Week 18 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 first review of Twin Crowns
My Review:

I'm really glad that I reread this book. I meant to continue on with the series as it was published, but I didn't, so I needed to reread this book before continuing on. I had such a great time being in the world, with these characters, and I can't wait to continue on!

I'm glad that we got both of the sister's perspectives. Wren, who grew up with the witches, and Rose with the human kingdom. That Wren has trained to take Rose's place, to make things better for the witches. To see Rose spend time with the witches, learn more about them and herself in the process. 

Watching both of them fall in love with their respective partners, while also uncovering new information was fantastic! I kinda remembered what the bad guy's plot was, so as they got closer I wanted to scream, because they could've had a better outcome with less death and their grandmother kidnapped. There were so many moving pieces and conflicting wants. 

Oh, but that ending was pretty action packed! Things kept happening and being revealed and it was almost like sensory overload, hit after hit. It was such a thrilling end, and I need to know what's going to happen because of all of this! 

Loved reading this book and I need to finish the series this time! 

Authors: Catherine Doyle and Katherine Webber 
Series: Twin Crowns #1
First Read:  August 21st, 2022

Read: April 30th, 2024
Source: Library
Reason Why: Rereading, and it's a Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2024 Book! 

Publisher: Balzer + Bray
Published: May 17th 2022

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars