TWIN CROWNS

After being separated from her at birth, Wren takes her twin sister’s place as heir to the throne.

Sheltered Rose grew up pampered in the palace, taught to hate witches by Willem Rathborne, her guardian. Unbeknown to her, Wren, her twin sister, is a witch who grew up learning how to impersonate her sister and who plans to assume the throne and free witches from persecution. With one month left before the coronation ceremony, Wren has Rose kidnapped with the help of her best friend, Shen Lo. Shen swiftly carries Rose away from the palace, across the treacherous desert, to the witches’ secret seaside settlement, where she faces ridicule. Meanwhile, Wren discovers that Rose is engaged to cheerful but boring Prince Ansel, brother to a warlord king—and she keeps running into his handsome bodyguard while sneaking out late at night. Wren must outwit everyone and convince them that she’s her sister, all while coming up with a plot to murder Rathborne. Short chapters alternating between the sisters’ perspectives keep the pace moving swiftly, and with the witty banter and clever magic, there’s never a dull moment. An unexpected ending will leave readers ready for the sequel. Main characters are White; Shen reads as East Asian, and some side characters have brown skin.

A delightfully magical twist on a classic premise.