Reviews tagging 'Classism'

Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo

54 reviews

_alyssar_'s review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

fiolud's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Murder, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Addiction, Child death, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Physical abuse

Minor: Colonisation and Pandemic/Epidemic

justamy's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad 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: Child abuse, Death, Gun violence, Slavery, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Rape, Torture, and Death of parent

Minor: Pandemic/Epidemic

strawberrytheauthor's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad 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

This book is SO GOOD! I can’t believe I didn’t read it before now! I laughed and cried and screamed and that’s all you need to know. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Racism, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Slavery, Fire/Fire injury, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Ableism and Sexual content

renewed_reader's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Ableism, Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Trafficking, Medical trauma, Murder, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Kidnapping, Toxic friendship, and Pandemic/Epidemic

mckiheather's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Confinement, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Child abuse, Slavery, Trafficking, Grief, and Pandemic/Epidemic

marysunburn's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring tense fast-paced

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

4.25

This book was  fun, very tense, full of beautiful vivid descriptions and breath-taking fight scenes. It created a world that twists the flaws of our own, yet mirrors them closely, and a lovable cast. 
However, I refuse to engage further with Leigh Bardugo after her shifty declarations about the genocide of the Palestinian people, so this is my send-off message to her. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual violence, Violence, Police brutality, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic

both the female leads are survivors of sex work, one of them – Romani-coded – was kidnapped and trafficked by "slavers" and exotified at her former brothel. One of the male leads is murdered by a fanatical ex-brother-in-arms. One of the plot points involves fabricating a deadly and contagious disease. One of the male leads is dyslexic and hated by his father for it; his mother was institutionalized in an isolated institution and presumably drugged. One of the male leads is a gunslinger and he prominently displays this ability. The main plot of the story involves members of a street gang organizing a heist against rich merchants. One of the female leads has taken a powerful drug in the previous novel, and is seen fighting addiction and withdrawal. One of the male leads is triggered by close skin-to-skin contact due to a traumatic event in his past involving a pandemic and the death of his brother, and there's a lot of vivid descriptions of it.

tiana_king'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? It's complicated

5.0

Somehow this book is even better than the first without a daring heist being the center. I laughed, cried, and hung onto my seat for dear life. A great end to the series though I hope more will come.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Confinement, Death, Torture, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Drug use, Slavery, Trafficking, and Religious bigotry

Minor: War

garrettcz's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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

5.0

I wish there was more in this series because I couldn’t possibly get enough of these characters. 

I didn’t super love the Shadow and Bone trilogy but this duology is incredible. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexism, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, and Classism

Moderate: Addiction, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Slavery, Murder, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

thenoboshow's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny hopeful lighthearted reflective sad tense fast-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic