Três Coroas Negras (Three Dark Crowns #1)
Kendare Blake
A cada geração na ilha de Fennbirn nascem rainhas trigêmeas: três herdeiras da coroa, cada uma com um poder mágico especial. Mirabella é uma elemental, capaz de produzir chamas e tempestades com um estalar de dedos. Katharine é uma envenenadora, com o poder de manipular os venenos mais mortais. E Arsinoe é uma naturalista, que tem a capacidade de fazer florescer a rosa mais vermelha e também controlar o mais feroz dos leões. Mas para coroar-se rainha, não basta ter nascido na família real. Cada irmã deve lutar por esse posto, no que não é apenas um jogo de ganhar ou perder: é uma batalha de vida ou morte. Na noite em que completam dezesseis anos, a batalha começa.
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“No one really wishes to be a queen.”
Ok,OMG,I'm still reeling from this ending. I went into this not expecting much, but I ended up reading the whole book in a day, that's how invested I was. I love the world building, the mythology of this island, and how each part of the island with it's queen and the family helping/protecting her is different and complex and a world on it's own. I have to say, since the premise of the book is that two will die and only one will become Queen, I tried not to get attached to any of the girls, but I found I liked them all and didn't want any of them to any. And my favorite switched back and forth through the book and by the end of it I'm not sure which one it is. There are things to like in each one and during the whole process, you see amazing character development in all of them. I like Mirabella's gentleness, Arsinoe fierceness and loyalty and Katharine's sweetness but cunning mind.
The political game going on behind the scenes between the Arrons and the Temple, as well as the Continent, was part of what made the book so great as well. Since we have not only the POV from the Queens but from the families and friends as well, we got a nice cast of secondary characters as interesting as the sisters themselves. The romance was there, but it was not overwhelming and didn't take from the main plot to become the focus of the story.
For the pace of the book, I saw some commentaries regarding the fact that the real action only happens almost at the end of the book, and that the whole 'preparation'for the Beltane Festival was too long and made the book a little boring, but I disagree. I think it was extremely necessary not only for the reader to get to know this new world, get accustomed to it, meet the characters and the plot, but to kind of prepare the stage for the events at the festival and the Quickening and what came after. And it was what made me invested in the book in the first place, along with the concept.
AND WHAT WAS THAT FINAL PAGES? THAT ENDING, GUYS. How am I supposed to wait till September to know what happens next? It's the same with The Illuminae Files, TOO LONG TO WAIT FOR ANSWERS. I. Need.Now. I highly recommend the book, though. 4 stars.
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