Two Twisted Crowns

Even better than the first
While I thought the first instalment was pretty good, I was not as blown away by it as some bookfluencers have hyped it (yes, I‘m easily influenced). Specifically the MCs weren't as interesting as some of the side kicks.
Well, NOW I know why the series as a whole was hyped. In this second instalment we have different POVs and we have a slightly shifted focus on whose story is the focus (of those more interesting side kicks, yeah!). The storylines fuse intricately into each other and while they conclude the duology nicely, there is an opening for more. And those storylines were interesting and fun to read. Actually, „fun“ might be a wrong choice of words...
The setting remains very gothic and mysterious, I still couldn't shake the feeling of a play with limited props. But this time round, there were a few setting changes so it felt less claustrophobic.