Three Dark Crowns

If I have a Roman Empire, it’s this series. I think about the triplets of Fennbirn regularly.

This book follows three triplets who are fated to kill each other so one may wear the crown. I loved the way Blake peeks inside each of the sister’s heads and writes this complicated dynamic between them. I mean, the fact that they’re sisters and they have to kill each other is the baseline for complications.

It is dark and visceral, and I truly felt like I was with each sister when their POV came up.

Of every set of triplet princesses, two must die so that one can be queen. This is the way things have been for centuries, so when this set of triplets comes of age, they are prepared for the brutality that awaits them.

To me, this was such a fascinating premise, and the book is so vivid that I literally dreamed of scenes while I was reading it. I loved seeing these sisters struggle against their prescribed lives, because I don’t want to follow someone else’s idea of what my life should look like. If you have power, like these sisters… show more.

I knew I would love Three Dark Crowns by Kendare Blake from the premise. This plot twist doesn’t come until later in the book, but there is a lot to enjoy before we get there! The story is set on an island hidden from the world, where every generation, the queen gives birth to triplet daughters. These daughters are separated and trained until their sixteenth birthday, where the fight for the throne begins. Whoever kills the other two first wins.

The book has a slower pace as it follows all three sisters so we can’t guess who will be the… show more.