Disclaimer: I bought this book on my own!

Book Series: Three Dark Crowns 0.5

Rating: 4.5/5

Publication Date: April 3, 2018

Genre: YA Fantasy

Recommended Age: 15+ (birth, abuse, baby queens slaying, oracle queen predicting the future, violence)

Publisher: HarperTeen

Pages: 232

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Synopsis: Uncover the sisters’ origins, dive deep into the catastrophic reign of the Oracle Queen, and reveal layers of Fennbirn’s past, hidden until now.

The Young Queens

Get a glimpse of triplet queens Mirabella, Arsinoe, and Katharine during a short period of time when they protected and loved one another. From birth until their claiming ceremonies, this is the story of the three sisters’ lives…before they were at stake.

The Oracle Queen

Everyone knows the legend of Elsabet, the Oracle Queen. The one who went mad. The one who orchestrated a senseless, horrific slaying of three entire houses. But what really happened? Discover the true story behind the queen who could foresee the future…just not her own downfall.

Review: I loved this book of short stories. I felt that it answered a lot of questions I had in the series about the oracle queen and I loved reading about the baby queens! I’d love to see if Kendare would write a full prequel about the oracle queen in this book and/or about the baby queens in the full series, as both were very intriguing. This book served its purpose: it gave me voluntary information about the books without being a necessary read for the rest of the series.

However, I think it was too short (I’m nitpicking, I’m loving this series). Please make these full blown prequels!

Verdict: Need these in a full novel.