Title: Two Twisted Crowns

Series: Shepherd King #2

Author: Rachel Gillig

Elspeth and Ravyn have gathered most of the twelve Providence Cards, but the last, and most important one remains to be found: The Twin Alders.

If they are going to find it before the Solstice and cure the kingdom of the dark magic infecting it, they will need to journey beyond the dangerous mist-cloaked forest that surrounds their kingdom.

And the only one who can lead them there is the monster that shares Elspeth’s head. The Nightmare. And he’s not eager to share any longer.

‘The Twin Alders is hidden in a place with no time. A place of great sorrow and bloodshed and crime. Betwixt ancient trees, where the mist cuts bone-deep, the last Card remains, waiting, asleep.’

To say I was excited for this book is an understatement! I was obsessed with One Dark Window and Two Twisted Crowns did not disappoint!

I was so hooked! It was explosive, emotional,  romantic, atmospheric and I lived for the back stories!

Rayvn: Captain of the Destriers. Highwayman. Traitor. ‘He was alive. Beautiful and alive. And I could not touch him.’

Elm: downtrodden brother, son to the King. ‘I’m a rotten Prince and a piss-poor Destrier.’

Elspeth: trapped, lost and takes a sort of back seat here but she plays her part well.

Ione: made into someone she’s not, trying to find something she’s lost.

The Shepherd King aka Nightmare, but he’s also something else in this book, well 2 things really and the star of the show for me! I absolutely love him, he is grumpy and sarcastic, my type of person!

This was such a beautiful read, multi layered plot weaved together with different pov chapters.

I will shout from the rooftops about this duology until the end of time! This is now a firm fave for me, everyone needs to read it and I know this will be on my reread pile!