Reviews tagging 'Sexual violence'

Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo

143 reviews

reghan_32's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny sad 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

Unexpected 5 star, I adored everything about this book and the characters have my heart!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Sexual violence and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Death

oxfordcommas91's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

A satisfying conclusion to the Grishaverse and the Six of Crows duology!
A super fun, fast paced, keep you on the edge of your seat type read. I love complicated heroes and morally ambiguous characters, so this series really worked for me. You never knew what hairbrained scheme Kaz was going to come up with next, and the deepening and changing of the relationships between the characters made this book somehow even better than the first. While long, this book was definitely a page turner for me - compelling and very well written. This duology was a real win for me and goes to show that you don't need a super long series to write a detailed and complex story. Kaz and his crew will live rent free in my brain for quite some time.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Pandemic/Epidemic

franklloydweft's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful 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

Copied from fable:
I only give 5 stars to things that send chills down my spine and give me quotes I’ll be thinking about for a long time, and this one definitely did that. Such a fantastic conclusion for all of these characters, all of whom you grow to love over the course of the two books. I always thought I knew where things were going but I was proven wrong every time. Made me laugh, tear up a bit, and pump my fists. I even had a huge spoiler figured out from reading material about other Grishaverse novels and the reveal still hit me! Cannot recommend reading this duology enough (especially if you liked the crows in the Netflix show, they’re on a whole new level in literary form)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction and Death

Moderate: Sexual violence, Torture, Xenophobia, Trafficking, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Eating disorder

MAJOR CHARACTER DEATH

sunnyscholar's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

I have no words. Which honestly seems a shame since Leigh Bardugo seems not to be at a loss for them, meticulously weaving poetry on the page. A masterpiece that kept me guessing -- taunting me with new perils and rewarding me with flawless twists that further carved a place in my heart for this remarkable story and its beloved characters. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Confinement, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Pandemic/Epidemic

This book goes just a little more in depth with Inej's trauma and experience slaving at a workhouse.

an_actual_floof's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny inspiring 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

3.5

Such a fun book! I admit it took me longer to get through this one than it did to read the first book, but I still adore the heist-y storytelling and the jumping between perspectives. Even after almost a year of starting it, reading a third of it, and then finally finishing it, I was a bit lost with the plot but was able to jump right back in, enjoying the characters and learning about their backstories even when I was confused about the plot lol. I love the vast amount of world building! I haven’t read any other books from the Grishaverse but this duology certainly has made me want to!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, and Death of parent

Moderate: Forced institutionalization

juliapatt2007's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore and Violence

Moderate: Sexual violence

Minor: Sexual content

tinyjude's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

4.5

Inej, my queen, I love you. I also feel for Nina. I loved the arcs for both of them in this book, as we got to see new sides of them. Kaz and his great schemes where also the highlight of all. I love his mind and I am happy we got a glimpse of a possible happy future in which Kaz and Inej are able to overcome their traumas. As well as how his actions scream about his love for Inej. Either way, the angst and slow burn were detectable, such as the action scenes. I get why they are so beloved. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment

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

hihicass's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

im_hungry_'s review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad 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

Great. Now what am I supposed to do after this masterpiece?

JESPER X WYLAN OMFG I LOVE THEM BOTH SO FCKING MUCH!! WHEN I TELL YOU I WAS SO SCARED ONE OF THEM WAS GOING TO DIE AFTER MY FRIEND TOLD ME THERE WAS A DEATH (Thankfully they got their happy ending)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Murder, and War

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Trafficking, and Sexual harassment