You are too kind, thank you so much!! It is so flattering to think that someone is interested to know, but I do my very best to keep this account neutral so that the information can (hopefully!) be enjoyed by everyone and not just everyone of one opinion or another :>

While favorite character/story arc talk would get into a grey area I hope it would be okay to share a list of merchandise recommendations instead!

I have all the books because my hobby seems to be just hoarding information like a dragon, so here is a rundown of what is what!

(This became a lot longer than it was supposed to be. This is part 1 of 5!)

“Disney's Twisted Wonderland” Official Guide + Character Sheets, Magical Archives, published 2020/9/30 (aka “the game guide”)
(Attached pictures are publicly available on Square Enix’s online store https://store.jp.square-enix.com/item/9784757567818_1.html )"
"The game guide is my personal #1 recommendation out of everything Twst-based that has ever been published.

It is not available digitally, very large (2cm thick) and very beautiful. Even if you cannot read Japanese there is a lot to enjoy about it visually with character sketches by Yana herself that are not available anywhere else.

The first 1/3rd is gameplay-based information that walks you through every chapter of the first four books, includes card information like buddy bonuses and vignettes.

The remainder is character information in order of dorm.

If I was forced to choose only one of the various Twst books available, this would be my choice.

“Disney Twisted Wonderland” Fan Book, published 2020/11/1 (aka “the first fan book”)
(Attached pictures are publicly available in the official press release https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000002863.000001719.html )

The fan book seems to get misunderstood among NA fans because of the name “fan book" but it does not contain any fan-created content.

Published by Aniplex, it provides much more general character information than the game guide, listed alongside information about the Disney movies that inspired each dorm.

Unlike the game guide it might be less enjoyable if you cannot understand the language, as all the visuals are official graphics that can already been seen in-game or screenshots from the animated Disney movies.

If language restrictions are not a problem then the fan book is great for information like the etymology behind character/place names, interviews with the voice cast and the composer and character trivia.

The first fan book is the most popular Twst merchandise on animate (ranking above the game guide at #3), so it seems quite popular amongst JP-server fans.
https://twitter.com/YuuRei20/status/1644252186082414592"

“Disney Twisted Wonderland” Fan Book vol.2, published 2022/12/8 (aka “the second fan book”)
(Attached pictures are publicly available on the animate Times website https://www.animatetimes.com/news/img.php?id=1674896835&p=1&n=1#title )

The second fan book had a troubled release.

Originally intended to be made available to the public in June of 2022, the book was in the pre-orders stage when it was abruptly cancelled by Kodansha.

It was made available for pre-orders again in October, and released without issue in December.
https://twitter.com/YuuRei20/status/1578663948777553920?s=20&t=S97_3GAEtTbOaXPZJeRb9Q

Much like the first fan book the second fan book also does not contain any fan-made content.

It provides walk-throughs of the game’s events (from Beanfest to the second anniversary) and occasional trivia (like Leona explaining how fairies refer to fire as “red flowers” much like King Louie does in Disney’s The Jungle Book, etc.), recipes for how to make food from the Culinary Crucibles and photos from the Twst exhibition.

Like the fist fan book it also uses only official graphics that are already viewable in-game, so I am not sure how enjoyable it would be if there is a language barrier.

It does not contain any etymology information or interviews.

Both fan books are available digitally as well as physically.