I can’t say I dislike the girl but her scenes are snore-inducing. Arsinoe is a happy medium between feisty Katharine and insipid Mirabella. She’s all hard edges and mushy, soft centers. Arsinoe’s got bite, yet she’s also loyal and deeply empathetic. A diamond in the rough, I’ve enjoyed Arsinoe’s burgeoning relationship with Billy Chatworth. Honestly, Arsinoe is probably best-fit to rule Fennbirn. Please don’t revoke my #TeamKatharine card. One complaint I read about Three Dark Crowns was it’s a little slow to start. One Dark Throne is the opposite. It’s action from the jump and NEVER lets up. It’s an exhilarating, roller-coaster of a book that will leave you panting for breath. In summary: READ IT……..NOW.

I received an ARC from HarperCollins in exchange for an honest review.I was a big fan of Blake’s Three Dark Crowns; naturally I was super excited for its sequel and I was lucky enough to have been granted an ARC! The first few chapters did not hesitate to jump right into the plot, picking up where Three Dark Crowns left off.Given that the three queens are now determined to kill their way to the throne–a huge turnaround from the first book–I was expecting a lot of action and death. Call it violent, but I was itching for one of the queens to die. The nature of the book suggests that it will revolve around death and ill will, however I was a bit disappointed because the plot kept dragging on and on and on with little to nothing happening (read as: no one dying). I’ve read books/series that did not hesitate to kill off characters ( A Song of Ice and Fire, Falling Kingdoms, etc.), so when you read a book that cops out or at least prolongs it until it’s practically unbearable, it’s frustrating.Despite this, I still enjoyed the book! I enjoyed the involvement of a lot of minor characters! We read chapters about Pietyr, Billy, Joseph, and even Madrigal! It’s nice to see the focus shift from the triplets and get a feel of how the other characters are coping with the Ascension Year. As for the sisters, I am living for the changing of hearts. Those moments of disillusionment were very realistic and relatable. I’ve long ditched the idea of budding romances in this book, mainly because there are more important things I can focus on like which queen I’m actually rooting for?! You’d think that picking a side would be easy, but it’s much harder than I thought. I can see where the next book might steer towards, since we’re now given more details about the mysteries of the Breccia Domain, the paths of the queens, and the predicaments Book 2 ended with.One Dark Throne is set to be released 19 September 2017.Review originally posted on https://bookallure.com/2017/09/14/one...