She is merciless and cruel and has fun attempting to kill her sisters. Katharine tries to poison everyone and is subjecting herself to amounts of poison, so much she is practically made of it and she is proud and wears the title of the Undead Queen. However, it does have some hidden meanings you have to interpret and some adult like subjects. The characters have strong wills and are very motivated. Though this story remains very dark, there's some hope for the characters who seek to break with these murderous traditions. There's also a fair amount of drinking, and the queens drink at gatherings. Scenes cut out at the kissing, light undressing, and falling to the bed. up from lungs to heart") and a woman choked, beaten, then strangled ("eyes red with burst blood vessels" and neck crushed). Some bloody and gory moments include a woman saved from a poisoned glove by getting her arm chopped off a man knifed ("carved. There are poisonings and skirmishes with arrows, thrown knives, and swords, leading to a high body count. Both the violence and the sex are ratcheted up in this sequel. With the plot centering on 16-year-old triplet queens traditionally destined to murder one another in an attempt to rule, this dark gem is best for high school readers and up. Parents need to know that One Dark Throne is the second book in the Three Dark Crowns series by the author of the acclaimed horror novel Anna Dressed in Blood.
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