Unfortunately no matter how much i wanted to love this book, this book was not for me... I tried really hard to love this book. i really did. I sadly felt it was repetitive and slow and just boring... So I DNF'd at 63%. the beginning was interesting don't get me wrong but the longer I read the longer I felt like something was missing or something was just not there. It has a lot of potential! Im really sorry for this review. I wish I could give a 4 or 5 star review!

I would describe this book as heavily inspired by Sarah J. Maas—bordering on fanfiction—with noticeable parallels to Fourth Wing as well. The characters, powers, personalities, and even speech patterns closely mirrored those from Maas’ work, which made the story feel overly derivative.

Initially, I had high hopes for the plot, but the overly complex world-building and frequent switching between first and third person POV made it difficult to follow. The multiple perspectives could have been reduced to improve clarity and pacing. By the halfway point, I still wasn’t sure who the main characters were or whether the romance was meant to be a love triangle or a why-choose dynamic.

From around 50–80%, the book started to show more originality, which gave me some hope. However, the final 20% fell back into obvious Fourth Wing mimicry—complete with dragon-like creatures, mental communication, and overused phrases like “It has been an honour.” At that point, it crossed the line from inspiration to imitation, which unfortunately soured the entire experience for me.

While the book did have glimpses of a unique storyline, the overwhelming reliance on popular fantasy tropes and characters left it feeling unoriginal. I won’t be continuing with the series.

Thank you so much to NetGalley and the Publisher for providing me with the eARC. The above review is my own opinion.

Thank you for the chance to give this book a go.
Unfortunately I will not be finishing this book at this time.

DNF @ 18% for 126 pages.

When it comes to fantasy I know the first book in a series is a lot of world building and character development.
But there is always something that will pull me in and want to learn more.
sadly this was not the case in this book, After over 100 pages I still wasn't feeling it and have decided to stop.
I will try and pick this book up again later in the year to give it another go.

This books cover is absolutely beautiful and it’s obviously what first drew me in, I read the description and was pulled even further in so I requested an ARC of this through NetGalley and was approved.
But after reading this I’m not that big of a fan and it took me a long time to get through. Parts of this book really hooked my attention and I felt like I was flying through, but all too often there were the parts that just… dragged… on… and… on. This book is almost 700 pages long and in my opinion could have told the same story much better if about half of it was gone. The premise and the plot and the story overall I liked, but it was just too much sometimes and I’m sad to admit that there were times I kind of just skimmed through because it was a lot of repeat stuff from a different persons POV. On top of this being a multi-POV style book, there are sudden storytelling POV shifts from 1st to 3rd and back, sometimes within the same paragraph which is jarring.
As I said overall this isn’t a terrible story, just needs more polishing and I think it could be something so much better.

I tried to enjoy this book but after putting in the time to read 200 pages, I had to make the decision to end my time with this book.

Reading the blurb, I was super intrigued and excited for this book — so much so that I told myself if my request to receive an ARC was denied I would purchase the book and read it upon my release. However, I had a hard time getting into this story.

The switching between first person and third person often confused me; and speaking of confusion I was still extremely confused of who is who, even after reading the breakdown in the front of the book. I felt as if both major and minor characters were just thrown at you and you were excepted to know who they were and the importance of them without little to no background information.

I do greatly appreciate the author, publisher and NetGalley for giving me the opportunity to read an ARC of this book. I know that this book will be a five star read for others but unfortunately for me, it was not.

Kingdom of the Two Moons is a multi perspective fantasy novel with a side of dark romance. The fate of all the main characters are intertwined by war, magic, and a prophecy. The primary setting is the Court of Two Moons, but this novel also does cross over into the human realm.

This novel was a struggle for me. I wanted to love it so much but the pacing was inconsistent and there were almost too many magical elements going on for me. But my biggest issue is that I didn’t ever believe in the main romance storylines, especially with the way that the novel ended.

While I thought the novel had the potential to be great, I think this novel could have benefitted from a lot more editing.

Thank you to NetGalley for this ARC!

Huge thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the e-ARC — and I really wanted to love this one. It had everything I normally fall for: a half-fae heroine with dangerous powers, a mysterious realm teetering on the edge of war, immortal men with ancient baggage, and a prophecy tangled up in it all. On paper, it sounded like a dream. But in execution, it was lacking.

From the very start, the pacing dragged. I kept waiting for that magical moment where the story would sweep me away — but instead, I was wading through repetitive dialogue and long-winded explanations that read more like lectures than immersive worldbuilding. Melody, the main character, would ask a question and inevitably get some cryptic version of “I can’t tell you yet,” again and again. I get that mystery can be a useful tool in fantasy, but this didn’t feel like building suspense. It felt like the book was stalling.

There was plenty of lore, and clearly a lot of thought went into the world, but the way it was delivered felt clunky. Instead of letting me discover things naturally through action or dialogue, it handed everything to me in chunks that broke the flow. That, paired with how often the same concepts were explained multiple times, made it hard to stay engaged.

And I just couldn’t connect with Melody. For someone who’s supposed to be central to this prophecy, she felt oddly passive — more like someone things happen to rather than someone actively shaping her story. The one thing that almost worked for me was the relationship between Riven and Caryan. There was history and tension there, and I thought for a moment that might be the emotional core of the story. But once the romance triangle with Melody took center stage, I was out. The dynamic didn’t feel earned — and it didn’t help that both of these supposedly devoted love interests were actively entertaining other women. I’m all for morally gray characters, but if you’re going to set up a love triangle, at least give me something to root for. Instead, it felt emotionally hollow, and any tension that might’ve been there fizzled out fast.

By the end, Kingdom of the Two Moons just didn’t land for me. I could see the shape of the story it wanted to be — dark, romantic, full of tangled destinies and magical politics — but between the slow pacing, shallow character work, and awkward romance, it missed the mark. I wanted sweeping fantasy and high-stakes magic, but it never quite delivered. That said read it and make your own judgement, if you’re into love triangles, ancient beings with agendas, and darker fae court vibes, this might work for you. It just wasn’t the story I hoped it would be.

I wanted to like this, I did but I think it was set up for failure. The arc was really hard to read because of the format.

Once you push through that, you’re reading some in first person and some in third and I just couldn’t do it. I had to dnf pretty early.

Kingdom of two moons
Wow this was incredible, it has drama, twists and turns I don’t even know who out the main characters I want to route for. This was amazing and I can’t wait for the next one.

We meet two characters Melody a human only know life under lock & key, tortured to keep her in line, she’s steps out of line and saves Blair from her captors. Blair is a witch with similar lore to TOG silver nails and teeth females only, violent, eat all meat and flesh! She had a a glamour and was searching for the “special girl”
We also have MC a fallen angel Caryans and Riven , with a few more in the group. These all had POV and through the book and it covers off how they all meet over time and what they are trying to prevent / do.
It has wonderful world building. With detailed information at the beginning and a map.
This has a lot of tension and some spice , definitely slow burn vibes.

First off thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for the ARC.

I was so excited for this book and honestly I think if it went through a few more rounds of heavy editing, it could really be something. However, the multipul perspectives, the timeline, the inner monoluges... the plot really gets lost in all of it.

I also found it really hard to read the formatting, I'm sure that will be better once the book is printed, but as it stands, its tough to read.

Over-all I would be intersted in picking these series back up if I heard the books got better as they went. But as of right now, this series is not solid enough for me

Thank you for allowing me to read this book.

Dark fantasy
Multi POV
Flashbacks
First and third person
Love triangle
Elves, witches, fae, vampires, sirens, dragons
Fated mates
Prophecies

It took me a little while to become invested in the book. Which is not unusual for me. Now I cannot wait for book 2. Definite ACOTAR vibes .world building and descriptive detail was fab! Absolutely loved Kingdom of the Two Moons, and definitely recommend!!

I really enjoyed reading this! It made me feel like I was reading ACOTAR again, the vibes were so similar! The love triangle and the cliffhanger have me *impatiently* waiting for the next book in the series to come out! The world building and descriptive detail was incredible!! Absolutely loved Kingdom of the Two Moons, and highly recommend!!

I read the description and thought it sounded like something right up my alley.. but I was very wrong. I will start this review by saying I am not into the love triangle thing so it threw me off entirely. I was not a fan of Zodiac Academy either so if you are, then you might like this book. It just wasn’t for me.

Thank you to Netgalley and Last Unicorn Press for the opportunity to read an eARC of this book.

This story has lots of potential; unfortunately, the execution just wasn’t there.

Pros: Strong world building, glossary of character types, multidimensional characters, and a unique magic system.

Cons: The pacing is awkward and abrupt at times. For example, the world building is great, but sometimes I felt like a lot of information was dumped at once, rather than spread out, so it affected the flow. I found the plot dragged in places with unnecessary wordiness; less is more, especially when details are repetitive, making those parts a struggle to push through.

That said, Riven saved the story for me, and he’s the main reason I kept reading.

With more editing to tighten up the story, this could have been a four-star read for me, but it was a miss. I’m interested to see what happens next, and because I feel Alexandra Thomashoff's writing shows promise, I’ll probably give book two a chance.

Thank you to Netgalley and Last Unicorn Press for the opportunity to read an eARC of this book.

I think the premise to this book was really intriguing, but unfortunately it hit the mark a few times for me, personally.

honestly, even though i didn’t have high hopes for this book, it started off pretty interesting and i didn’t want to put it down. but as i kept reading, the story began to feel repetitive and boring. still, i wanted to keep going because it managed to hold my interest—i kept hoping it would eventually surprise me. sadly, it didn’t quite deliver.

𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗹𝗼𝘁 seemed heavily inspired by popular fantasy series—especially 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘤𝘪𝘵𝘺 and 𝘻𝘰𝘥𝘪𝘢𝘤 𝘢𝘤𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘮𝘺. the similarities were very noticeable, but they didn’t really bother me. i actually found it enjoyable and familiar in a comforting way. even though a lot was predictable, i kept reading, waiting for that perfect twist. and to be fair, there were a few moments that caught me off guard. but the deeper i got into the story, the more i lost interest—and i think that was mostly due to 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘁𝘆𝗹𝗲.

since it’s the author’s debut, i can see the potential. but the writing was too repetitive. the same events were told from multiple povs, often using nearly identical wording. it made me feel like the author didn’t trust the readers to understand things the first time. we get it—really.

also, the point of view shifts were distracting. the story was told from three perspectives—one in first person, the other two in third. that inconsistency really stood out and interrupted the flow of the narrative.

𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 was the part i liked the least. it felt too broad and undefined. i prefer knowing what kind of world i'm in, but here, i couldn’t figure out the boundaries. there were werewolves, vampires, fae, elves, witches—and honestly, if shadowhunters had shown up, i wouldn’t have been surprised.

as for the 𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲, i didn’t enjoy it at all. i already dislike love triangles, but in this case, there was no real chemistry or emotional tension between the characters. it all felt empty and shallow.

this book might still appeal to fans of 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘤𝘪𝘵𝘺 and 𝘻𝘰𝘥𝘪𝘢𝘤 𝘢𝘤𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘮𝘺. but unfortunately, it just wasn’t for me.

Thank you NetGalley for the ARC .
I really wanted to like this book but unfortunately I didn’t!
I hate that I was reading some part in the first person and then in the third person! I never read something like this and I honestly threw me off completely. The love triangle did nothing for me , I had no connection to the characters whatsoever.
Like I said I really wanted to like this book , the premise was good , but unfortunately the book wasn’t!

I was really excited for Kingdom of the Two Moons, unfortunately, I had to close this book pretty early on. The writing wasn’t awful, but I feel like I was reading some parts of this book in first person and then in third; it really threw me off. Additionally, I felt that there were so many similarities to characters we know from other fantasy books. I’m so sorry, but I couldn’t get past 20% :(.

This books could've been so much more. The beginning was very promising, I held out hope it would get better, but it didn't. I didn't like the switching of first pov and third person pov. It kept pulling me out of the story. Many of the themes and phrases were often repeated within the paragraph multiple times. To me this book needed a couple more rounds through the editing process. Also for being a fantasy, the pacing was really slow. The cover, however, was on point.

Kingdom of the Two Moons pulled me into a dark, magical world full of fae, angels, and witches. Melody, the last silver elf, is a strong lead, and the slow-burn romance—especially with the mysterious fallen angel Caryan—kept me hooked. The world-building is rich, though it takes a bit to settle into. If you enjoy morally gray characters and emotional tension this one’s worth checking out.