by Laura Sebastian
Book: Castles in their Bones #1
Publisher: Delacorte Press
Pub Date: February 1, 2022
Genre: Young Adult
Format: eARC
Source: NetGalley
Book Links: Goodreads
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A spellbinding story of three princesses and
the destiny they were born for: seduction, conquest, and the crown. Immerse
yourself in the first book in a new fantasy trilogy from the author of
the New York Times bestselling Ash Princess series.
Empress Margaraux has had plans for her daughters since the day they were born.
Princesses Sophronia, Daphne, and Beatriz will be queens. And now, age sixteen,
they each must leave their homeland and marry their princes.
Beautiful, smart, and demure, the triplets appear to be the perfect
brides—because Margaraux knows there is one common truth: everyone
underestimates a girl. Which is a grave mistake. Sophronia, Daphne, and Beatriz
are no innocents. They have been trained since birth in the arts of deception,
seduction, and violence with a singular goal—to bring down monarchies— and
their marriages are merely the first stage of their mother’s grand vision: to
one day reign over the entire continent of Vesteria.
The princesses have spent their lives preparing, and now they are ready, each
with her own secret skill, and each with a single wish, pulled from the stars.
Only, the stars have their own plans—and their mother hasn’t told them all of
hers.
Life abroad is a test. Will their loyalties stay true? Or will they learn that
they can’t trust anyone—not even each other?
My Review: Three princess "built" to destroy the
kingdoms they were sent to marry into and then one day have all the kingdoms
rule under one, their own home kingdom. Sounds greats right?
Well....
The story is told from all the sisters POV, which I think should have either
been longer. Some just seem to send so quickly when more could have been
said.
Of all
the sisters, only one was told she would rule everything when their mother died
and the other two don't know about it. So right now, it's pop the champagne and
enjoy their last night together before they set off to their new homes and get
married and being their plans to rule everything.
Currently,
I'm not sure if I'm loving this series, BUT I don't hate it. The start of the
plans seems to being meh. One is married off the bat, one is waiting and the
other just isn't marrying the prince she was supposed to. So okay, not bad and
then BAM we are down to two sisters which is a twist I was certainly surprised
to see. So I'm hoping the second book will really hook me in.
