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(4 / 5)
Three Dark Crowns #2
So deliciously dark, this book was full of surprises. There were a lot of twists in this book that I didn’t expect, and that is always refreshing. While the previous novel, Three Dark Crowns, was a lot of preamble, One Dark Throne really kicks up the action. The ascension year has begun, and our queens are out for blood! Katherine is even darker and creepier in this one, I enjoyed her wicked ways. Arsinoe really stood out for me, the queen who doesn’t want the throne, but has the strongest will to survive. I even came to like Mirabella in this one, where she didn’t really stand out for me in the first novel.
I’m really enjoying Blake’s writing style. The third-person omniscient point of view allows her to flit back and forth quickly between character perspectives, often multiple times in the same scene, giving you great little insights into each character’s thoughts and motivations.
The ending leaves things very open, and I have no idea where the story will go from here. There are a lot of possibilities, and I look forward to more surprises in the books to come.