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A review by theengineerisreading
The Crowns of Croswald by D.E. Night
4.0
RATING: 4.2 stars
A promising fantasy read that will surely appeal to the fans of Harry Potter, The Crowns of Croswald is an up-and-coming book that can be bracketed to the likes of JK Rowling’s popular series.
Revolving on the story of Ivy Lovely, a scaldrony maid from Castle Plum who befriends an ancient wood dwarf in the name of Rimbrick and becomes one of the towns’ powerful sqwinch, The Crowns of Croswald is one of those must-read fantasy for readers who are into books that has a lot of characters, information, and history. Hinted with the classic poor-protagonist-is-the-right-heir-to-the-throne trope, D.E. Night managed to add a whole lot of spice to this cliché by introducing a whole new world of royal magic practice and scriventure.
What I really loved about this book is the different attack on each characters’ development like there’s a dynamic approach which made it evident to see who the main characters are and who are the supporting ones— which will hugely benefit the entire series since I guess there will be a lot of sqwinches, royal bloods, and scrivenists that will be introduced in the upcoming books. I also love how rich the Croswald history is and how the entire world of Croswald was cleverly crafted by D.E. Night herself. Everything about the Halls of Ivy—the exciting news from the Scriven This, the enchanted faunas like Didley and Restoro, the magical stones of each royal blood, and the amazing rags-to-riches adventures of Ivy Lovely – all of these is what make this book awesome and honored enough to be lined up in my Harry Potter shelf.
On the other wand, the only downside I noticed in this book (just like in any other fantasy book I read) is the dull pacing at the first twelve chapters since there’s a whole lot of history and backstory that needs to be introduced. But I’ll be honest, my rating for this one is pretty high considering that the ultimate perfect 5-star read for me is the one with the boy who lived.
So, to make it clear, I love the general idea of The Crowns of Croswald and I am looking forward to the next books in this series and I hope that Ivy Lovely will avenge for her family and be the badass princess that she is and take the Dark Queen down and be the rightful heiress and claim the throne. That’s it! Ciao.
Best Quote:
“It is funny isn’t it? A potential scrivenist who has spent her younger years as a chambermaid surrounded by all that slurry.”
A promising fantasy read that will surely appeal to the fans of Harry Potter, The Crowns of Croswald is an up-and-coming book that can be bracketed to the likes of JK Rowling’s popular series.
Revolving on the story of Ivy Lovely, a scaldrony maid from Castle Plum who befriends an ancient wood dwarf in the name of Rimbrick and becomes one of the towns’ powerful sqwinch, The Crowns of Croswald is one of those must-read fantasy for readers who are into books that has a lot of characters, information, and history. Hinted with the classic poor-protagonist-is-the-right-heir-to-the-throne trope, D.E. Night managed to add a whole lot of spice to this cliché by introducing a whole new world of royal magic practice and scriventure.
What I really loved about this book is the different attack on each characters’ development like there’s a dynamic approach which made it evident to see who the main characters are and who are the supporting ones— which will hugely benefit the entire series since I guess there will be a lot of sqwinches, royal bloods, and scrivenists that will be introduced in the upcoming books. I also love how rich the Croswald history is and how the entire world of Croswald was cleverly crafted by D.E. Night herself. Everything about the Halls of Ivy—the exciting news from the Scriven This, the enchanted faunas like Didley and Restoro, the magical stones of each royal blood, and the amazing rags-to-riches adventures of Ivy Lovely – all of these is what make this book awesome and honored enough to be lined up in my Harry Potter shelf.
On the other wand, the only downside I noticed in this book (just like in any other fantasy book I read) is the dull pacing at the first twelve chapters since there’s a whole lot of history and backstory that needs to be introduced. But I’ll be honest, my rating for this one is pretty high considering that the ultimate perfect 5-star read for me is the one with the boy who lived.
So, to make it clear, I love the general idea of The Crowns of Croswald and I am looking forward to the next books in this series and I hope that Ivy Lovely will avenge for her family and be the badass princess that she is and take the Dark Queen down and be the rightful heiress and claim the throne. That’s it! Ciao.
Best Quote:
“It is funny isn’t it? A potential scrivenist who has spent her younger years as a chambermaid surrounded by all that slurry.”