Published: September 20th 2016
Pages: 398
Publisher: HarperTeen
Synopsis
When kingdom come, there will be one.
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. (source)
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. (source)
Thoughts
I have been anticipating this book for so long, that I literally couldn't wait to pick it up. So, when I saw it a week early at the bookstore, I obviously had to get it. I was very intrigued by the concept of the story and the fact that it was a fantasy really surprised me because I'm not to drawn to that genre. So, I knew I had to give this book and genre a chance. Now, I will for sure be reading more books in fantasy, because this book was just incredible and beautiful from start to finish. But I will say that the pacing in the beginning was rather slow, but by 100 pages, the book really flew by and I couldn't put it down. Everything about this book was fantastic from the world building, to the character development, and the plot. It was such a perfect read I highly recommend it, if you want to start reading fantasy.
My biggest issue with this book was the pacing. I found it to be rather slow during the first 100 pages, but by that point, the story just really flowed and went by very quickly. This is why I'm taking a half off of a rating. But I do think the pacing was slow because there was a lot of world building and we had different characters that we needed to be introduced to. I actually did find the characters to be confusing at first because there were so many of them. But I eventually got used to them and for me, that's when the story really picked up.
Even though this is a fantasy and so you don't necessarily relate to the characters a whole lot, I still found myself having a connection with each of the sisters individually. I loved the three sisters equally because they are all such bad asses in their own way, and I could really relate to that. They weren't afraid to say what they wanted, and be rebellious a little bit. I loved how courageous they all were and I can't wait to read more about them in the next book.
This book was so dark, creepy (on some level) and intense. I believe this is the perfect book to read during this time of year, where you can cuddle up in a blanket with a nice drink with a good book on a cold, rainy day. I absolutely loved this book, and I would consider this to be one of my favourite books this year. I highly, highly recommend this book if you want a good original fantasy.
Rate
4.5/5
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