Twin Crowns

Twin Crowns

By Catherine Doyle
Balzer + Bray, 2022. 466 pages. Young Adult Fiction

Twin princesses separated at birth--Wren, raised to avenge her parents' murder and take the throne, protecting the witches who raised her, and Rose, raised as the crown princess--strive to claim their birthright, while an enemy tries to make sure neither succeed.

Twin Crowns has fun banter with plenty of romance sprinkled in.  Told in alternating voices the reader gets to enjoy the stories of sisters Wren and Rose from their own perspectives.  While the story doesn't only contain rosy characters, overall the feel was that of a light and enjoyable fantasy romance with dashes of court intrigue and plenty of magic.  I warn that the ending plainly shows that this is meant to be a series, so no tidy bow-wrapped conclusions here, but that just means that the magic, sisterhood and romance isn't over, so I can't be mad about it!      

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