£9.9
FREE Shipping

Twin Crowns

Twin Crowns

RRP: £99
Price: £9.9
£9.9 FREE Shipping

In stock

We accept the following payment methods

Description

Honestly, I was initially drawn to this book solely based on its cover. However, I am pleasantly surprised to find that it has exceeded my expectations. The twin sisters, despite not knowing each other, were not cruel and prioritized their family. They showed care and love towards one another. Once this was established I could focus on the mechanics of the world. A political focus was presented with the magical one throughout and I loved garnering an understanding for the kingdom through the eyes of both those in power and those they feared and sought the demise of the most. It became a bleak and bloody read as it progressed due to this.

Wren always knows that should take her sister's place in the palace, but Rose has no idea about being kidnapped and discovering their witch grandmother in the wilderness beyond the palace walls. An irresistible fantasy romantic comedy from two YA superstars – perfect for fans of Stephanie Garber, Sarah J Maas and Diana Gabaldon’s Outlander. For example, Wren’s kinder side is akin to Rose, while Rose’s more dangerous side is close to Wren... Uncorrected proof copy received from Egmont Publishing in an exchange for an honest review. This title releases on the 12th May 2022. Aaand now the romances. I actually loved the romances in this, but I definitely preferred one over the other.

Maybe that’s why I like Rose more now, as I had the chance to just read instead of trying to figure out all the plotlines. knew it was gonna be a rollercoaster when i saw sarah j maas on the cover. i would have ate this up if i was 12 years old i promise 😭… but this is such a classic dumb YA fantasy that y’all will just go crazy over… The first read, I’m always concentrating on the plot, the storyline—but while rereading I focus on the characters and details.

Romance flourished as blood bloomed. The couples I thought were obviously constructed ones, from the first moment they interacted, and whilst I did root for all I also found that my interests lay more in other areas. This did not impact my overall enjoyment and does have me yearning to return to all characters in the sequel, very soon. L’histoire reste assez clichée dans le YA et stéréotypée dans les personnages mais le tout est trop bien arrangé avec le twist des jumelles qui échangent leur place pour qu’on passe un super moment ! Les chapitres sont courts et le rythme ne s’essouffle pas une seconde grâce aux changements de dynamique. It's not secret I'm a big fan of both Katherine Webber (A.K.A. Katie Tsang) and Catherine Doyle's works. The DRAGON REALM series is such fun, THE STORM KEEPER'S trilogy beautiful and evocative. I thoroughly enjoyed each and every book by them, so when I heard they were co-writing a series my excitement was off the charts.And Rose? It took longer. She’s definitely a little spoilt, but she’s also the most heartfelt and sweet human ever. Rose can seem a bit fussy at first and narrow-minded, but I really liked her from the start. She has a kind heart and is willing to change eventually. She’s a sheltered princess who has been lied to for years, and I thought her growth was one of the strongest parts about this story. Rose was pretty funny, too, especially towards her abductor/love interest. Their banter was top tier, and I couldn’t wait for them to finally admit their feelings for each other. Of course I wanted to meet you," said Wren, and when her own tears fell, she scrubbed them away, wishing she could erase the unpleasant feelings that came with them. Guilt and loss, and this new yearning for the life they might have had together if things had been different. If only things had been different. "I thought about you every day of my life.” The problem is, there is nothing actually good about these witches. They are persecuted, yes. But that isn’t the same thing. And what’s more, I can see why. Their powers are terrifying to a regular person, and they have absolutely no notion of ethics. Of the five types of witches, only one (healers) are pro-social, while another (seers) are whatever. Then there are the warrior witches, who are as they sound; the tempests, whose localized weather magic is exclusively shown being used to drag people about against their will, kill them by throwing them off of or into things, and destroy buildings; and the enchanters, whose wide range of powers includes the ability to falsify people’s identities and tamper with their minds. And anything the witches can do, they do in fact do without compunction.

Advisory: Sexual references, sexual relationships. References to murder, death, injury, bloodshed, poisoning. Unpopular opinion coming in. It’s not a bad book, but it’s nothing out of the ordinary or memorable, and nothing we haven’t seen before in YA. It’s just overall okay.Now for the characters, surprisingly again, I liked Rose better than Wren. Don't get me wrong, I love Wren, but I love Rose more. Yes, she's the stereotypical, bratty, "you must bow down to me" princess in the beginning, but she grows immensely from that. She made me cringe a few times, but only one of those times was because of something she did. You do have to overlook a lot, from the horses that gallop for hours to the world’s most easily infiltrated dungeon. The royalty thing and the quasi-medieval thing are both purely aesthetic. All the characters think and behave like modern Americans rather than products of this (very thinly-drawn) setting. And of course the politics make no sense. However, it’s fair to say that the setting of Frozen is also wallpaper and withstands no scrutiny, and while that perhaps works better in a children’s movie than in a fairly chunky novel aimed at an older audience, as long as I was enjoying the characters and their story I was willing to accept it for what it is. Princess Rose Valhart knows that with power comes responsibility—and she won’t let a small matter like waking up in the desert with an extremely impertinent (and very handsome) kidnapper get in the way of her duty. But life outside the palace 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 had.



  • Fruugo ID: 258392218-563234582
  • EAN: 764486781913
  • Sold by: Fruugo

Delivery & Returns

Fruugo

Address: UK
All products: Visit Fruugo Shop