Burning Crowns

Content warnings: blood magic, zombies

Twin queens Rose & Wren face their biggest challenge yet -- their ancestor

Identical twin queens Rose & Wren have gone through a lot to save Eana and its people in previous novels in the series, but they have yet to face their biggest challenge. Their ancestor Oonagh Starcrest -- another twin who shares their face -- was frozen in ice and accidentally reawakened in the previous book in the series. Oonagh slowly travels to Eana, leaving destruction but no bodies in her wake. She reanimates every creature she kills, slowly building an army to take back the country that was once hers.

Wren's magic is damaged by the blood spell she used in the previous novel, and the scar connects her to Gevran king Alarik, who must travel with Wren to mysterious mountains to be healed. Alarik's guard is Caption Tor Iversen, Wren's flame. Tor is jealous of her connection to the king, and their future is uncertain.

Rose must visit the Sunkissed Kingdom in search of a weapon to defeat Oonagh, and she arrives to find her boyfriend (and their king) Shen in the middle of a competition to choose his bride -- and she wasn't even invited.

The twins must face more challenges than they've encountered yet while navigating their complex emotions and love lives. Recommended for fans of YA fantasy and romance, but the previous books in the series should be read first.

Authors: Catherine Doyle & Katherine Webber

Series: Twin Crowns, Book 3

Publisher: Balzer + Bray

Length: 477 pages

Release Date: May 7, 2024

I received an electronic galley copy of this title from the publisher through Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.