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Twin Crowns by Katherine Webber, Catherine Doyle

24 reviews

kbairbooks's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Wow!!! That was so fun! That was SO FUN! What a blast! The magic, the political intrigue, the long lost twin, the surprise, the emotion! Wow this was great! I will say there really wasn’t any diversity in this book at all so for that I’m dropping it half a star but the plot was fun and the characters were really well fleshed out and I loved the two narrators for the different princesses!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

bookish_paws's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Violence, Grief, and Murder

Minor: Animal death, Death, Blood, Kidnapping, and Death of parent

kaziaroo's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

This was fun to read, with likeable characters and quite an predictable yet enjoyable plot. I recommend it to fans of the Lunar Chronicles as it has a similar style, and The Priory of the Orange Tree for the theme of re-examining history (and another queer-normative world!). The clichés and unoriginality made for quite a relaxing read, although I wasn't always a fan of the romance (why did the characters' attraction to each other make them forget everything important and throw caution to the wind?) – I suspect that's a case of me no longer being in the target age range, however :)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death of parent and War

Minor: Sexual content, Torture, and Acephobia/Arophobia

birdyqueen_'s review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

I really enjoyed this book !

The first half was a bit slow but i’d say necessary? And then everything fell back in place in the 2nd half of the story.

2 love relationships, very different from each other. I loved both !

And the few end chapters wrecked me !

The separation between Wren and Tor was heartbreaking. And Elske running to save her but abandoning her master 😭

A great reading !

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, and Murder

Minor: Animal death

renettereads's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

Separated at birth, two girls grow up leading very different lives. Rose, who remained at the palace, is preparing for her coronation whilst her closest advisor continues to plot against the witches. Unbeknownst to her, her twin sister, Wren, is one of the witches of Ortha planning to usurp the throne and take back what is theirs. 

I didn’t know what to expect going into this book, but it certainly wasn’t for it to be such a fun, adventurous and lighthearted read.500 pages felt like nothing and I sped through this book pretty quickly. Surprisingly though, despite the gripping nature of the parent-trap-style plot, it was the characters that won me over. We have a very prim princess, a bit of a scoundrel and a witch, a character who gave me ALL the Matthias Helvar vibes, and a really cocky but sweet character who all jelled and contributed to incredible chemistry throughout this book. 

There were silly, laugh-out-loud moments in this that offered relief in what was otherwise quite action-packed and pacy story. This is a great book to pick up between darker/heavier books. The ending is tied up nicely – as in no cliffhanger – but it does leave you with some questions going into book 2. Overall a really fun reading experience. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Violence, Death of parent, War, and Injury/Injury detail

morna's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Genocide, Sexism, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, and War

thelibraryofalexandra's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Animal death, Emotional abuse, Violence, Blood, and Death of parent

lottsofplots's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Blood and War

beautifulpaxielreads's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Physical abuse, Sexual content, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: War

frantically's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I was so pleasantly surprised by this! 😍 

"Twin Crowns" was the first book in months I was able to really focus on and speed through. It reminds me so much of the fantasy books from 4-5 years but in such a positive way. It's got great worldbuilding, interesting relationship and some great action at the end (and of course, the romance was nice, too 😉). 

I would definitely recommend it and I'm looking forward to the next book! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Violence, Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Confinement, Alcohol, and War

Minor: Animal cruelty and Animal death