Reviews tagging 'Blood'

Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo

375 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

patchedspines's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Kidnapping, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: Addiction, Child death, Gore, Racism, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, and Pregnancy

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

jellyhavana's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny 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

Ugh I love this world so much. I never wanted it to end. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Rape, and Blood

snowiceblackfruit77's review against another edition

dark emotional funny 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Gun violence, Mental illness, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

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