A review by quillnqueer
Burning Crowns by Katherine Webber, Catherine Doyle

adventurous lighthearted medium-paced

2.0

Why are young adult fantasy series such a let down for me? After an incredible first book, a really solid second book, this finale was so tedious to get through I started daydreaming about DNFing it more than 300 pages in.

Wren, Rose and their partners have really lost their spark in this book. The dialog feels unrealistic and stilted, the romantic scenes forced and overflowing with tedious flowery lines that I've read a hundred times before. Tor's sudden confession of love made little sense either.

Not much happens in this story, both Twins travel around a bit, before coming home. The focus is more on Wren's love triangle, while Rose almost fully faded into the background for me. If you're not going to bother with a poly romance, please. Don't make me sit through THREE books for a love triangle resolution.