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Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo

339 reviews

nonotyoshi's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Murder, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

richardw2024's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

3.5

I am slightly conflicted with this one. This felt to me like a slower paced book than Six of Crows, which had more past exploration of the characters. Whilst Six of Crows I felt was much quicker paced, this one was more of a slower meander with more backstory and development of the relationships between the characters.

I will say, some aspects of Six of Crows I disliked felt better in this book. There was more genuine peril, and whilst it didn't have as many of these moments they were overall better done in this book. Also some of the relationship stuff was better done in this book. I did like the characters more after reading this book compared to the first book, although I found myself constantly asking (and still am) whether I am meant to like Kaz. I really get the feeling that the author wants me to, but I really couldn't bring myself to. Maybe that's just me?

I enjoyed the beginning and the final 20% - but the middle really dragged for me, hence why I think this is a very solid 3.5 stars for me rather than 4.

Overall I enjoyed this duology but I didn't love it. I would definitely consider reading some more of Leigh Budugo's books in the future.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Torture, Violence, Blood, and Murder

kazzle_dazzle_sixofcrows's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny inspiring 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Blood, and Trafficking

Moderate: Cursing, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Slavery, Kidnapping, and Murder

Minor: Torture and Medical content

chandhana_12's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Eating disorder, Gore, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

voxnts's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Violence, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Trafficking, Kidnapping, and Sexual harassment

uselesspirateraven's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Gun violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Confinement, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Gore, and Kidnapping

Minor: Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Trafficking, and Stalking

_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

demi_karvouni's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping

Moderate: Death, Torture, and Blood

Minor: Forced institutionalization

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

wise_old_fishie's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny lighthearted 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

After the amazing first book of the duology, (and a very frustrating cliff-hanger 😂) Crooked Kingdom is an awesome closure to the series.
The plot is full of twists and turn that make your gut twist, and the characters develop in their understanding and beliefs about themselves and the world around them.
If you enjoyed Six of Crows you MUST 100% read Crooked Kingdom (in my opinion even slightly better than the first book!)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Eating disorder, Gore, Torture, Blood, and Deportation

Moderate: Addiction, Toxic relationship, Violence, Police brutality, Trafficking, Murder, and War

Minor: Kidnapping