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Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo

35 reviews

vercopaanir's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

I liked this one even better than Six of Crows.  I was hooked from the beginning, the middle was action-packed, and the ending was satisfying without giving everything away.  Not in an “up for interpretation” sense, but more like a “leaving things open for potential future stories” sense.  Also great for fanfiction.  I love the characters in this duology and the nods to other Grishaverse characters.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Medical content, Trafficking, and Murder

Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

shelvesofivy's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny 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: Ableism, Addiction, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Trafficking, Religious bigotry, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Classism

peggy_racham's review against another edition

4.75

 I fell in love with this book from the start.It was briliant to see what "brick by brick" looked like. All the couples, descriptions of falling in love and getting closer, the scheme, is so well writen. Reading about these character slowly dealing with their trauma and being more themselves, its the best feeling. (The moderate TW's are not super explicit and are brief. Only blood and injury are current events the rest are flashbacks or memories.)

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Gun violence, Rape, Slavery, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Confinement, Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Xenophobia, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail

nytephoenyx's review against another edition

tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

Crooked Kingdom is overrated.

While Six of Crows was exciting and had a definite purpose, Crooked Kingdom centered around cleaning up the mess from the previous book and getting out of town. It was slow and almost introspective for each character. Those who fell in love with the characters of Six of Crows and want more from them will enjoy it - those who are looking for an exciting plotline will get bored. It's an underwhelming story with the same excellent depth of world and character-building.

I wonder if I'd reread this one, even though I would reread Six of Crows. I expected more after the intricate plotting of the first book and felt let down by Leigh Bardugo. My thoughts will not reflect everyone's experience, but no matter what other readers say, it was my experience.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, and Grief

Moderate: Mental illness, Torture, and Forced institutionalization

Minor: Drug use, Medical content, and Pregnancy

Crooked Kingdom includes POV BIPOC, LGBTQIAP+, and intersectional characters. One character struggles with withdrawals from drug use, including attempted manipulation and verbal assault. There is mention of a plague. One character walks a line between buildings. The descriptions of this may trigger those with a fear of heights.

deadgirlwalking23's review against another edition

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

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Cursing, Drug use, Gun violence, Medical content, Grief, and Pregnancy

Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, and Death of parent

siglerbooknook's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring 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: Addiction, Child abuse, Death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, and Trafficking

Minor: Mental illness, Pedophilia, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, and Pregnancy

tanisha_112'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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexual assault and Sexual violence

Minor: Cursing

voxelbee's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

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

Minor: Ableism, Mental illness, Sexual content, Vomit, Medical content, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and War

relin's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional 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

5.0

The relationships in this book are so well done, the dramatic tension is so high and the last section had me in tears! I was rooting for everyone and was still surprised when everything came together the way it did. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Outing, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Drug use, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Forced institutionalization, Trafficking, Mass/school shootings, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting

For one of the final scenes there is shooting into a crowd

but it is one shot done by a person who will only hit one intended target for the heist to go off

. There is also a plague,

though it is also manufactured and doesn't harm people, but causes most of the city to go into confinement

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arys_library's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious slow-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

Even better than the first book! I absolutely loved this book and I’m really hoping there’s a third one. I feel like it ended on a really good note but I’m gonna miss not reading about the crows if there isn’t another book. I love how this book dived more into the characters thoughts and their relationships with eachother, it made me feel even closer to them and felt like I was watching these events right in front of me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child death, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Torture, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, and Gaslighting

Minor: Addiction, Animal death, Drug use, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Trafficking, Abandonment, and Alcohol