![]() ![]() ![]() And despite the girls having been trained to hate each other so it will be easier to kill their siblings when the time comes, its clear that won’t be so simple. As they lived together and knew each other until they were six years old, there are variable memories some of them are able to dredge up. The complexity paid to the relationship of the three sisters holds solid interest. The present-tense POVs alternate primarily between each queen, although there’s a sprinkling of side character perspectives as well-which all work and feel needed to deepen reader insight. The beginning provides a good hook and sets the darker tone of the overarching story. And unfortunately for some, these queens are far from evenly matched… ![]() This generation’s sisters are Katherine the poisoner, Arsinole the naturalist, and Mirabella the elemental-each representing a sub-peoples who possess their same abilities. When they come of age, it is expected that these young queens battle each other to the death for the right to rule. On an island kingdom steeped in magic and sadistic tradition, triplet girls are always born to the ruling queen. The dark YA fantasy tale of a brutal matriarchy, and its vicious method of choosing its rulers. ![]()
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