Martin-esque in that she relies upon multiple perspectives to give the reader all sides of the story. Katherine is not the only protagonist in this book – in fact, Blake’s storytelling mode is George R. Katherine is a queen, and she is strong, and she has a life-threatening problem that she will never be able to overcome. She is not a Unique Innocent Girl Thrust into a Dangerous World. She is not blue-eyed and honey-blonde she is not unnecessarily and obnoxiously self-deprecating or self-pitying. This girl is not what we’ve come to expect from YA protagonists. We are presented with a flawed main character. The one who survives is made Queen Crowned. The three are raised separately, trained in their abilities by families who possess the same talents, and soon after their 16th birthday, they are given a year to kill each other. The last is a poisoner, capable of, well, poisoning - but really well. One is an elemental, capable of harnessing the elements, and one is a naturalist, capable of controlling plants and animals. It is the very essence of a pageturner.Įach generation in the kingdom of Fennbirn, the ruling queen gives birth to triplets. Not because it was short, not because it was written in a juvenile fashion, but because it was good. Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy, Suspense/Drama By: McKenna Graham, Assistant Arts & Life Editor
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