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One Dark Window by Rachel Gillig

Two Twisted Crowns by Rachel Gillig

March 14, 2025 by Jen K Leave a Comment

These books were a pretty quick read and entertaining enough. They’re right in the middle – perfectly adequate and satisfactory but ultimately disposable. Basically, would I recommend these books? Maybe, after a long list of other books first. Would I dissuade you from reading them? Not at all. They are perfectly fine. In fact, even the flaws aren’t interesting enough to make me want to go discuss them in a thread. And you have seen me nitpick Onyx Storm. While some of the plot points […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: Rachel Gillig, Shepherd King Duology

Jen K's CBR17 Review No:29 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: Rachel Gillig, Shepherd King Duology ·
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A Highly Engaging Duology

One Dark Window by Rachel Gillig

Two Twisted Crowns by Rachel Gillig

November 25, 2024 by Tracy Leave a Comment

One Dark Window I have seen and heard multiple people express that the sequel to One Dark Window is even better than One Dark Window, in which case the sequel is just going to blow me away because I thought this book was so good in itself. The book is set in the kingdom of Blunder, which is beset by a magical mist that is expanding year by year. Main character Elspeth was infected by the mist as a child and has to hide the […]

Filed Under: Fantasy Tagged With: Rachel Gillig, Shepherd King Duology

Tracy's CBR16 Review No:65 · Genres: Fantasy · Tags: Rachel Gillig, Shepherd King Duology ·
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