Reviews tagging 'Religious bigotry'

Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo

28 reviews

goldenslug's review against another edition

adventurous funny 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

Moderate: Slavery, Violence, Trafficking, Religious bigotry, and War

hmbrokaw's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense 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? Yes

4.5

My absolute favorite in the series. As close to perfection as anything I’ve read in a long time. But chapter 40? Brutal 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Violence, Grief, and Religious bigotry

aryaa_05's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious 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

Moderate: Drug use, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Blood, Trafficking, Religious bigotry, Sexual harassment, and War

deerlybeloved's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring mysterious tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

If I could rate it any higher, I would.

Crooked Kingdom is a phenomenal sequel to Six of Crows, leaving the reader antsy and waiting, on the edge of their seat with every new twist and turn. Every revealed detail, paid off foreshadowing, character interaction, and planned event leaves you in a new bout of stunned silence as you listen, tense and wanting to know more.

Each character is unique, and fleshed out, meaning every chapter (each written from a different perspective) leaves you excited to learn more about that individual, and has its own personal bit of characterized flair that makes you excited to turn the page and learn who the next point-of-view is fore-- Matthias, Inej, Wylan? You just have to find out, sleep be damned.

So much weaves together to form a plot where just as one issue is resolved, you remember that ah, that's right, three chapters earlier that other plot point was introduced, and all of a sudden it's coming back-- You can't believe you forgot, but how could you not when the fate of the world was being handled first?!

The end will break your heart, as much as it heals it, giving you as many tears as it does grins as you flip through the ending chapters and realize just how much has been lost...and how much is being rebuilt.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Ableism, Hate crime, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual violence, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Trafficking, Religious bigotry, Murder, Pregnancy, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Inej, one of the main characters, has a backstory HEAVILY rooted in discussion of pedophilia, child trafficking, sex trafficking, slavery, sexual slavery, rape, sexual abuse, kidnapping, and so much more. While handled with beautiful tact and insight, the depictions of flashbacks and Inej's feelings of these things can comfort survivors of similar things as much as it destroys us. Go with caution. As well, religious bigotry, ableism, trauma, emotional neglect, horrid things happening to children, war, racial fetishization, and so much more is dealt with in tactful ways, but ever presently used as reminders that the world is as imperfect and dark as it is beautiful.

glen3'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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction and Death

Moderate: Ableism, Body horror, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Gore, Racism, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Murder, War, and Classism

thesecretsapphic's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Ableism

ajboyd_'s review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny lighthearted 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

Moderate: Addiction, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Slavery, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

emilywasbored'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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Ableism, Addiction, Rape, Slavery, Torture, Trafficking, Kidnapping, and Grief

Minor: Gun violence, Racism, Forced institutionalization, and Religious bigotry

reading_something_else's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny relaxing 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

I loved the way these characters were brought to life, and the plot was complex and interesting.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Slavery, Violence, Trafficking, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Child abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Sexual content, Torture, Blood, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Colonisation

gayghostprince'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

5.0

fav book fav book fav book

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Grief, Religious bigotry, and Death of parent

Minor: Animal death, Sexual violence, Abandonment, and Alcohol