Five Dark Fates
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Summary
In the final book in the #1 New York Times bestselling Three Dark Crowns series， an all-out war is brewing—one that will pit sister against sister and dead against undead。
After the grim confrontation with Queen Katharine， the rebellion lies in tatters。 Jules’s legion curse has been unbound， and it is up to Arsinoe to find a cure， even as the responsibility of stopping the ravaging mist lies heavy on her shoulders， and her shoulders alone。 Mirabella has disappeared。
Katharine’s reign remains intact—for now。 When Mirabella arrives， seemingly under a banner of truce， Katharine begins to yearn for the closeness that Mirabella and Arsinoe share。 But as the two circle each other， the dead queens hiss caution—Mirabella is not to be trusted。
In this conclusion to the Three Dark Crowns series， three sisters will rise to fight as the secrets of Fennbirn’s history are laid bare。 Allegiances will shift。 Bonds will be tested。 But the fate of the island lies in the hands of its queens。 It always has。
After the grim confrontation with Queen Katharine， the rebellion lies in tatters。 Jules’s legion curse has been unbound， and it is up to Arsinoe to find a cure， even as the responsibility of stopping the ravaging mist lies heavy on her shoulders， and her shoulders alone。 Mirabella has disappeared。
Katharine’s reign remains intact—for now。 When Mirabella arrives， seemingly under a banner of truce， Katharine begins to yearn for the closeness that Mirabella and Arsinoe share。 But as the two circle each other， the dead queens hiss caution—Mirabella is not to be trusted。
In this conclusion to the Three Dark Crowns series， three sisters will rise to fight as the secrets of Fennbirn’s history are laid bare。 Allegiances will shift。 Bonds will be tested。 But the fate of the island lies in the hands of its queens。 It always has。
Reviews
anna
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isn’t it a bad thing if i missed the third book in the series and i didn’t notice or care ？ this fantasy series had so much potential but something was missing。 i didn’t care about the characters or the world and everyone annoyed me endlessly。
hanny devito
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*3。5*Loved the ending， it was so action packed and I felt like almost all of the loose ends were tied up really well。 My main issue is the first ~2/3rds of the book really dragged for me， but the ending almost made up for it。 Also love all of the badass female characters。 I read a lot of fantasy and it isn’t often that you see so many women warriors （main characters， side characters， AND background characters）。 Props to the author for this。 ****** Slight spoiler*******One thing that I feel like *3。5*Loved the ending， it was so action packed and I felt like almost all of the loose ends were tied up really well。 My main issue is the first ~2/3rds of the book really dragged for me， but the ending almost made up for it。 Also love all of the badass female characters。 I read a lot of fantasy and it isn’t often that you see so many women warriors （main characters， side characters， AND background characters）。 Props to the author for this。 ****** Slight spoiler*******One thing that I feel like was never addressed was why the mist was attacking innocent people。 It didn’t make sense to me after we find out the mist is made up of past queens and the goddess。 What would be their motivation to kill people？？ I felt like this was a huge plot hole that never got explained。 I get ramping up to go after the dead queens， but why kill so many innocents？ seems counterintuitive 。。。more
Jenny Daub
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Finally， I finished the last book of the Three Dark Crown series written by Kendare Blake。 Now， this fantasy fiction was really interesting。 Basically， it was about triplet queen sisters who each possessed different kinds of powers。 One was an elemental， one was a poisoner， and the other， a naturalist。 Each one of them was assigned to different houses based on their powers。 They were tasked to hone these powers to prepare for the Ascension Year。 It was a year wherein they will fight one another Finally， I finished the last book of the Three Dark Crown series written by Kendare Blake。 Now， this fantasy fiction was really interesting。 Basically， it was about triplet queen sisters who each possessed different kinds of powers。 One was an elemental， one was a poisoner， and the other， a naturalist。 Each one of them was assigned to different houses based on their powers。 They were tasked to hone these powers to prepare for the Ascension Year。 It was a year wherein they will fight one another for the crown。 This has been already a tradition in Fennbirn Island。 Thus， the bonds of the sisters were overlooked， for killing one another was a tradition and the Goddess’s will。 Thus， it should not be disobeyed regardless of the situation。 However， this year was not like the previous years。 As the mist began to rise over the island， tensions between the Legion Queen and the Undead Queen intensified。 The people of Fenbrin were afraid of what the island will be like in months’ time。 Threats of the mist began to spread like wildfire。 Devouring the fleshes of people whom it will encounter。 Merchant， queens guard， priestess， are no match for the mist。 Regardless of what you are or who you are， it will devour you when in contact。 What was once the protector of the island from the mainlanders became their greatest adversary。 On the other hand， the exiled queens， Mirabella and Arsinoe， decided to return to the island to seek answers to the dreams Arsinoe has been seeing。 However， they did not expect the rebellion neither did they expect that they will be involved。 Little did they know that their involvement will resolve the threat the mist had imposed but at what cost？ Was it really worth it？To be honest， I have no expectations reading the last book because I know that having a strong ending can really be a challenge。 However， this book did not disappoint。 What I love about these series is how they empower women characters。 They were not portrayed as weaklings， but rather independent women who are capable of deciding their own actions。 I also love the fact that they did not portray the women as damsels in distress， but the opposite。 As Emilia said， “It is to be expected， I suppose。 Always like a boy， to be in need of protection。” I don’t know but somehow this line empowers me。 This is because we live in a society wherein girls are expected to be protected by boys， but this just shows that it can work both ways。 On the other hand， the book also somehow highlighted the bond among the sisters。 Even though they were separated and made to kill one another。 They still cannot ignore the fact that they are sisters。 That even a little， there is love among them。 However， they are no longer little girls anymore。 Thus， they are things they need to sacrifice to protect the people surrounding them。 “Little sister， do not let them have me。” This line really broke my heart because it was Mirabella’s last request to Katherine。 In order for the undead queens to not use Mirabella as a vessel， Katharine has to kill her even though it is against her will。 The island may seem that they are like the previous queens born to rip one another’s hearts to claim the heart。 They will never know the pain that these queens need to endure killing their own sister for the sake of the whole island。Overall， it was a decent book to end the series。 However， I must say there were more questions formulated than answered。 For example， the reason behind the mist was not explained， the return of the Blue Queen was not tackled thoroughly， and Pietyr’s recovery did not really help in the progression of the plot。 Despite these faults， I was able to overlook them because I was truly happy with the journey I had with this book。 The characters are well written and the beliefs they have will really have an impression on you。 It was pretty remarkable。 Thus， I recommend reading this book since it will provide closure to the whole series。 。。。more
Nicole Lee
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What an epic end to an amazing series。 Seriously， I sat down for five whole hours and took almost this entire book out。 A bit boring in the beginning （all that damn talking） but once it hit the action button， it did not stop。 Just a page turner after that。
Julia
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 It was very good。 It actually made me cry， forming tears that not many books that i have read resulted in。huge spoilers down belowListen， i get why some are upset over the sisters not all surviving and the original plan mirabella had not carrying out。 But when going back to the whole point ， it is known that the mist was against the continuation of the three queen triplets， and the story wouldn’t have made much sense if mirabella and katharine had continued to live as the whole background would It was very good。 It actually made me cry， forming tears that not many books that i have read resulted in。huge spoilers down belowListen， i get why some are upset over the sisters not all surviving and the original plan mirabella had not carrying out。 But when going back to the whole point ， it is known that the mist was against the continuation of the three queen triplets， and the story wouldn’t have made much sense if mirabella and katharine had continued to live as the whole background would be discarded and would’ve been pointless。 In the end， the way of the island was for two queens to die anyways， so it makes sense that the deaths happened in spite of the legacy。Yes i wanted a happy ending too， but the mist containing daphne and illian was against the prior queens that inhabited katharine， and they wouldn’t of been destroyed if not for the battle and what did happen。 Yes another way for the dead queens to be destroyed could’ve been introduced， but this would have not been a good way for the book to carry out。 The dead queens had to be destroyed for jules to be the queen（what the goddess wanted as well as daphne and illian） and them being surrounded by the mist itself was the best way for them to be rid of。 Going back to what i said about the goddess being over the reign of the three triplets， if katharine and mirabella survived it wouldn’t have been realistic anyways。 The story would’ve been boring with no actual point。 Mirabella and katharine did not die in vain， and even though two sisters ended up dead anyways， it wasn’t at the hands of the third sister which is what matters and shows the change of tradition。 It also symbolizes how the queens died because of the love they had for eachother， in the end all of them being allies and on the same side。 The battle went from sister vs sister vs sister， to sisters vs the dead queens， the mist， and the legacy that was “said” to be set in stone for them。 They still achieved their goal， but with two of them dying which in a way was meant to happen。 Plus the sisters dying because of the love they had for each other connects back to daphne and illian， in which we found out that illian most likely jumped off the cliff herself to create the mist（which protected the island from that battle they were facing at the time）。People are saying the story of daphne and illian was pointless when they were the reason the end of the three queen tradition was over， daphne and illian helping the sisters。 Them being introduced also led to arsinoe understanding that in the mist even the prior queens wanted to stop the tradition， daphne， illian， and her sisters being the ones that defeated the dead queens that came from the breccia domain and illian/ the mist seemingly being on the rebellions side （which we know because the mist didn’t touch arsinoe or peter because he was clinging on to her）。 I am not explaining it well enough， but it all ties together and the end of the book was carried out the right way。Forgive how lengthy this is， but just because u are mad that mirabella and katharine， who seems to be many readers favorite character， died， doesn’t mean the book was bad。 Just means it had an ending you didn’t like。 。。。more
Allison the Book Dragon
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4。5 stars
Naomi Harasti
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*screams internally* I loved this series SO MUCH。
Sam
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This was a great conclusion to the Three Dark Crowns series。 It picks up right where Two Dark Reigns left off， with Mirabella off to try to help Katherine。 We watch as Katherine struggles with control over the spirits inside her。 Mirabella is determined to figure out what is wrong and help her and bring the sisters together again。 We get a stunning， yet sad ending。 I wasn't surprised by Katherine and Mirabella's fate， just sad。 I wish there had been more of a concrete ending for Arsinoe and Bill This was a great conclusion to the Three Dark Crowns series。 It picks up right where Two Dark Reigns left off， with Mirabella off to try to help Katherine。 We watch as Katherine struggles with control over the spirits inside her。 Mirabella is determined to figure out what is wrong and help her and bring the sisters together again。 We get a stunning， yet sad ending。 I wasn't surprised by Katherine and Mirabella's fate， just sad。 I wish there had been more of a concrete ending for Arsinoe and Billy since what we got was so open-ended。 While this series started out so slow， I wasn't sure if I would be able to continue on past the first book。 It picked up speed and delivered a thrilling ride and conclusion。 。。。more
Lucy
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An average ending for an average series。 Wasn’t my favorite but it kept my attention enough for me to read all 4 books。 I did， however， really appreciate the author’s choices in the ending of the book。 For a YA， I really wasn’t expecting what happened to happen with all of the characters at the end。
Niiiayesh
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 پایان مجموعهی سه تاج。。。به نظرم همه چی خیلی خوب اتفاق افتاد تو این جلد。。。 همه چی همونجوری شد که باید میشد！کاترین و میرابلا به هم نزدیک شدن。。。اره مرگ میرابلا خیلی یهویی و وحشتناک بود و اینکه بدون گفتن به ارسینوعه گذاشت رفت کار اشتباهی بود！ولی خب。。。به نظر من ایرادی به نویسنده وارد نیست！کاترین رو بیشتر شناختیم。。。 جولز و امیلیا رو شناختیم و حتی دیدیم پیتر تا کجا میخواد به عشقش ادامه بده！به نظرم تو این کتاب همه نقش خودشونو تکمیل کردن و واقعا پایان کاملی بود :）
Megan
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“It is to be expected， I suppose。 Always like a boy， to be in need of protection。”After the grim confrontation with Queen Katharine， the rebellion lies in tatters。 Jules’s legion curse has been unbound， and it is up to Arsinoe to find a cure， even as the responsibility of stopping the ravaging mist lies heavy on her shoulders， and her shoulders alone。 Mirabella has disappeared。 Katharine’s reign remains intact—for now。 When Mirabella arrives， seemingly under a banner of truce， Katharine begins t “It is to be expected， I suppose。 Always like a boy， to be in need of protection。”After the grim confrontation with Queen Katharine， the rebellion lies in tatters。 Jules’s legion curse has been unbound， and it is up to Arsinoe to find a cure， even as the responsibility of stopping the ravaging mist lies heavy on her shoulders， and her shoulders alone。 Mirabella has disappeared。 Katharine’s reign remains intact—for now。 When Mirabella arrives， seemingly under a banner of truce， Katharine begins to yearn for the closeness that Mirabella and Arsinoe share。 But as the two circle each other， the dead queens hiss caution—Mirabella is not to be trusted。 Bonds will be tested。 But the fate of the island lies in the hands of its queens。 It always has。Katharine is taken to a whole new level in the conclusion。 We see the dead queens rise to the surface in a completely different way to before - physically possessing others， and see them talk to Katharine。 I did like that we got to see more of the Katharine we were first introduced to， a girl who’s more gentle and kind-hearted， wanting to please and make people proud。 Character wise， she’s definitely gone full circle in this series。 Although the ending she received， I’m not happy with。。。Mirabella is torn between the sisters - seemingly as she’s always been。 She takes Katharine up on her offer and joins her， becoming her ally。 I really liked getting to see the dynamics between those two sisters - especially as we’ve already seen it between Mirabella and Arsinoe。 Mira was definitely happier， despite the volatile situation， being with her friends and getting to know her sister more; beyond the terrible stories。 I did understand the ending Mira received， but like with Katharine’s I can’t say I’m entirely happy with it。 Arsinoe begins to （finally！！） play a more prominent role in the overall story and I was glad to see it。 Even if it’s a little too late！ She becomes more of a figure beside Jules， assisting in the rebellion and desperate to understand her sisters’ motives - why Mirabella left them， left her， and why Katharine is so bloodthirsty。 I do feel better knowing that she isn’t as selfish， we see Braddock a couple of times but she doesn’t force her naturalist friends to summon him， instead she relies on her low magic - something she has an affinity for。 I did feel frustrated by Arsinoe’s ending but I also felt that after her character was redeemed slightly in this book， it was okay。The whole Legion Queen thing confuses me。 There’s a prophecy which the rebellion uses to gain fighters。 There’s a curse which makes Jules mad if unbound and a woman who pushes this all on Jules and seems desperate to have some sort of power。 I felt rather indifferent reading things from Jules’ perspective or reading the events from the rebels side。 I think the motives behind the fighting weren’t as thought out as they could’ve been。 They’re gearing up for war， lives will be lost， and yet it’s as if they don’t care about the implications， just the goal of dethroning Katharine。 I don’t know， I just wasn’t a fan。 It seems like all this had been building up and then by the end， it was just confusing， boring and felt rather like a let down。 I was so glad to see the symbols disappeared at the start of the chapters - it’s far less confusing！ However， it also didn’t feel right to not have anything there at all after 3 books of the same symbols。 I think this should have been carried through - even if the symbols were different。 I found the plot to be rather meh a lot of the time。 It’s the forth book， events have been building up to this big moment and it just fell flat。 It felt rather disappointing if I’m honest。 Especially that ending。 After all that， that’s the ending we get？ Certain characters suddenly change their minds on how they feel， shit happens and then everything is hunky-dory？ The whole mood of it just felt completely off。 It makes me question my rating but because there were some moments I enjoyed and character developments that added a nice twist， I felt I couldn’t not give it 4 stars。 But it’s certainly a low 4 stars rounded up from a 3。5。 Overall， Five Dark Fates is a conclusion to a series that I personally feel missed the mark a little bit。 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5 。。。more
April
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Such a fun series！ I loved it so much， and had no idea where it would take me。
Michelle
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This was a great end to a great series。 I know this ending was polarizing for a lot of readers and a lot of people really did not like how it ended， but I felt like it ended the exact way I imagined in my head and I can't think of another way it could have all worked。 I think there are a lot of people overly critical of this series。 It is well written， fast paced， and the characters are very interesting。 The plot of events does not follow the typical YA storyline which I actually like， it was re This was a great end to a great series。 I know this ending was polarizing for a lot of readers and a lot of people really did not like how it ended， but I felt like it ended the exact way I imagined in my head and I can't think of another way it could have all worked。 I think there are a lot of people overly critical of this series。 It is well written， fast paced， and the characters are very interesting。 The plot of events does not follow the typical YA storyline which I actually like， it was refreshing to read something where I didn't know what was going to happen next。 （view spoiler）[So onto the spoilers which is basically everything。 I really thought Luca was going to die in this book so that was pleasantly surprising that she survived。 I 100% knew Mirabella would die in this book， it was set up that way so when it happened I was still upset but not completely shocked。 The death I did not expect was Katherine。 I thought they would excise the dead queens and Arsinoe and Katherine would make peace with each other。 The fact that Katherine died saving Arsinoe really says a lot about her character and even after everything she has been through she is still looking out for her sisters。 Poor Katherine lost control of herself and her actions because of the dead queens which was all Petyr's fault。 If Petyr never pushed her into the Breccia Domain the events afterward would all have been so different。 One thing I don't understand is why did the blue queen tell Arsinoe that Mirabella had to die and the mist would leave but that wasn't the case？ Was she just looking for the death of another elemental queen？ And when the mist was banished once the dead queens were killed， how is Jules curse suddenly fine and no longer taking over her mind？ The stories say that the legion cursed always lose their mind， is this ONLY after the mist was created？ Because the first queen was a legion queen。 I wanted Arsinoe on the throne in the end even if she didn't want it， so I am a little disappointed that it was Jules in the end。 It was set up for Jules to rule but I am just not the biggest fan of the Jules as the Legion Queen and I really don't like Emilia， she rubs me the wrong way for some reason。In the end Billy decides to return to Fennbirn， but then why did he have to say goodbye at all？ Why didn't he go back to the mainland and take care of Jane and his mother and then come back to Arsinoe？ I am glad they got their happily ever after though。 I am also glad that Camden and Braddock lived， this makes me very happy。 I also like that we got more of Caragh， she is an interesting character。 I never thought Petyr would make it out of these books let alone be on the new Legion queens council so that was a surprise。 （hide spoiler）] Overall I think this was a fitting ending for this series and I am left feeling content that it wrapped up this way。 This series was a wild ride， I really enjoyed it and devoured these books。 It was something a little different for me， but I think I will definitely read more Kendare Blake books in the future， I really enjoy her writing style。 。。。more
Silja
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I'm underwhelmed I'm underwhelmed 。。。more
Thaís Ribeiro
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É um bom livro， porém esperava mais。 Mais do desenvolvimento， mais dos personagens， mais do final de uma saga tão boa。 Com certeza não é um livro ruim， porém não posso negar a minha decepção com o tão aguardado （por mim） final da trama das rainhas de Feenbirn。
Anika
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Just a sort of incomplete mess of a finale。 Who are the five dark fates？ What happened to the mist？ Why even have a legion queen？ What is this nonsense？ Very disappointing as the series started so strong。
CJ Sowles
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I don’t want this series to be over， I absolutely adored the characters and I cant belive Mirabella and Katharine are t here anymore :（ I’m sad that Arisnoe is leaving but I know she will be back and I’m happy for Jules and Emilia they make a great couple （maybe ;）） This series overall was so good😭
Shelby
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I enjoyed this！ I was in a bit of a slump so I didn’t enjoy it as much as I think I could have。 I liked the ending， I think it wrapped everything up in a great way， though I think some things weren’t as explained as they should have been。 Things were just written off as fate， etc， so I wish those explanations had been more detailed。 Overall a really satisfying ending to a great series！
BANC Reads
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I think this novel offers a really great conclusion to this series。 Knowing that it was the last helped me to savor what was happening and really feel at peace with the characters as well as what their futures could hold。This is the first series I’ve ever read so having the chance to stay with the same characters （for better or for worse） through the span of four novels was interesting。 A little hard to get used to at first， but overall I think I loved getting to know each of the queens。 （Althou I think this novel offers a really great conclusion to this series。 Knowing that it was the last helped me to savor what was happening and really feel at peace with the characters as well as what their futures could hold。This is the first series I’ve ever read so having the chance to stay with the same characters （for better or for worse） through the span of four novels was interesting。 A little hard to get used to at first， but overall I think I loved getting to know each of the queens。 （Although Arsinoe forever）10/10 recommend this series！！ 。。。more
Lucia L。
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Al fin pude saber el final de esta saga。 Debido éxito mi favorito fue el primer libro， pensaba que vería el ritual de cada año: las trillizas contra ellas mismas por la corona pero no se hizo。Me gustó la idea， hermanas que están destinadas a luchar entre ellas por la corona， los poderes que tenían， todo me gustó pero el giro que dio la historia。。。 no。En el momento en que murió la primera dije “ya valió esto” （era mi favorita desde el libro 1）
Amanda Shepard （Between-the-Shelves）
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While four books weren't super necessary for this series， this was a pretty satisfying ending！ Well， an ending that fits with the mood for the rest of the series。 We get closure for all the characters in one way or another。 I really enjoyed Blake's writing style and would definitely be interested in reading more from her！ While four books weren't super necessary for this series， this was a pretty satisfying ending！ Well， an ending that fits with the mood for the rest of the series。 We get closure for all the characters in one way or another。 I really enjoyed Blake's writing style and would definitely be interested in reading more from her！ 。。。more
Alexandra
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I'm honestly really surprised at how much I loved this series。。 this was such a great conclusion。 I haven't read a battle like that in a while， and I was so emotional near the end that I almost cried！ it was all wrapped up so well。 I still wish the writing made more use of contractions so I'd rate a 4。5 if I could， but that's just a personal irk and it didn't take away from the story at all。 I'm honestly really surprised at how much I loved this series。。 this was such a great conclusion。 I haven't read a battle like that in a while， and I was so emotional near the end that I almost cried！ it was all wrapped up so well。 I still wish the writing made more use of contractions so I'd rate a 4。5 if I could， but that's just a personal irk and it didn't take away from the story at all。 。。。more
Nelisha Silva
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not bad but like an unsatisfying ending？
Rebekka
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3。5-3。75/5 starsComment: Can't decide on my final rating for now but this was a thrilling conclusion。 I think Kendare Blake writes fantastic action and fight scenes。 Her characters however lack depth。 They are characterised fully and their actions are explained but。。。 I didn't feel for them。 I wasn't really sad when something happened to any of the characters。 I like to really grasp them， take them with me and suffer with them。 Still， it is a great series and I'm glad I stuck around to get to th 3。5-3。75/5 starsComment: Can't decide on my final rating for now but this was a thrilling conclusion。 I think Kendare Blake writes fantastic action and fight scenes。 Her characters however lack depth。 They are characterised fully and their actions are explained but。。。 I didn't feel for them。 I wasn't really sad when something happened to any of the characters。 I like to really grasp them， take them with me and suffer with them。 Still， it is a great series and I'm glad I stuck around to get to the end of the story！ 。。。more
Jocelyne Mercado
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I really loved this book。 I loved this series， it tore my soul out and spat on it as I begged for more。 It definitely is not perfect and I want more information in a lot of places but it is so good
Katie Baumann
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 i don’t want to leave these characters behind 3 Arsinoe， i rooted for you from the beginning and i couldn’t be happier with the outcome。 go find your boy :’）
Jessie
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I was intensely disappointed with this book。 There was so much left unanswered and that was underwhelming。 It was a very disappointing end to this book series。 We spent half the book doing virtually nothing and then when we finally get to the point of doing something nothing happens？ （view spoiler）[ The scene in the cave was cool but I also think it was so unrealistic that Mirabella and Katherine just happened to know that the mural definitely was saying that the first Black Queen was a legion q I was intensely disappointed with this book。 There was so much left unanswered and that was underwhelming。 It was a very disappointing end to this book series。 We spent half the book doing virtually nothing and then when we finally get to the point of doing something nothing happens？ （view spoiler）[ The scene in the cave was cool but I also think it was so unrealistic that Mirabella and Katherine just happened to know that the mural definitely was saying that the first Black Queen was a legion queen。 Also why did this matter at all？ This whole plot line seemed to serve no purpose except to get Mirabella on a cliff to be killed by Katherine。 I'm normally quite an invested/emotional reader and I just felt nothing for Mirabella's death from the way it was set up。 We never learn much more about Daphne or the Blue Queen， never get answers of whether Daphne killed her？？？？？ （Where did this come from， did I miss something from book three that suggested this？？？） Whatever the hell actually is going on with the mists is not explained， nor do we ever find out how in the world Katherine captured Billy and co？？？ And Pietyr jumping ship so damn quickly was so bizarre to me。The end battle was pretty cool but I really don't think we needed so much pointless buildup for it。 And everything magically goes away once the dead queens are eaten by the mist？ （hide spoiler）]This book was such a let down。 There are loose ends， dropped threads， pointless plot lines， and we spend half the book doing practically nothing。 This was a waste and a massive disappointment。 I really liked this series and hate how much that it ended on a terrible note。 。。。more
Carina Ezaru
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Poate și pentru că au trecut 2 ani de când am citit primele volume， dar nu am mai simțit același lucru citind această carte。 Acțiunea a fost interesantă， mi-au plăcut intrigile de la curte， dar nu a fost nimic wow care să mă facă să fiu implicată în povesteȚin minte că celelalte volume aveau plot twist-uri care mă lăsau șocată și eram mereu cu sufletul la gură， dar acum nu prea a fost așa。 Au fost întorsături de situație la care nu m-am așteptat， dar nu pot spune că mi-a păsat prea mult de ele 😕 Poate și pentru că au trecut 2 ani de când am citit primele volume， dar nu am mai simțit același lucru citind această carte。 Acțiunea a fost interesantă， mi-au plăcut intrigile de la curte， dar nu a fost nimic wow care să mă facă să fiu implicată în povesteȚin minte că celelalte volume aveau plot twist-uri care mă lăsau șocată și eram mereu cu sufletul la gură， dar acum nu prea a fost așa。 Au fost întorsături de situație la care nu m-am așteptat， dar nu pot spune că mi-a păsat prea mult de ele 😕Finalul a fost cel la care m-am așteptat， nu chiar și cel pe care mi l-aș fi dorit。。。 dar mda。 Sunt cât de cât ok cu el 😂。 。。。more
Tory
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Not particularly surprising that I didn’t like the ending since the rest of the series was kind of meh
Mehar
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Actual Rating: 2。5 stars （view spoiler）[ Two stars for two dead queens， quite literally。 And half a star for Billy （hide spoiler）] Actual Rating: 2。5 stars （view spoiler）[ Two stars for two dead queens， quite literally。 And half a star for Billy （hide spoiler）] 。。。more
Reference
google book https://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&q=Five Dark Fates
hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=Five Dark Fates&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft
The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,Five Dark Fates&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0