A review by amy_reads4
Two Twisted Crowns by Rachel Gillig

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

This is the conclusion to The Sheperd King duology, and I am so sad that this is the end but also so satisfied with the ending and everything within this story.

Two Twisted Crowns differs from One Dark Window as it follows multiple characters and switches from them in 3rd person to Elspeth in 1st person, I personally loved this as it added such a personal touch with the attachment I had already made to Elspeth.

I really enjoyed Elm and Ione’s story, more than I thought I would after falling in love with Elspeth and Rayven, but they added another complex layer to the story.

This conclusion answered all questions I needed it to whilst giving even more information and characters to fall in love with. The complexity of the relationship between Elspeth and The Nightmare was one I really enjoyed, and one that brought tears to my eyes on multiple occasions. In fact I cried multiple times throughout this book, from both happiness and sadness.

I loved the elements of mystery, lore and Blunders history that we learn throughout this journey. I don’t know if I have ever hated a character more than I hate Hauth Roman.

The Shepherd King duology has fast now become one of my all time favourite reads that I will recommend to anyone that will listen!