Two Twisted Crowns
By: Ali Hazelwood
Format: Physical Book
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐.5
Spice: 🌶️🌶️🌶️
**My review below may contain spoilers.**
Good Reads Summary
In the luscious, dark sequel to One Dark Window, Elspeth must face the consequences of what she’s wrought – perfect for readers of Hannah Whitten’s For the Wolf and Alexis Henderson’s The Year of the Witching.
Elspeth and Ravyn have gathered most of the twelve Providence Cards, but the last, and most important one remains to be found: The Twin Alders.
If they are going to find it before the Solstice and cure the kingdom of the dark magic infecting it, they will need to journey beyond the dangerous mist-cloaked forest that surrounds their kingdom.
And the only one who can lead them there is the monster that shares Elspeth’s head. The Nightmare. And he’s not eager to share any longer.
Positives:
Negatives:
- Background: We got so much clarification on the storyline, the Shepherd King and the development of the cards and kingdom. It made the entire world make sense and filled in gaps or questions that I had after reading One Dark Window.
- Ione & Elm: I adored the relationship that developed between Elm and Ione. There was a touch her and die vibe, a sort of enemies to lovers, and just some sweet moments. I also really enjoyed learning more about them as characters.
- Action Packed: The plot and action in this book was amazing. It was fast-paced and kept me fully engaged. I was always wondering what would happen next, and it kept me up reading way too late…
- Elspeth: There was just not enough of our girl Elspeth and Ravyn. I loved their romance and dynamic in One Dark Window and was so, so disappointed that with her **situation** we didn’t get much of that in this book.
- Different POV’s: Typically I don’t mind third person point of view that switches between different people. This book had the POV of Elspeth, Elm, and Ravyn. The problem was that when it was Elspeth’s POV it was in first person, the others were third person. My brain had a hard time keeping up with that without getting confused.
Review Synopsis
This was such a great sequel to One Dark Window, which was one of my five star reads earlier this year. There was a lot of information given to us to develop the backstory of the cards, the feud between the kings, an explanation of the mist, etc. It filled in all the questions that had stuck with me from the first book. The relationship that grew between Ione and Elm was adorable, and Elm’s character development was amazing. The quest that the characters went on was action-packed and kept me hooked and reading. I devoured this book in two days.
The only reason I took off half a star is because I found the switching between first and third person to be a little annoying and confusing at times, and I missed Elspeth. Overall, this was a great book and I highly recommend it.
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