Week 34 Review: Twin Crowns

From Goodreads:

A high-stakes fantasy rom-com about twin princesses separated at birth—one raised as the crown princess, and the other taken as an infant and raised to kidnap her sister, steal the crown, and avenge the parents' murders.

Wren Greenrock has always known that one day she would steal her sister's place in the palace. Trained from birth to return to the place of her parents' murder and usurp the only survivor, she will do anything to rise to power and protect the community of witches she loves. Or she would, if only a certain palace guard wasn't quite so distractingly attractive, and if her reckless magic didn't have a habit of causing trouble…

Princess Rose Valhart knows that with power comes responsibility. Marriage into a brutal kingdom awaits, and she will not let a small matter like waking up in the middle of the desert in the company of an extremely impertinent (and handsome) kidnapper get in the way of her royal duty. But life outside the palace walls is wilder and more beautiful than she ever imagined, and the witches she has long feared might turn out to be the family she never knew she was missing.

Two sisters separated at birth and raised into entirely different worlds are about to get to know each other's lives a whole lot better. But as coronation day looms closer and they each strive to claim their birthright, the sinister Kingsbreath, Willem Rathborne, becomes increasingly determined that neither will succeed. Who will ultimately rise to power and wear the crown?

My Review:
I really enjoyed reading this book! Royal twins separated at some point in their lives, one to be a royal, one to be a commoner, it's such an entertaining idea, and I loved getting to know these authors take on it! I really enjoyed Wren and Rose's story! 

I've read a few stories that had this premise, and I've enjoyed them. I was looking forward to see what this duo would do with it. I think they used it very well, and with such great characters inhabiting this world, I had a really great time reading it! 

The fact that Wren was planning on taking her sister's place, because she's a witch, and traditionally they've not been treated well, and being on the throne would help with that...that's completely readable! Then there's Rose. She's been raised royal, and to be a perfect princess, though she has an upcoming marriage that she's dreading. Loved watching everything unfold, and the love that started to bloom! 

There was a lot going on in this book! Learning about the magic, and the history and the politics of this world were so great! And of course there's the sister's and their romances! Plus there's the plot against the bad guy that they had to deal with! Oh, it's got me excited for book 2! 

This was such a great read, and I can't wait for the sequel! 

Authors: Catherine Doyle and Katherine Webber 
Series: Twin Crowns #1
Read:  August 21st, 2022
Source: Edelweiss
Reason Why: Sounded really great and it's a Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2022 Book! 

Publisher: Balzer + Bray
Published: May 17th 2022

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars