Katharine. Arsinoe. Mirabella.
They're baaaaaaaack!
The triplet queens from Three Dark Crowns return in the sequel, One Dark Throne, and deliver a creep-tastic and slightly more romantic tale.
I'll try to stay non-spoilery!
Overall, this was a great sequel. The pacing was quick, the characters developed, the relationships developed, and there were a couple of good 😱 OMG! moments.
My one complaint? The ending. I truly feel that this could have successfully gone two other ways. With about 50-100 more pages, the story could've continued and been wrapped up completely, resulting in a very solid fantasy duology (which is rare!), or it could've ended exactly as it did but rather than leading into a third and possibly even fourth installment, a companion novel following a very significant side character could've been written.
I truly don't know which character is my favorite, and I love that! It's very "This Is Us" (Ya'll have seen that, right? If not.. what are you waiting for??). Both This Is Us and the Three Dark Crowns novels jump around a lot. And I mean A LOT. They jump around to different characters' POVs and settings. And I like all of the different story lines and perspectives! It does mean that there are a lot of supporting characters (Downton Abbey, much?), but they all have a purpose. Nothing feel like "filler." And I like that.
My final rating for this is 4.5/5 💥
It truly would've been 5 full stars if I had been more satisfied with the ending. But, I will say that I am very interested to see where the next novel(s) takes us.
They're baaaaaaaack!
The triplet queens from Three Dark Crowns return in the sequel, One Dark Throne, and deliver a creep-tastic and slightly more romantic tale.
I'll try to stay non-spoilery!
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Overall, this was a great sequel. The pacing was quick, the characters developed, the relationships developed, and there were a couple of good 😱 OMG! moments.
My one complaint? The ending. I truly feel that this could have successfully gone two other ways. With about 50-100 more pages, the story could've continued and been wrapped up completely, resulting in a very solid fantasy duology (which is rare!), or it could've ended exactly as it did but rather than leading into a third and possibly even fourth installment, a companion novel following a very significant side character could've been written.
I truly don't know which character is my favorite, and I love that! It's very "This Is Us" (Ya'll have seen that, right? If not.. what are you waiting for??). Both This Is Us and the Three Dark Crowns novels jump around a lot. And I mean A LOT. They jump around to different characters' POVs and settings. And I like all of the different story lines and perspectives! It does mean that there are a lot of supporting characters (Downton Abbey, much?), but they all have a purpose. Nothing feel like "filler." And I like that.
My final rating for this is 4.5/5 💥
It truly would've been 5 full stars if I had been more satisfied with the ending. But, I will say that I am very interested to see where the next novel(s) takes us.
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