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Twee Verstrengelde Kronen by Rachel Gillig, Rachel Gillig

167 reviews

artmuseam's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

what a magical ending to this beautifully written duology. after that insane cliffhanger left behind from the first book, i was very glad that this one wrapped up a conclusion through an insane emotional rollercoaster. the plot twists had me hooked from the start and seeing a new romance between the characters actually made me enjoy this book even more. i felt like the ending was a little bit underwhelming since it did feel rushed, especially since the pacing of the book earlier had been perfect. regardless, i absolutely loved this book and i am genuinely so sad that we will not be getting more of elspeth and ravyn any time soon :( definitely definitely recommend!! 4/5 stars

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kinsportch's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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briannagriffin567's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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kaylaswhitmore's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Surprisingly, I may have liked this sequel even more than the first book. Gillig really hit a thrilling stride with the pace and plot of this series, and while it had some flaws in my own opinion, I never once found myself bored of the world she painted. If anything, I think that her expansion of the magic in this world in this book really sold me on a few things that I had previously been contemplating in the first book, and I loved learning more about the Shepherd King through Elspeth’s eyes. Personally, I even found myself enjoying Elm and Ione’s blooming relationship leagues more than Elspeth and Ravyn’s! They had a truly beautiful dynamic that tugged on my heart strings in an unexpected way. In terms of critiques, I mostly just had small nitpicks based on personal preferences that I won’t go into, and one larger, character-arc issue regarding Elspeth. I didn’t love how Elspeth’s autonomy was so thoroughly scrubbed in the second book, especially after having spent so much time rooting for her in the first. I understand it was crucial to the plot that she took a more backseat role in the story, but I definitely was expecting her to still have a big moment for the climax where she was able to affect real change despite her position, and was thoroughly disappointed when that did not happen. However, I can totally own that this is less a critique and more a consumer complaint lol. Mostly, I was hoping for a bit more of a female-led adventure, and while Ione was a beacon of light in this book, I still was left a bit wanting in terms of female POVs and choices. But all in all, I would definitely recommend this series to others and think Gillig’s writing is well-deserving of praise! Looking forward to her future works!

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bee12345's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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lydsgrace99's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Be wary. Be clever. Be good.

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jrp618's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

I loved the first book, but the second was amazing and I’ll be thinking about it long after my finishing of it.

I’m already itching to reread it. This was a beautiful story of destiny, interconnecting brilliantly through all of the different characters.

From book one I had eyes on Elm and I was so moved by his story. I wasn’t ready to say good by to him or the the nightmare. I cried for the last 20 minutes of the book preparing to say goodbye to these characters.

I was thrilled to see how Elspeths story wrapped up, too.

Until I return to Blunder again… be wary. Be clever. Be good.

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kimberlite_11711's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

I enjoyed this book more than the first installment. I felt it was more suspenseful and the direction of the plot was clearer. Multiple POVs provided more story content and allowed secondary characters to develop their own dramatic and romantic subplot without interfering with what was happening in the main plotline. That secondary plotline also spiced things up when the action in the main plot lulled and provided space for a bit of humor in an otherwise dark and serious situation. Personally, I found the romance arc in this story WAY more interesting than in One Dark Window. Instead of trying to be stoic all the time, the couple poke at each other verbally and emotionally, which becomes a more realistic connection and a much more entertaining read.

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