britwalsh16's review against another edition
- 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
Spoiler
but I can’t believe they killed Matthias!!! Matthias & Nina we’re my favorite! Enemies to lovers, and their hopes to make the world a better place like Nina did with Matthias! I can’t believe they didn’t get their happy ending!!! No one was supposed to die! 😭No Mourners, No Funerals. 🖤🖤🖤
Graphic: Violence, Death, Gun violence, and Blood
Moderate: Slavery, Stalking, Trafficking, Hate crime, Injury/injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Torture, and Addiction
Minor: Rape and Sexual assault
just_a_bibliophile's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
The world-building was BEAUTIFUL. I think especially as this is the fifth Grishaverse book I've read now, I really appreciated how the whole world is just so intricately detailed and well thought out. There's something so magical about it all.
The characters were where things really got interesting. I adored all six of them. I felt like the characters had been developed on such a new level in Crooked Kingdom - we really got to understand them and their motives, and they all had such distinctive traits and quirks. They all had such compelling friendships and relationships with each other, and again, it was just truly magical to read about. The sheer complexity of some of these relationships was explored in such a clever way, and I really loved how all of the characters had their own unique ways of expressing themselves and their love for each other. The six of them together had such a powerful dyanmic.
While I did think some parts of it dragged a little too much, it did feel like such an incredible amount happened in this. It was absolutely full of twists and turns and everything unexpected and spontaneous, definitely keeping me on my toes. On the flip side, I did think that other parts were skimmed over way too quickly
Spoiler
, such as the death of a certain someoneAbsolutely worth a read for any fantasy fan, and I'm actually quite interested in reading some of the next Grishaverse books after this.
Rating: 3.5 stars
Graphic: Violence and Death
Moderate: Gun violence, Slavery, Torture, and Trafficking
Minor: Sexual assault
kendal_reads's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Gun violence, Torture, Blood, and Death
Moderate: Ableism and Kidnapping
Minor: Forced institutionalization
riverlasol's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Addiction and Violence
Moderate: Ableism and Mental illness
Minor: Slavery, Sexual harassment, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Kidnapping, Trafficking, War, Child abuse, Pregnancy, Torture, and Drug abuse
payamae's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Blood, Death, and Violence
Minor: Torture
onefineelephant's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Injury/injury detail, Gun violence, Murder, Violence, Death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Kidnapping, Blood, Child death, Forced institutionalization, Grief, and Torture
Moderate: Ableism, Addiction, Rape, Trafficking, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Slavery
smallplant's review against another edition
- 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
Die Charaktere sind ja viel zu gut und loveable alle! amazing
Moderate: Death, Drug use, Kidnapping, Murder, and Slavery
Minor: Addiction, Torture, and Sexual harassment
topinfjkiki's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Gun violence, Trafficking, Gore, Violence, Death, and Blood
Moderate: Rape, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Confinement, Grief, Kidnapping, Panic attacks/disorders, and Torture
Minor: Addiction and Classism
dkaps's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Blood, Kidnapping, Violence, and Death
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Ableism, and Addiction
Minor: Death of parent, Drug abuse, War, Drug use, Alcohol, Child abuse, Pregnancy, Sexual violence, Injury/injury detail, Physical abuse, Forced institutionalization, Trafficking, Gaslighting, Adult/minor relationship, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Racism, Slavery, and Torture
luv_emery's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Mental illness
Moderate: Violence, Trafficking, Physical abuse, and Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Torture and Addiction