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Five Dark Fates
by Kendare Blake
3.5 stars
"'Neither of you are queens,' Genevieve says, her voice thick with disgust. 'If you were, there would only be one of you left.'" ~ [b:Five Dark Fates|35391237|Five Dark Fates (Three Dark Crowns, #4)|Kendare Blake|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1549656837l/35391237._SY75_.jpg|56756354]
As far as series finales go, this one was not my favorite. The buildup was so great and left me feeling underwhelmed. The final battle was exciting and well done. I really expected the final confrontation to be Jules vs. Katherine but I liked it even better how it turned out. Arsinoe confronting her sister was much more satisfying. I didn't expect Jules to be able to join in on the fighting because there's little she could contribute, but what she does is SO EPIC. I could feel the power radiating off the pages. The final battle was the most exciting part of the novel. The rest of the book was just the sisters thinking about confronting each other...not much happened. Only Billy went through interesting character development, which was needed to see how much the war was affecting him, but the capture felt kinda random. The book's going along with not much happening and then Billy gets taken?
What really frustrates is the queens' endings. The reasoning behind it is solid, but since it is such a bleak and unsatisfying ending, it doesn't work. I understand that Fennbirn shouldn't have the triplet queens anymore, but having two queens die is just fulfilling the first book's original goal. Sure the rebellion succeeded, but only because the monarchy didn't change, not really. The whole point of the triplet queens is that only one will survive to rule Fennbirn. That's essentially what happens at the end of this book. Jules is Legion Queen, but she only became so with the help of the past monarchy she wanted to abolish. The reader spends the entire series learning that the triplet queen tradition is wrong, but it ends up prevailing in the end. The ending was too predictable and pretty depressing.
I can understand why Katharine's ending had to be the way it was; in a lot of ways, she is past saving. My heart still aches for her (I was rooting for her the whole time). However, Mirabella's storyline makes little sense to me. For such a ferocious and complex character, Mirabella's ending was sudden and weak. Mirabella not being in the final battle - what the heck?! Then everyone moves on from what happens to her so quickly. It really bothers me when main characters suddenly get treated as lackluster background characters. Ultimately the ending felt rushed and incomplete compared to the other dynamic books in the series.
"'Neither of you are queens,' Genevieve says, her voice thick with disgust. 'If you were, there would only be one of you left.'" ~ [b:Five Dark Fates|35391237|Five Dark Fates (Three Dark Crowns, #4)|Kendare Blake|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1549656837l/35391237._SY75_.jpg|56756354]
As far as series finales go, this one was not my favorite. The buildup was so great and left me feeling underwhelmed. The final battle was exciting and well done. I really expected the final confrontation to be Jules vs. Katherine but I liked it even better how it turned out. Arsinoe confronting her sister was much more satisfying. I didn't expect Jules to be able to join in on the fighting because there's little she could contribute, but what she does is SO EPIC. I could feel the power radiating off the pages. The final battle was the most exciting part of the novel. The rest of the book was just the sisters thinking about confronting each other...not much happened. Only Billy went through interesting character development, which was needed to see how much the war was affecting him, but the capture felt kinda random. The book's going along with not much happening and then Billy gets taken?
What really frustrates is the queens' endings. The reasoning behind it is solid, but since it is such a bleak and unsatisfying ending, it doesn't work. I understand that Fennbirn shouldn't have the triplet queens anymore, but having two queens die is just fulfilling the first book's original goal. Sure the rebellion succeeded, but only because the monarchy didn't change, not really. The whole point of the triplet queens is that only one will survive to rule Fennbirn. That's essentially what happens at the end of this book. Jules is Legion Queen, but she only became so with the help of the past monarchy she wanted to abolish. The reader spends the entire series learning that the triplet queen tradition is wrong, but it ends up prevailing in the end. The ending was too predictable and pretty depressing.
I can understand why Katharine's ending had to be the way it was; in a lot of ways, she is past saving. My heart still aches for her (I was rooting for her the whole time). However, Mirabella's storyline makes little sense to me. For such a ferocious and complex character, Mirabella's ending was sudden and weak. Mirabella not being in the final battle - what the heck?! Then everyone moves on from what happens to her so quickly. It really bothers me when main characters suddenly get treated as lackluster background characters. Ultimately the ending felt rushed and incomplete compared to the other dynamic books in the series.