Burning Crowns by Catherine Doyle and Katherine Webber
Series: Twins Crowns #3
Release Date: May 7, 2024
Publisher: Electric Monkey
Genre: YA Fantasy Romance
Pages: 384
Format Read:e-arc
Summary: Twin queens Rose & Wren survived the Battle for Anadawn and brought back magic to their kingdom. But danger lurks in Eana’s shadows.
Wren is troubled. Ever since she performed the blood spell on Prince Ansel, her magic has become unruly. Worse, the spell created a link between Wren and the very man she’s trying to forget: Icy King Alarik of Gevra. A curse is eating away at both of them. To fix it they must journey to the northern mountains—under the watchful guard of Captain Tor Iversen—to consult with the Healer on High.
Rose is haunted. Waking one night to find her undead ancestor Oonagh Starcrest by her bed, she receives a warning: surrender the throne—or face a war that will destroy Eana. With nowhere to turn and desperate to find a weapon to defeat Oonagh, Rose seeks help from Shen-Lo in the Sunkissed Kingdom, but what she finds there may break her heart.
As Oonagh threatens all Rose and Wren hold dear, it will take everything they have to save Eana–including a sacrifice they may not be prepared to make.
Review:
Rating: 4/5 stars
Spice: .5/5
Review: This is the finale of the series which follows both Wren and Rose. I enjoyed this book which was a great way to end the series. The story picks up a bit after the second one and there are more conflicts that both Wren and Rose need to solve. I do have to say that this felt more like a Rose book and I really enjoyed seeing more of her character after the first two books. The pacing was wonderful and I really enjoyed how the authors got a bit more into their world.
In this book we get more of Rose and Wren with their own conflicts going on that affect them both. I really enjoyed seeing more of Rose and the way she develops throughout the story. I do have to say for Wren that I felt her development was more lacking but we did see her’s more in the previous books. There were a lot of side characters in this book and I enjoyed seeing more of Shen Lo. There was romance in this book but it was very light as the story focuses more of the sibling bond.
The ending was well done and I’m happy with how the FMCs ended up. This was a wonderful series and I really loved the characters from this book. I’m excited to see what else this author duo comes out with because they have a fantastic writing style when it comes to fantasy. This story is perfect for fans of Serpent & Dove and note that SJM says this series is amazing!
*this e-arc was sent to me by the publisher to give an honest review in return*
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