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Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo

200 reviews

missdragon's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

I adore this book, and I think this is even better than the previous book. The characters are all so unique, amazing and well-developed. It manages to continue the story from the last novel and wrap it up in a very satisfying way. I love how the relationship between all of the characters develops throughout the book, and the pacing is also done very well. The duology has to be my favourite YA series of all time. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder and Violence

Minor: Sexual assault

marvelous_mint's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Starting almost right from where Six of Crows left off, Crooked Kingdom is an excellent continuation and an equally satisfying end to Kaz and his gang of misfits' story.

This book has the same fantastic character development, well thought-out story, wonderfully written scenes and dialogue, as well as the same great balance a darkness and humour of the first. 

A beautiful and slighty bittersweet ending.

In short, if you loved the first book, you won't be disappointed with this sequel. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and Grief

Minor: Slavery, Addiction, Sexual assault, and Torture

carolinacortez's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

NADIE ME DIJO QUE IBA A LLORAR CON ESTE LIBRO MALDITA SEA

Amo con todo mi corazón a cada uno de los personajes, Leigh hiso un excelente trabajo escribiendolos, todos tienen una historia ni uno se siente como un extra y de verdad te encariñas con todos (obvio mi favorito es Kaz) 

"There's no time to constantly be apologizing for existing" 

Está secuela me gustó muchísimo más que el primero por qué siento que se desarrolló mucho más la dinámica de todos como grupo, lo acabo de terminar y ya los extraño 

"She had chosen to live freely as a killer rather than die as a slave" 

Y como desarrollo todos los romances UFFFFF, tengo a mi pareja favorita y no es la obvia,te amo Leigh bardugo aunque me hayas hecho llorar en las últimas 40pgs 

"No mourners
No funerals" 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Gun violence, Murder, and Violence

Minor: Trafficking, Torture, Pregnancy, Slavery, Sexual violence, Rape, and Sexual assault

mothmans_secretary's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Addiction, Panic attacks/disorders, and Violence

Moderate: Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Sexual harassment, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Sexual assault, Grief, Torture, Murder, Forced institutionalization, and Emotional abuse

cinnamonshivvs's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Torture

Moderate: Sexual assault, Ableism, and Child abuse

amwylie's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault

josiee's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug use, Racism, Rape, Blood, Dementia, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, Slavery, Torture, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infertility, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Ableism, Addiction, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Sexual content, Stalking, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Genocide, Grief, Pandemic/Epidemic, Panic attacks/disorders, Trafficking, Violence, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicide, Abandonment, Classism, Hate crime, Police brutality, Mental illness, Murder, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Terminal illness

jenna2234's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

Crooked kingdom is my favorite book of the grishaverse

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, and Sexual assault

kingcrookback's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

I...wasn't expecting this to make me cry the way it did. The character all still being teenagers is still a sticking point for me--although, props to Leigh Bardugo, she did turn that into a little tongue-in-cheek joke in the book. But Bardugo handles both plot and character tension so well and balances them with each other so evenly that I could hardly bear to put the book down sometimes. My only, relatively minor issue is that, as an Asian person, I found the handling of the Shu (particularly events

Spoiler

around Wylan wearing Kuwei's face

) characters uncomfortable. But overall, Bardugo really stuck the landing with this one.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, and Violence

Moderate: Addiction, Trafficking, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Slavery, and Torture

Minor: Death of parent, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual assault, and Xenophobia

skye_parker1's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Murder and Sexual assault