After reading The Shepherd King duology, with its utterly unique world-building and magic systems, I was really excited to see what Rachel Gillig would write next. The Knight and the Moth is my favorite of author Rachel Gillig’s books, improving upon the already magic formula of her other novels, One Dark Window and Two Twisted Crowns. “Omens were my life—I’d read those signs thousands of times.” The Knight and the Moth […]
Full transparency, I almost DNF-ed Two Twisted Crowns. Despite immediately picking up the book after finishing its predecessor in the duology, One Dark Window, I just couldn’t seem to get invested. The entire opening features main character Elspeth trapped inside of her own body in a dark pool of her own consciousness. Her consciousness is also home to The Nightmare, but he now has complete control over her body after […]
I’ve been curious about One Dark Window since it first released, but at the time, I decided not to pick it up. Since then, I’ve seen the novel all over BookTok and decided it was finally time to give it a chance. I was worried it might be overhyped, but I really enjoyed the gothic atmosphere and interesting magic system of One Dark Window. However, if one looks closer beneath […]