The #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Three Dark Crowns series introduces readers to the Oracle Queen in this riveting prequel e-novella.
Triplet queens born on the island of Fennbirn can be many things: Elementals. Poisoners. Naturalists. If an oracle queen is born, however, one with the gift of sight, she's immediately drowned, extinguishing her chance at ever taking the throne.
But that's not how it always was. This cautionary practice started long ago, with Queen Elsabet—the legendary, and last, oracle queen—whose reign was tinged with blood and horror.
Paranoid, ruthless, and utterly mad, Elsabet's mistrust led to the senseless slaying of three entire houses of innocent people. At least, that's the unchallenged tale carried down from generation to generation. But what really happened? Discover the true story behind the queen who, though born with the gift of sight, could not foresee her swift and sudden fall from power . . . until it was too late.
Fans of the Three Dark Crowns series will be enthralled with Queen Elsabet's genesis, riveted by her madness, and compelled by her tragic—and bloody—reign.
From Goodreads:
Three black witches, born to a descending queen. One would rise to become queen in her place. Perhaps the strongest of the three. Perhaps the cleverest. Or perhaps it would be the girl born under the best shield of luck.
Katharine, Arsinoe and Mirabella - three young queens born to fulfil their destiny - to fight to the death to win the crown. But before they were poisoner, elemental and naturalist, they were children, sisters and friends . . .
From Goodreads:
Fans of acclaimed author Kendare Blake's Anna Dressed in Blood will devour her latest novel, a dark and inventive fantasy about three sisters who must fight to the death to become queen.
In every generation on the island of Fennbirn, a set of triplets is born: three queens, all equal heirs to the crown and each possessor of a coveted magic. Mirabella is a fierce elemental, able to spark hungry flames or vicious storms at the snap of her fingers. Katharine is a poisoner, one who can ingest the deadliest poisons without so much as a stomachache. Arsinoe, a naturalist, is said to have the ability to bloom the reddest rose and control the fiercest of lions.
But becoming the Queen Crowned isn't solely a matter of royal birth. Each sister has to fight for it. And it's not just a game of win or lose...it's life or death. The night the sisters turn sixteen, the battle begins.
The last queen standing gets the crown.
My Review:
Oh, wow, it was fantastic to read these books! I've been meaning to read them for so long, and now the whole series is out, which does mean that I don't have to wait to binge read this series, and since I enjoyed these books, that's what I'll be doing!
The Oracle Queen just sucked me in, man! I had to put it down and then pick it back up, but once I did that, well, I just finished it so quickly! And man, her story, well, I really hope the truth of her story gets out, because that was pretty awful, what happened!
The Young Queens, it was interesting to read about these girls when they were young, the story of their separation! Knowing what's in the future, that they're going to have to kill one another, it was a pretty heartbreaking story, but it was so great to see the starts of some of the relationships these sisters had with their host families!
And oh, wow, Three Dark Crowns was just epic! Watching these characters face off, uncertain about the future, about not feeling how the general public says they should, it was an unputdownable tale! I loved getting to know these girls and their stories, and that ending, wow! I need to read more of this series, now!
I absolutely loved reading these stories, and I need to read the rest of this series, because I need to know what's going to happen next!
Author: Kendare Blake
Series: Three Dark Crowns #0.1, 0.2, 1
Read: January 6th, 6th, 7th, 2020
Source: Bought, Edelweiss/Bought
Reason Why: Love her books, and they're Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2020 Books and Three Dark Crowns is a WoW Book!
Publisher: Harper Teen
Published: April 3rd 2018, December 26th 2017, September 20th 2016
The Oracle Queen:
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| 5/5 Books |
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| 5/5 Stars |
The Young Queens:
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| 5/5 Hearts |
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| 5/5 Books |
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| 5/5 Stars |
Three Dark Crowns:
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| 5/5 Hearts |
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| 5/5 Books |
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| 5/5 Stars |
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