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Twin Crowns, by Catherine Doyle

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jetti's review against another edition

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adventurous

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

2.75

I had a lot of difficulties with this book.

First I really liked Roses chapters.

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I liked her character development from a naive princess who is scared of witches to a strong witch queen with healing magic. Also her relationship with Shen was fun to read. There was chemistry but not as much as I hoped.

Then there were Wrens chapters. I don't know why but I really disliked them. Wren played Rose for most of the book. But she was really bad in it. Also everything which had to do with prince Ansel was just so cringy. This guy.

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I'm not sad about Ansels death. I was quite happy when he died because of his behaviour.
Also Wrens Rose imitation was just bad. She did everything wrong what was possible and just Celeste realized that this was not Rose? So unrealistic. Roses maid, who knew her from birth at least should have realized. Just Tor found out something was wrong about the princess (apart from Celeste)

Next the relationship between Tor and Wren was difficult for me. I did not feel the chemistry between these two characters. It was more like, they both wanted someone to have fun with. Thats all.

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Lastly, the appearence of Shen and the witches after Rose escaped from the cliffs. Well Rose used the fastest horse. So Shen needed to use a slower one. So, because of Shens magic it is possible that he appeared the day after Rose. But the witches? They arrived the day of the wedding when the fighting started. Thereby, not just one witch came, no. So they had to be much slower than Shen and Rose. This for me looks like a mistake in planning the arrivals.

At least the coronation part I really liked. I'm really interested in whats happening with twin curse now that Rose and Wren are wearing the twincrowns. Also, I really liked the story of Ortha and her twin Oonagh which was explained in the end. Also, I'm really interested if they are able to safe Banba from Gevra.
So, even I was not the biggest fan of this book, I'm going to read the second one when it is released. Hopefully it is getting better. I'm optimistic because Wren don't need to imitate Rose in the upcoming book. :D

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gkaltam's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious tense 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

3.5

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kaziaroo's review against another edition

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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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birdyqueen_'s review against another edition

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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 !

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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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