Reviews tagging 'Trafficking'

Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo

275 reviews

vnfhcxksiw'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? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Medical content, Grief, Sexual harassment, Trafficking, Sexual assault, Slavery, Abandonment, Violence, Death, and Injury/Injury detail

angelmoo's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Kidnapping, Violence, and Xenophobia

sarah_hutchins'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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Addiction, Torture, Murder, Blood, Sexual violence, Death of parent, and Drug use

Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Pandemic/Epidemic, Mental illness, Kidnapping, Gun violence, Cursing, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Child death, Pregnancy, Slavery, and Trafficking

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: Murder, Medical content, Death, and Trafficking

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

chloewilson_13's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful 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, Violence, Torture, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Trafficking, Rape, Sexual assault, and Emotional abuse

abbyycadabbyy's review against another edition

4.0

     Dang this series is so good. I actually feel like I lost a friend.... or six. After I finished this book, I laid in bed for a good hour staring at the ceiling, feeling empty. I am so sad that it's over.

      This authors mind is one that I will truthfully never understand. The way she was about to come up with all this and make me feel so strong for all the characters is amazing. If I remember correctly, I said in my last review that, I didn't dislike any of the six. Every time I read a book with duel-POV there is always one or two characters I dislike, not in this book.

     One of the huge things that really got me is that we never got a final warp up chapter for Nina. Nina was my second favorite character (after Kaz). I really felt empty not knowing how everything ended for he after that six-month time skip. Maybe it's just me liking Nina too much, but I feel like we need it. 

    I also thought the middle got a little boring at times. Not matter what, I love the six and I could read 10 books about them and never get tired of them. 

    The gangs. The thrill. The pace. The hint of romance. The six. Chief's kiss I am in love and these books will always have a special place in my heart.

     I actually thought I was going to cry when I finished this book, just because it's over. I know I seem really dramatic but it's true. Thats how amazing these books are. I could write about this series for days but I won't just know this is your sign to read these books.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Trafficking, Grief, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Violence, and Torture

Moderate: Alcohol and Racism

madisonstarkov'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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Violence, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Alcohol, Trafficking, Gun violence, Addiction, Death, and Slavery

sandwiiche's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

what do i even do with my life now. the crows have changed the trajectory of my life 

no mourners. no funerals.

🐦‍⬛

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death, and Torture

Moderate: Trafficking

good_names_dont_exist's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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

I feel weird saying series is my comfort read considering the ending…

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Murder, Violence, and Death

Moderate: Addiction, Torture, and Trafficking

Minor: Child abuse, Sexual assault, and Rape

bri_14's review against another edition

emotional hopeful tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Not better than the first to me but it was still very good! It was cool seeing the band regroup and seek rightful vengeance. But I truly had no idea how Kaz would attempt to pull everything off. But like the rest of Ketterdam, he’s always 5 steps ahead.

Character highlights this go around are Kaz of course, Nina, Inej and Jesper. Nina is hilarious even when she’s overcoming pain. But Jesper is so stressful.

Spoiler

Between his father coming to town to him accidentally kissing Kuwei, I was like how many more hits can he manage??

But I think Kaz and Inej really brought it home in the final chapters. I didn’t expect Dirtyhands to be so intentional about Inej

Spoiler

from damaging the pleasure house to buying her boat to finding her parents.

Kaz may not be the *best* person in the world but he’s the best person for everyone in the Crows. 

I knew someone would get severely hurt but I didn’t expect THAT. But I think if it were someone else it would’ve hit a bit harder, like one of the girls or Jesper.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Death, Torture, and Trafficking

Minor: Slavery