Two Twisted Crowns (The Shepherd King, #2) in Scripted in Fantasy and Fiction

Oct 17, 2024 Maurisa rated it it was amazing

Shelves: romantic-fantasy, dark-fantasy

I feel like I’ve just woken up from having my mind wrapped in velvet for days, and I long to be careened back barefoot into a forest of wild yews and elms. My only complaint is that each of these books should have been a thousand pages so I could nestle a little longer with Elspeth and her Shepherd King. Gorgeous story in every way.

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Oct 18, 2024 Jeanette rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. I want to start this review by saying, I finished this book in a full day. I could not put the book down, or even take my mind off anything else. It was unnerving how drawn to this story I was. Everything about the characters, the plot, and the world itself held on to me by my toes and pulled me in. For being the second in the series, I did not feel like the story was rushed. I am so thankful that the author split up the story between different characters — when with the first boon it was only i I want to start this review by saying, I finished this book in a full day. I could not put the book down, or even take my mind off anything else. It was unnerving how drawn to this story I was. Everything about the characters, the plot, and the world itself held on to me by my toes and pulled me in. For being the second in the series, I did not feel like the story was rushed. I am so thankful that the author split up the story between different characters — when with the first boon it was only in Elspeth’s point of view.

The flow was great. I enjoyed being thrown into each character’s perspective in such a way where I never felt lost. It almost felt like a movie where you knew exactly where the story had left off and you never felt lost. I just dove back in, and kept swimming.

The twists and turns! UGH. I felt like I could see where things were going, but then the story would slap you in the face with another bargain that had to be met. Or another twist you just didn’t want to see coming but it was inevitable. Because without it, the book would have been dull. I held on to my seat the whole way. With every turn of the page, the pace held me down and I would recommend this to those readers that ‘just want to get to the point’ or don’t want to dance around the story for things that are meaningless and hold no value to the story. (Let’s be read those stories do exist)

🌱 Elm and Ione 🌼

What a love match these two made. I was truly so happy to have another love story to swoon over. I feel like this story deserved these two becoming intertwined. The way that Elm looks at Ione is just pure love. He loved her for who she is, and not for what the Maiden Card made her to be.

The way that their love story connected with the greater good for Blunder just made my heart swell. The fact that they got their happy ending did for me. I didn’t see their love story being a thing, but when it all added up in the end. I was a goner and just had my hopeless romantic moment.

🪻Elspeth and Ravyn 🌑

I really love their story as well. But I feel like they did get blue balled in this book compared to the first book. DON’T GET ME WRONG, they do get their happy ending and I was so for it. However, I just wish we could have seen a little more of it towards the end of then book.

The Shepard King 👑

The nightmare himself was such an interesting character. I think I fell in love with him the most and could relate to him. His selfishness and selflessness were so vulnerable and real to me. The fact that he did make calls he wasn’t proud of or the fact that he was devoted to his magic resonated with me because he did want to do something that would fix the mistakes he had made. And he came in as the hero in the end and had a damn good plan to get to the finish line. I was impressed by the dynamic between Elspeth and Nightmare because I didn’t understand it at first but the parental relationship came to surface and it made me cry their goodbye in the end. The connection between the two of them was beautiful and it was the reason this book received 5 ⭐️ from me.

This story is well done. Great series in general and highly recommend. ...more

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Nov 15, 2024 LydiaGrace rated it really liked it

Wow. This book gave the first wings. Loved the grittiness of the middle of the book. Strong development of the main characters. The concept was great (maiden/monster/martyr), and it was a good choice to tone down the rhyming and riddles that were too much for me in the first book. Hard to put down.

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Oct 14, 2024 Kahea rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: young-adult, dark-romance, romantasy, enemies-to-lovers, favorites, favorites-of-2024

Sequels are always tricky. It’s so easy for a writer to create forced drama, you know? But THIS is an example of how a sequel is done perfectly. There’s nothing I didn’t love.

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Apr 20, 2024 Jessica rated it it was amazing

Shelves: favorites, 2024

The second book in this duology is perfection. I didn't know I needed multiple POVs, but they delivered. I'm so thankful this series did not follow the timeline of girl finds guy, girl and guy disagree, girl and guy make up in the end. I cannot express how much I enjoyed this series. ...more

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