The three queens working against one another or people around them doing so was far more exciting than the weird conflicts that popped up in this book. I think this book just lacks a lot of the conflict, the scheming and the plotting that the first two books had. It had the problem that some sequels do, where it has to move the plot along but it can’t really resolve any plot so you’re just left feeling a little confused and somewhat unsatisfied. I do think this book suffered by being the third book in a four-part series. Jules is returning to Fennbirn and has become the unlikely figurehead of a revolution threatening to topple Katharine’s already unsteady rule.īut what good is a revolution if something is wrong with the island itself? Mirabella and Arsinoe have escaped the island of Fennbirn, but how long before the island calls them back? Katharine, the poisoner queen, has been crowned and is trying to ignore the whispers that call her illegitimate, undead, cursed. The battle has been fought, blood has been spilt and a queen has been crowned, but not all are happy with the outcome. Spoiler free for this book, but obviously there may be spoilers for book one and two. Nevertheless, it was interesting to see where the story was moving in book number three. I will be honest, I thought that this was the final book in a trilogy, but it turns out there will be four books so those expecting a conclusion will be sorely dissapointed. I really enjoyed the first book in this series, and I thought that the second was pretty good as well. Hello humans! Today I’m reviewing the third book in the Three Dark Crowns series, unhelpfully titled Two Dark Reigns.

Two dark reigns by kendare blake