BURNING CROWNS By Catherine Doyle and Katherine Webber

Dani Young 

I received this book for free from Publisher in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.

BURNING CROWNS By Catherine Doyle and Katherine WebberBurning Crowns by Catherine Doyle, Katherine Webber
Series: Twin Crowns #3
Published by Balzer + Bray on 5/7/24
Genres: Fantasy & Magic, Romance, Young Adult
Pages: 477
Format: eARC
Source: Publisher
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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 turnand 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.

Short and Sweet Review

After the events of the last book there’s still a sense of darkness looming around Wren and Rose. Rose is being haunted by her ancestor Oonagh. Oonagh wants the throne and if the girls don’t surrender war will be coming. Wren is troubled because she’s cursed, after she did that blood spell she became linked to King Alarik which is causing them both trouble, and the only way to fix it is to travel to the northern mountains to get help from the high healer. Rose and Wren need all of the resources they have to stop the war that’s coming towards Eana.

Burning Crowns was a good ending to this trilogy. I will say it wasn’t my favorite book and I think that’s because I found it to be a little predictable. Rose and Wren start to notice subtle changes happening around them like plants dying and people who are acting on the behalf of Oonagh. Wren knows she needs to see the healer otherwise she’s pretty much helpless because her magic has been compromised we see Wren, Alarik, and Tor travel into the mountains in hopes that the curse can be lifted. I didn’t like the love triangle that was happening here, I just thought that Wren had her match and we didn’t need to mess with a good thing. Rose is back at the palace and she’s seeing the effects that Oonagh is having more than anyone else. Rose decides to get help from Shen and on the way back to Anadawn is when Oonagh really starts her attack. I did like the fact that Oonagh had an undead army that was pretty cool. I loved the sisterhood and the love that Wren and Rose have for each other and also keeping not only each other safe but everyone who matters to them. The final battle was pretty epic and I did like how the book ended.

Overall, I did enjoy the conclusion to this trilogy. I may have said that it was predictable but the plot and characters make up for that! I would recommend this book and the whole trilogy. I’m going to miss these characters and seeing how things progressed over time. Wren and Rose are fierce Queens and Witches!

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