3.5*This was incredibly hard for me to get into. I found the first half to be quite boring but I just found the whole concept to be so interesting that I had to stick with it. I'm glad that I did because it did get better, but half of a book is a long time to not really be enjoying it.

UTTER DISAPPOINTMENT AT ITS FINEST. Wow. Wow. Let me start off by saying that this is going to be messy and probably inarticulate. But just go with it. Had to let it out. Alright. How does one express rage in just a few words? Because in the last quarter of this book (fine, all) - I had to constantly take breaks to calm and compose myself because I was too LIVID and could feel my blood boiling and chest pain arising. Then why, you may ask did I continue? Because 1) I hate DNFing books. 2) I hone...

2.5 stars "Three dark sistersAll fair to be seen,Two to devourAnd one to be queen" Three Dark Crowns offends me. It promised me scheming sisters and political intrigue and power plays. Instead I get this:And this:And a whole lot of this:80% of the book is the sisters (Katharine, Mirabella, and Arinsoe) waffling around, training, and getting acquainted with their love interests. What's each island's culture? How did the tradition of Triplets Hunger Games begin? No fucking idea, but look, dream...

Three Dark Crowns has an interesting premise, but it manages to be insufferably boring for the first 75%. I foresee many DNFs on the horizon for this book.It's about three sisters, three queens, essentially competing for the throne. They - Katharine, Arsinoe and Mirabella - each live in different parts of the land, each have a different power, and each have a different group of supporters aiding them. This is an "in every generation, there are three chosen ones..." kind of thing. However, throug...

3.5 stars! I struggled with this start to a new series, but I’m currently reading the sequel and am SERIOUSLY enjoying it, so it was worthwhile for me to push through the first novel! I will always admit when I feel choosing the audio version of a book may have impacted my reading experience. I restarted the first few hours of Three Dark Crowns about four times because I just could not keep track of the story. And that was my biggest issue with this story – I just could not get engaged. There’s

Do you like fantasy?Do you like badass morally-grey women?Do you want to burn the patriarchy?If so, this is the book for you.

“No one really wishes to be a queen.” Oh my, I loved this. This book seems to be very polarizing on my feed, and from people I love, trust, and have similar reading tastes as, so I was a little apprehensive going in. I read that first chapter with my mouth open the entire time. Instantly drawn in, immersed, and in love. Most of you probably know the synopsis of this book, but it will still bring me immense joy to tell those few who might not know. Basically, this story is set in a wor

omgggg. thats it. this book and series are cancelled. screw you, joseph. you big pile of human trash. i wish the bear had got ya. also, can you believe how so slow and undeveloped this story is? the title may as well be ‘three boring crowns,’ as there is nothing dark about this book at all, which is a real let down. the only reason im rounding up to three stars, when this is basically only worth two, is because of the ending. my gosh. if the entire book had been like the ending, this would be su...

this book was a real fcking treat. but i can't say i'm all that surprised given the description & how much i love ~dark shit™~so imma break it down for you like this: we got 3 black haired hoes (shhh i know, thats misogynistic of me whatever i do my part in dismantling the patriarchy too) and they got some POWERS more specifically we've gotkat the rat: - overall pretty lame- kind of described as a drowned rat, hence the name- terrible taste in menmirror mirror:- also pretty lame but like she's

Three dark sistersAll fair to be seen,Two to devourAnd one to be Queen” well that was misleading and disappointing IDK if i should give this 1/2 stars?LOOK I’M SORRY I REALLY WANTED TO LOVE THIS, I REALLY DID (but it was really bad) I am so surprised I didn’t like this book because this kind of books are my kind of books. I am so pissed and disappointed. The ending part was a HUGE improvement but honestly not enough for me to actually like this.OKAY but I’m a positive person so let me jus

How could a book with such a promising premise fall so flat? (This is a stupid question and by now, having been a Goodreads member for seven years, I ought to know better.)The thing is, right, that the first chapter was absolutely mesmerizing. In fact, Katharine remained the only character I was even mildly interested in for the rest of the book. But sometimes I like to look at it this way: if I were a literary agent, and this book came into my query inbox, and the author had attached the first

Rating: 2.5 starsI've been wanting to read this for the longest time because the synopsis sounded so good. Maybe the anticipation contributed a bit, maybe it didn't, but this fell flat for me. I was expecting a fast-paced, action-driven story with a lot of intrigue and strategy, but I was forcing myself to push through, even when the pace improved. Most of the characters, including the 3 young queens, were flat and I often had trouble understanding their motivations. I wanted more development an...

3.25/5. but a FUN 3.25!!This book was far from perfect, but hell if it wasn’t a good time. And after two not so fun reads, I needed it!https://emmareadstoomuch.wordpress.co...Did I like any of the characters? Uh, not totally. In fact, I hated a bunch of them. (I would physically fight Mirabella and Joseph if I was ever given the chance, and I would like roughly 50% of the characters to line up so I can efficiently slap each of them across the face.) Most of them were super flat--I’d say all of t...

Three dark queensare born in a glen,sweet little tripletswill never be friends.Three dark sistersall fair to be seen,two to devourand one to be Queen. This was SO much darker than I originally expected and it is GOOD. The world-building, the twists, the characters, the premise itself. It's hard not to be pulled deep into the story. Consider me invested! For a first book where clearly the concept had to be set up, as well as the world..I still found there was a lot going on. This just gives me

Changing my rating to 2 stars. I was just so booooooored reading this :(2.5 stars*

(1.5/5)My pre-reading thoughts were so off that I really want to delete them. Instead, they will stay, as a testament to the fact that any and all hope that I had for this series has been destroyed.A big thanks to Layla, for letting me take my time with this book (sorry about that by the way)! Check out her review here!Spoiler alert!! DISCLAIMER: This review is filled with angry screaming, gifs, and spoilers. So if you haven't read the book yet, don't read this. If you somehow liked this book, d...

As predicted, my rating went down on this reread. I used to love this book and now I still like it but I also know every single reason I should hate it and it’s very confusing.Honestly, if I had been this critical the first time I read this book, I wouldn’t have been nearly as interested in it. Probably would have fallen for the plot twists still, because I’m gullible as fuck, but I wouldn’t have liked it as much as I did (and still do for no good reason).The writing wasn’t amazing. I honestly t...