One Dark Throne by Kendare Blake

One Dark Throne (Three Dark Crowns, #2)

by Kendare Blake

Preparing for the queens' sixteenth birthday celebration and navigating the fallout of the Quickening, the sisters reassess their strategic paths to the throne using new understandings of their powers and destinies.

Reviewed by Sam@WLABB on

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Rating: 4.5 Stars

Wow! A lot of really huge things just happened, and the ending left me with an ache in my heart.



Pro: Blake packed this one with lots of surprises that were real game changers. The physical and mental battles being waged are quite intense.

Pro: The queen I named as my favorite in order to get this ARC at BookCon is still my favorite after this book. In fact, I like her even more after this book.

Pro: I loved that Blake gave her supporting characters meaty storylines. They are fully realized and never feel like afterthoughts.

Con: I am still sort of on the outs with Joseph. Sorry.

Pro: This drama escalates quickly as the three queens must deal with the fallout from their last family get together, and we get a lot of clarification on what really happened at the end of the last book.

Con: The next book doesn't come out until May 2018, and I sort of need some answers right now!

Pro: We get a little peek into the early years our queens shared together, and we actually see some sisterly bonding going on. This really made me like another queen more than I previously had.

Pro: Alliances are muddied and backroom deals are made, as the politics in this one gets turned up a notch. There are many "oh no she didn't" moments, which kept me on the edge of my seat.

Overall: A fantastic sequel with lots of twists and turns, which left me with heartache and wanting more.

Check out what Kendare Blake has to say about ODT.


**I would like to thank the publisher for the advanced copy of this book.

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