He thinks this will make people want to fight for her (if they fall in love with her). Pietyr wants to make Katharine more beautiful. He doesn’t want to Mirabella to win the crown because he thinks it will be the priestesses ruling if she wins. Natalia’s nephew Pietyr comes to visit Katharine to offer an idea. A group of priestesses lead her to a secluded area, where a girl is ready to sacrifice her life for Mirabella. She says she has a favor to ask of Mirabella. No queen has ever been favored by a high priestess quite like this. She is summoned to the temple by High Priestess Luca. The night after her birthday, she has yet another nightmare about killing her sisters. Her people are excited she is set to finally conquer the poisoners.

Mirabella, the third sister, is the one most likely to take the crown. He was banished when they were younger when they tried to sail away to save Arsinoe from her fate. They cannot believe it and wonder how much he has changed. Renata, a Black Council representative, tells the girls Joseph is returning from his banishment.

The council only sends one to attend, and the religious group doesn’t send anyone. Luke says he’s confident she will since the goddess sent such a strong naturalist in Jules to protect her.Īrsinoe does not get a lot of respect at her birthday party. Jules is worried about Beltane and the witch battle and wants her friend to live. They are called into Luke’s bookshop for sandwiches and cake. Jules already has her familiar (Arsinoe does not) and is a much stronger naturalist. She curls up on the floor.Īrsinoe, the second sister, is with her friend Jules and Jules’ familiar-animal, Camden the mountain cat. No one will help her to her room because of this disgrace.

Katharine eats through it as quickly as possible and impresses the crowd, but she can’t escape before the effects hit. She must eat the poisoned food to demonstrate her strength. Katharine is graciously rescued by Pietyr, Natalia’s nephew, when he asks her to dance. Natalia, the woman who raised her since she was six, announces her to the guests. But she must make the best showing possible at the ball thrown in her honor tonight. She is frail and weak after many years of ingesting poisons. The fight against her sisters will soon commence. One of the three is called to conquer the other two and rule their kingdom, Fennbirn Island. Queen Katharine is one of three triplets, each blessed with a different gift and trained far away from each other in a different discipline. ***** Everything below is a SPOILER ***** What happened in Three Dark Crowns? This book is set in the fictional land of Fennbirn, with each of the sisters living in a different area of the country. This book is written in third person from a variety of points of view.

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