The Blood Queen (The Lore of Life Book 3)

The three flee together, but are caught by Akasha's soldiers. Khayman escapes, but Maharet and Mekare are further punished. The witches are put into two separate coffins which are then set afloat on two separate bodies of water. They are only reunited near the end of the novel Queen of the Damned. In Mekare's absence, Maharet returns to watch over her daughter and her descendants. Maharet's descendants become what she calls the Great Family. A maternal line, the Great Family includes every culture, religion, ethnicity, and race. The Great Family represents all humanity and shows the vampires what Akasha would destroy with the creation of her New World Order.

As the source of all vampires, Akasha is connected to all vampires by the blood and spirit they collectively share. In an experiment by the first Keeper, Akasha and Enkil are exposed to sunlight when they are several thousand years old. This merely darkens their skin. However, the result on all other vampires is extreme, and many of the weakest vampires die, thus confirming the legend that anything that harms Akasha will also directly affect all of her progeny.

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Though she says nothing, her rotting, bony finger pointing out to sea is clear enough: Jules, too, is in a strange place—in disguise.

This is an uprising that the mysterious Blue Queen may have more to do with than anyone could have guessed—or expected. Hardcover , pages. Three Dark Crowns 3. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up.

To ask other readers questions about Two Dark Reigns , please sign up. Can they stop extending series? Anyone else share this struggle? Lapisqueen1 I understand where you are coming from, and why it can be stressful waiting for a new sequel to come out, but you have to understand that the author …more I understand where you are coming from, and why it can be stressful waiting for a new sequel to come out, but you have to understand that the author is working really really hard to give you a good book series. Maybe you should try thinking about it in the author's perspective.

Am I a bad person for rooting for Katharine?

Like, I just want Jules to fail in whatever she's planning to do. Romina honestly I feel the same. Katherine has been my favorite from the start. See all 14 questions about Two Dark Reigns…. Lists with This Book. View all 5 comments. Just to change it up, I'll do character rankings rather than just sister rankings. But it's not much of a surprise when Emilia Vatros is literally one of the most annoying, over-bearing characters of this entire series.

She acts as though she knows what is best for Jules and constantly, not so subtlely, insisting that she lead the rebellion against the queen line because it is her destiny, and she should just accept that it's her job to lead these efforts she literally had no idea about until now. And she also seems to dislike Jules' close relationship with Arsinoe, to which I say: Why didn't you ask me to stay? And I figured you were still angry? Or are you just trying to politely get rid of me? You keep trying to leave me behind; should I be taking the hint? I don't know what I'm doing. I don't know what lies at the top of that mountain.

But I do know that it's all for the hope of something else. A future somewhere, with you. And I'm sorry I can't say that when I'm not holding you at knifepoint. Billy and Arsinoe's relationship does hit a quite a few bumps in the road throughout this book.

One major one being Billy's mother and her relentless efforts to marry him off to a traditional mainland girl. Others being Arsinoe's intrinsic habit of keeping secrets and each of them feeling somewhat out of place in the other's world. But despite it all, they continue to hold on and fight for each other. Never truly letting anything come between them.

Katharine and Pietyr are both people who most others would've surely walked away from. What with Pietyr pushing the girl he claimed to love down a horrid abyss, a Katharine being possessed by murderous queens that force her into killing against her will.

Most girls would never forgive Pietyr, let alone trust him. And most boys would've taken running for the hills to escape the trail of bodies Katharine seems to leave in her wake. Two sisters just trying to find their place in a world in which they can never truly belong.

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Mirabella steps right back into her role as a big sister. Looking after Arsinoe and making sure no one, not even Billy, ever has the chance to hurt her. But despite all her efforts Mirabella is not able to keep Arsinoe, or herself, from returning to the island. There is clearly a mutual understanding and respect between the two. And constantly work together in an attempt to care for and protect Arsinoe. So when Arsinoe returns to the island and finds out Jules has taken on the title of Legion Queen. She does not question it.

She stands by her friend and supports her, just as Jules has always done for her. That being their love and devotion to Arsinoe. They've set aside their differences and are both working for the greater. But by books end, their paths have yet again diverged and only time with tell what becomes of their tenuous ceasefire. How I felt about how things ended for the trio by books end: View all 45 comments.

Do you think Kendare Blake named the books to confuse us? Three Dark Crowns One Dark Throne Two Dark Reigns Makes me curious to what the fourth book is going to be called LOL - - - I don't think anyone understands how excited I am for this book. This series is the first book I see when I walk into my apartment, I literally have dreamed the story-line multiple times because I just theorize what is going to happen in my off-time, and I am pretty sure I am obsessed-passed the health-phase.

The novella comes out in April, so that should be a good fix! Buddy Reading this with Melanie! View all 26 comments. The devil works hard but Kendare blake works harder. View all 6 comments. Sep 11, Hamad rated it liked it Shelves: I was afraid that it will be slow and nothing much will happen in it… Turned out I was right!! This series was supposedly a duology but has been extended into a 4 books series, a fact that is obvious when you read this one. I just thought that it became kind of repetitive and slow that made it less interesting for sure. I just thought it was average or a little bit below average.

I expected something more but never got it. I just hope that it gets better again. View all 8 comments. Sep 11, Cesar rated it really liked it. I liked them enough but I didn't love them. I liked the world the series takes place in as well as the magic and lore behind it. The character themselves were also complex and interesting given the circumstances they were in. However, I felt like there was something missing from them. I hoped that Two Dark Reigns would rectify the problems I had. And it did in the best way possible. Two Dark Reigns is an impr 4 stars Before reading Two Dark Reigns , the previous two books in this series were decent.

Two Dark Reigns is an improvement from the previous two books and I really enjoyed my time reading it. It felt like all the previous complaints I had were fixed here and my enjoyment skyrocketed big time. I was pleasantly surprised by how Kendare Blake managed to not only expand the world but to also give us more backstory on Jules and the lore of the island. Two Dark Reigns picks up where we last saw the sisters. Mirabella and Arsinoe on the mainland and Katharine on Fennbirn as the Queen. Jules herself is back on the island and is tugged along with two other girls who believe she is the key to ending the reign of Katharine and finally putting a stop to the long reign of Queens.

But something or someone wants Mirabella and Arsinoe back on the island. And dead bodies are starting to appear. Something bad is happening in Fennbirn. First off, I liked how Kendare wanted to expand the world with new locations and a bigger map I love maps in fantasy novels as well as going more into detail about the lore surrounding Fennbirn and the Blue Queen. When books, particularly fantasy and sci-fi books start to expand in their worldbuilding, I get so excited to see many new things. It's part of why I liked Two Dark Reigns more.

The characters themselves were just as good. I mentioned this before in my reviews of the previous two books and I'll say it again: Mirabella is hands-down my favorite sister out of all of them. She is the more mature and kind sister that genuinely wants the best for them. She's kind to a fault, and that's what I love about her.

Arsinoe and Katharine are also great characters as well. Arsinoe finally has a purpose in this book and she really steps up in parts of the book. My complaint I had with Arsinoe was that I never really understood her relevancy to the plot and was mainly used for Jules' growth. But finally, she has a purpose while also breaking the status quo and gender norms when she is on the mainland. Jules and Katharine are next and I was surprised by their growth. Jules was always an enigma to me because like Arsinoe, I didn't really understand how relevant she was going to be for the plot.

In this story, she has growth and a purpose. Her story is one of the many shining aspects of Two Dark Reigns. After the second book, she's become fiercer than ever while fighting literal darkness inside of her. You want to not like her because of who she has become but you still like her because she is a different person who strikes fear in the eyes of the people. Plot-wise, I really liked it a lot. It's hard for me to describe how much I loved it without giving away too many spoilers, but I do like the progression on the characters, the rebellion, and the genuine curiosity I get from reading more about the lore.

There's something about this series that I love and it would have to be the overall mystery of the island and the lore. Books In This Series 5 Books. Page 1 of 1 Start Over Page 1 of 1. Kindle Cloud Reader Read instantly in your browser. Customers who bought this item also bought. Page 1 of 1 Start over Page 1 of 1. Product details File Size: October 17, Sold by: Share your thoughts with other customers. Write a customer review. Read reviews that mention reverse harem next book queen takes sue burkhart joely sue vampire queen looking forward well written alrik and daire take on vampires sex scenes takes knights main character world building storyline wait to read looking forward highly recommend wait to see even though.

Showing of reviews. Top Reviews Most recent Top Reviews. There was a problem filtering reviews right now. Please try again later. Kindle Edition Verified Purchase. An erotic menage romance and possibly reverse harem as we get to the next books I the series too early to tell since only book one. Shara Isador has been on the run from the monsters that murdered her mother five years ago. At the age of twenty-two, she is all alone and never at one place for too long. While working in Eureka Springs, Arkansas, Shara is finally caught and is ready to end it all herself instead of letting the monsters torture her, when two men come to her rescue.

Vampire knights, claiming to be her Blood and sworn to protect her as their queen. Alrik and Daire, have searched for their own queen to serve and now that they have found her they will do everything in their power to protect her. However, they're not the only ones searching for the lost queen of Isador. What follows is an interesting story with a new take on the vampire lore that had me hooked.

Shara is a strong heroine who doesn't shy away from danger or stand back once her two knights come to her aide. I also liked the affection that three main characters begin to develop for each in this installment. I hope we get more deeper into their feelings and their relationship as the series goes on.

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This story spent more time preparing the series and giving forming the mythology and background for what is to come. Overall, Queen Takes Knights by Joely Sue Burkhart is a good beginning to a new paranormal series and I look forward to the next installment and finding more about Shara and her Knights. I've heard nothing but great things about this book so when it came up free a couple of days ago, I scooped it up. I'm not usually a vampire fan. But this book fascinated me.

I couldn't put it down. It's graphic, and the sex scenes have a lot of blood. But, I liked it. Shara has been on the run since her mother was murdered. Her father was murdered years before. Her two knights find her with more to come in following books. This is very much a polyamorous relationship which I love to read about. It may turn some people off, but love is love.