Twin Crowns

Content warnings: gaslighting, imprisonment, murder

Rose and Wren are identical twin princesses separated at birth who live different very lives.

Identical twins Rose and Wren were separated at birth. Princess Rose Valhart of Eana was raised to claim her birthright as queen after her parents King Kier and Queen Lillith were murdered. Wren Greenrock was raised in a secret colony of witches — her mother’s people — after the midwife snuck her out of the palace to her grandmother.

Eana was once a land where witches ruled, but the Great Protector stole the crown from the witch queens and established the Valhart line. Wren was raised and trained for the moment when she would switch places with Rose and become queen in her stead. Wren’s rule would see witches return to Eana as its people, not its hunted citizens.

Rose is kidnapped and brought to the witches to meet the family she never knew existed (minus Wren). She is terrified that her people are the witches she was raised to fear primarily because they murdered her parents.

Each twin has their own share of adventure and romance during their swapped lives, but when a threat to the kingdom proves too much for one twin, they must join forces to save Eana. The ending leaves us with a cliffhanger to be resolved in a future series entry.

Recommended for fans of YA fantasy. Adult fantasy readers looking for more female-centric stories will also enjoy this novel.

Catherine Doyle is a middle grade and YA author. She lives in Ireland.

Katherine Webber is a native Californian living in London. She is a YA author and also co-writes YA novels with her husband as Katie Tsang.

Series: Twin Crowns, #1

Publisher: Balzer + Bray

Length: 480 pages

Release Date: May 17, 2022

Representation: BIPOC, orphan, twins, gay marriage, lesbian

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