2018 YA Fall Reading Challenge: Two Dark Reigns by Kendare Blake (Jaclyn’s Review)

 

Two Dark Reigns (Three Dark Crowns #3)
written by Kendare Blake
published by HarperTeen, 2018

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Disclosure: I received a complimentary copy of this book as part of the 2018 YA Fall Reading Challenge hosted by BookSparks.

Did I enjoy this book? ARGH! This book series is so frustrating! The plot is SLOW. There is no reason for it to move as slowly as it does. I still love the plot idea, but I don’t think it is well executed.

In this book, we watch as the exiled queens eventually make their way back to the island (though they have no idea why). We also see that Queen Katharine’s rule is not at all going the way she expected it to.

I really struggled to read this book. HOWEVER, I got to the last ~50 pages and everything happened all at once! The same thing happened in the first book of the series. The last 50 pages made the rest of the book almost worth the time investment.

 

 

Would I recommend it? If you have ignored all my previous reviews and made it this far, obviously you need to keep going. The last 50 pages really are that good. If you are looking for a reason to start reading this series, this book is not it.  At least there is only 1 more book in the series!

 

 

About the book – from Goodreads: #1 New York Times bestselling author Kendare Blake returns with the highly anticipated third book in the Three Dark Crowns series!

Katharine sits on the throne, Mirabella and Arsinoe are in hiding, and an unexpected renegade is about to wage a war of her own. The crown has been won, but these queens are far from done.

 

 

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