I liked the premise of The Crimson Crown. I looove a fairytale retelling and a good orgins story. I'll champion a villian-to-be all day. Overall, this was a good book. The ending saved it for me. It just felt too long and repetitive. I swear at least a third of the 400+ pages consisted of the MC, Ayleth, lamenting evvvverything and going of the same 3 streams of thought: lack of sister, lack of power, lack of love. Like, over and over, with little to no variation. 
I did thoroughly enjoy Nettle and Roland. 
Not sure if theyre presence was enough to make me want to continue this duology, though.

Thanks to NetGalley and Random House Publishing Group - Ballantine | Del Rey for the eARC!