Book Review – A Crown of Talons by Katherine & Elizabeth Corr
A Crown of Talons by Katherine and Elizabeth Corr (A Throne of Swans #2)
Fantasy | Young Adult | 352 pages
Published on 14th January 2021 by Hot Key
Synopsis
Three months after Aderyn’s coronation the court is celebrating the Solstice, but Aderyn is preoccupied by Lucien’s continuing hostility. The celebrations are interrupted by the arrival of nobles who have escaped from the neighbouring country of Celonia – the flightless have risen up and overthrown their rulers. The world is changing.
As people being to question whether Aderyn and Aron are strong enough to rule, there is an attempted assassination on Aderyn’s life. Siegfried and Tallis have made their move – they have formed an army, declared war and will take the throne, by any means necessary.
Aderyn must fly to unchartered territories and risk the lives of everyone she loves to defeat her enemies, secure her throne and unite her people.
Epic, dangerous and impossible to put down, this finale takes you on a soaring journey through grief, strength and determination to fight for what is right, what you love and what is yours.
My rating:
Review
I received this book from the publisher as part of a bookstagram tour. As always, my opinions are honest.
I found this a welcome return to the world of A Throne of Swans, which I also really enjoyed! I didn’t reread it and luckily picked up what was going on very fast, which is always excellent.
I think this had a little bit more on the romance BS than I really wanted, but I loved Aderyn and Aron’s relationship. Well more her relationship with him. I really didn’t understand why he was sometimes a jealous moron!
We also really leaned into some YA tropes here, especially around which sides people were on. This got a little tired in places but did give some good tension.
I still really love the concept, and how Aderyn is trying to do better. I also really liked the introduction of a comparison kingdom which showed how bad things could get – I’d have really liked to see a little more on that, and the discussions with Veron.
Overall, this duology is a really fun and thoroughly enjoyable read. 4 stars.
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