Fond of Fonts

This sequel to Kendare Blake's "Three Dark Crowns" first installment did not disappoint! All three sisters continue their quest towards obtaining the crown, all while undergoing life altering changes. Youngest Katherine develops a strong sense of confidence that can only be connected to help from unspeakable individuals. Arsinoe discovers her query related to her inept magical ability is due to assuming she had one in particular , when she had another all along! Mirabella enhances her magical capabilities further, while also questioning her willingness towards attacking her younger sisters in order to achieve her status as a future queen, or better yet--as a survivor! All three queens move this story line along with more suspense, action, and twists than the first novel in the series. In addition to the overall development of this novel, unexpected occurrences produced a HUGE plot twist at the end in my opinion, and entirely influenced my decision to continue further w...

This first installment of Kendare Blake's "Three Dark Crowns" series was phenomenal. Written in third person point of view, Blake introduces three sisters: Katherine, Arsinoe, and Mirabella. They all hold a similar past that is slightly alluded to throughout the novel, but present day scenarios show the distaste and contempt each of the girls holds against each other. All three girls are prospective queens for the crown, but only one of them may rule accordingly. Each queen has a fine group of people backing them, along with their other-worldly capabilities: Katherine as a poisoner, Arsinoe as a naturalist, and Mirabella as an elementalist. Blake's ability to create a world where sisters become strangers who fight to the death is intriguing--a world where becoming one of the hierarchy means committing unimaginable atrocities (something us as readers are familiar with when reading particular story lines--eh, hem, Shakespeare, perhaps). The novel was an easy read, a p...