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Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo

51 reviews

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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aliyachaudhry's review against another edition

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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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serendipity421's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark funny tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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purplepenning's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.75

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jonsnowsmanbun's review against another edition

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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

4.5

„I don’t hold a grudge. I cradle it. I coddle it. I feed it fine cuts of meat and send it to the best schools. I nurture my grudges, Rollins.“

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mallorypen's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional 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

4.5

MATTHIAS DIED?!? Screw this book. Screw the whole damn thing!!!

But really, what a fantastic end to this duology! I connected with every character, I was surprised but not confused by every twist, and the ending was the right mix of triumphant and heartbreaking all in one. Inej’s visit to Pekka Rollins in the end was just *chef’s kiss* and I love the slow and steady progression of Kaz and Inej’s relationship being built through mutual understanding of their respective traumas and their trust for one another.

Jesper and Wylan? Amazing. I was laughing at the kiss scene where Jesper messed up, but their ending - Jesper being Wylan’s trusted reader and confidante, Wylan bolstering Jesper’s exploration of the part of himself he’s kept hidden … lovely all around.

Nina’s transformation after using parem was so interesting - it would have been so easy for her to be the outlier who magically wasn’t affected by the long term effects of the drug, but her powers twisting (and Kaz finding a new way to use them) made more sense and was wholly satisfying.

The assassin who thought she was a queen felt a little one dimensional to me. And

Matthias’ death is unforgivable, even though it made good literary sense that not everyone would survive, and even understanding you were wrong in the face of a bigger truth and a precious love is not enough to protect you from ignorance and hate. Still. I’m mad about it.

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