Twin Crowns Review

Find your courage. Wield it as a weapon. 

Twin Crowns is an epic tale of twins Wren and Rose, and their adventure back to each other after being separated at birth due to an awful tragedy. Readers will be excited to follow Wren on her quest for the crown after swapping places with her twin, and will love discovering the truth with Rose and her journey of breaking free from her cage. This YA fantasy is perfect for fans of The Bone Spindle and Throne of Glass. 

THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS

Due to a pretty intense reading slump, Twin Crowns has been sat on my shelf for a while. I am so glad that this is the first book I chose to review after finally breaking this slump. When I first heard about Twin Crowns I was desperate to read it. The cover is awesome, and I ended up with both Waterstones editions as I could not decide between the two. A story about twin princesses separated at birth and a battle between kingdoms and witches is just perfect for YA fantasy lovers. Twin Crowns includes all of the YA tropes that make it great YA fantasy including; enemies to lovers, absent parents, cute romance, and powerful friendships. The world building is truly incredible, and the map in the shape of a bird is one of the most unique maps I have seen. I rated this book four stars. 

Tabs: 

I was slightly reluctant to use tabs for this book as I did not want to ruin the effect of the sprayed edges but I don't think it looks too badly. I used four tabs for this book: 

Purple: Parts I really liked 

Pink: Plot

Blue: Important character information/ development 

Green: Quotes

As Twin Crowns follows a standard plot structure for YA I was able to minimise my use of tabs for this. As it followed this structure the plot was both memorable and enjoyable. While the book has finished up on a devastating cliffhanger, it has set the story up for even more excitement in the sequel. One of my favourite parts of Twin Crowns is definitely the cute romances, and I am eager to see how they progress in book two. 

Sometimes love can be a curse...it can be a prison. Or a death sentence. 

I absolutely adore the resolution between the twins at the end. It will be so interesting to see how they rule together in the next book, and I am both nervous and excited to see more development of the curse. 

Kill one twin to save the other.

I used the purple tab frequently throughout this book. The romance, character development, world building, humour, and plot twists provide a lot of entertainment, thus creating many scenes that I greatly enjoyed and want to remember.  

It is hard to choose between the twins, but I would say my favourite characters are Wren and Shen. I really enjoyed their friendship but I would love to see more character development from Wren in the sequel. 

You cant destroy magic rose. It will always find its way home. 

I desperately hope to learn more about the magic of this world in book two. I also want to learn more of Shen, Rose, and Wren's powers. I would love to know more about Wren's training and cannot wait to see how Rose adapts to her magic and what she does with it.