Three Dark Crowns

3.5 stars. The first 150ish pages of this book were so incredibly slow, I almost gave up on it. But the friend who recommended it encouraged me to keep reading, and I'm glad I did. The middle 100ish pages were better, I could tell the story was finally progressing and the pace was picking up. Then the last 100ish pages were so fast paced, I sped through them, and I love how it ended. I had predictions from the very beginning, which were only slightly wrong, and I'm glad about that. Hoping the rest of the series keeps the same pace as the end of this book, cuz that will definitely make me want to keep reading.