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Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo

541 reviews

paigeannelayne's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Bardugo does morally gray characters exceptionally well. I love how she shows tiny bits of each character slowly, so you feel like you’re actually getting to know a person in real time. So well written with twists and turns - I loved the ride this book took me on!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, and Violence

evelynnnn33333's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful sad 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Kidnapping, Emotional abuse, and Violence

Moderate: Blood, Cursing, Addiction, Trafficking, and Torture

Minor: Sexual content, Confinement, and Grief

glund_01'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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Gun violence, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Addiction, and Violence

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, and Abandonment

garrettcz's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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

I wish there was more in this series because I couldn’t possibly get enough of these characters. 

I didn’t super love the Shadow and Bone trilogy but this duology is incredible. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Torture, Kidnapping, Forced institutionalization, Violence, Cursing, Drug use, Blood, Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Physical abuse, Sexism, Slavery, and Trafficking

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Slavery, Sexual assault, Abandonment, Addiction, Sexual content, Murder, Infidelity, and Gaslighting

brookebatesratesbooks's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

amelia_rose_20's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark 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

10/10 | "Crooked Kingdom" by Leigh Bardugo is an exceptional sequel that elevates the series to new heights, achieving a rare balance of thrilling heist action and deep, emotional resonance. Absolute perfection.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child abuse, Murder, Violence, Trafficking, Sexual violence, and Slavery

addisonrutherford09's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring 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

5.0

This book was amazing. The characters were phenomenal and the plot was interesting and fast paced. I got so attached to the characters and they felt like real people to me. The writing was amazing and the even though the plot cam be complicated,  everything made sense in the end! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Violence, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Cursing, Domestic abuse, and Torture

litliz's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny 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: Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Rape, Abandonment, Ableism, Addiction, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Classism, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Dysphoria, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Grief, Gun violence, Hate crime, Medical content, Mental illness, Pandemic/Epidemic, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Sexism, Slavery, Stalking, Torture, Toxic friendship, Trafficking, Violence, and Vomit

aino_maria23's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Violence, Torture, Death, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Pandemic/Epidemic, Drug use, Grief, War, Addiction, Death of parent, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Sexual violence, and Trafficking

Minor: Sexual violence, Alcohol, Sexual content, War, Cursing, Pregnancy, and Panic attacks/disorders

ahsirgverse's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Gore, Violence, and Drug abuse

Minor: Pandemic/Epidemic