I just finished Kingdom of the Two Moons, and honestly, I’m impressed—especially for a debut. It’s one of those books that throws you headfirst into a complex world full of fae, witches, and fallen angels, and somehow it mostly works. The story follows Melody, the last human alive, and her journey into a prophecy that ties her fate to an ancient, crumbling kingdom. The setup immediately gave me ACOTAR and Fourth Wing vibes, which is exactly what drew me in.

What I really loved was the world-building. It’s dense in the best way—detailed, atmospheric, and full of dark magic and political intrigue. There’s a glossary at the back, which I ended up flipping to a few times, and it actually helped. It feels like Thomashoff spent a lot of time building the lore, and you can tell.

The romance? Oh, it’s good. Slow-burn with a sharp edge. Caryan, the brooding fallen angel, stole the show for me. He’s the kind of morally gray, tortured character I always fall for. And his dynamic with Riven (his second-in-command) adds an interesting tension—not quite a traditional love triangle, but close enough to keep things spicy.

That said, the book isn’t perfect. The pacing dragged a bit in the middle, and there were times the perspective shifts and time jumps made me double back just to figure out what was going on. And while I liked Melody, I didn’t always feel the chemistry between her and the love interests as much as I wanted to. I think it’ll get stronger in book two, though—the setup is definitely there.

Overall, this is a strong, ambitious start to what feels like it could be a big new romantasy series. If you like morally gray characters, complicated magic systems, and slow-burn romance with high stakes, it’s absolutely worth picking up. I’ll be keeping an eye out for the sequel!

Thank you Net Galley and Last Unicorn Press for the ARC.

This book was so fun to dive into, and I really liked the worldbuilding, character arcs (for the most part) and the forced proximity element to the story. There were a lot of componants to this story that were reminiscent of some of my favorite books (Blaire is absolutely a front runner for Manon), and I generally am a huge fan of "last of my race, undiscovered itentity" type stories.

I also didn't even really mind the changing writing styles for the dual POV throughout the story. My greatest gripe is that this book is LONG, and unnecessarily so. It didn't quite feel like enough went down in the development of the individual characters' storylines to warrant the length, however, the vibes were good, and I DID keep going.

In this book, you'll find:
✅ Forced Proximity
✅ Love Triangle (a good one, I'm having FEELINGS about it)
✅ Prophecy
✅ Fae, Vampires, Witches & Shifters
✅ Minimal spice with LOTS of yearning

Thank you to NetGalley for the ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.

When I saw the cover and read the premise of the book I was immediately drawn too it. I liked that there was a description of the different types of characters in the beginning and world building. I liked Melody’s strong will and Blair’s sassy attitude. There were some entertaining one liners and some angsty vibes.

This book is written in first and third person POV, which didn’t bother me after first. I enjoyed the beginning of this book, but as I continued reading, the writing style threw me off and I couldn’t connect anymore. There was a lot of detail that I think may have confused me more and I just got lost within the book and couldn’t follow. Being that it is multiple POV, there was a lot of jumping around and my brain just couldn’t connect.

The book does have potential and is reminiscent of other fantasy romance books so many other people might really love it, especially if the writing style is easier for them to follow. Don’t let my inability to follow the POV discourage you from giving this one a try.

Firstly I loved the glossary at the start of the book. It gave a good insight to what to expect within and great information and explanations.

My main criticism is the length of the book. I really don’t think it needed to be as long as it was. I feel there were things that could have been cut out and condensed.

I found that the story lacked a lot of world building and character development. The story had great potential but moved at an extremely slow pace, almost too slow, giving too much unneeded information in some areas and not in others, with some parts of the story it felt like I was missing knowledge and had to reread some chapter to make sure I hadn’t missed it, but I hadn’t, things were slotted in and it didn’t feel like they should be there. I also wasn’t a fan of jumping from 1st to 3rd person.

The last 25% of the book felt where things really started to get interesting. But I did struggle before that. The only relationship between characters that captivated me was between Riven and Melody.

Riven and Caryan are strong character concepts with a lot of potential and they are very compelling. A unique concept of magic that differs from other fantasy books.

I’m unsure if I will continue to read any other instalments but I appreciate the opportunity.

I really tried to continue this book, because the plot seemed so promising at times, but i had to end up DNFing 15% (70 pages) in.
The POV kept switching round from 1st person (for melody) and 3rd person (for blair) and i feel that it was a bit tacky. It also really put me off.
It also felt quite unoriginal, The writing reminded me of something sarah j. maas would write, if it were an unedited, uncut version.
Either way, thank you to netgalley and the publisher for the chance to read this book, unfortunately it wasn’t for me, all opinions are my own.

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.