Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo

94 reviews

jenarae's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Murder

Moderate: Slavery, Trafficking, Vomit, War, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Gun violence, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, Blood, Body horror, Classism, Death of parent, Drug use, and Physical abuse

Minor: Pregnancy and Alcohol

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, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Slavery, Trafficking, and Violence

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

emmykyhil's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Trafficking, Suicidal thoughts, Slavery, Sexual violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Grief, Gore, Gaslighting, Death of parent, and Child abuse

Minor: Cultural appropriation

theirgracegrace's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gaslighting, Death, Gun violence, Violence, Murder, Kidnapping, Blood, and Chronic illness

Minor: Ableism, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, War, Slavery, Colonisation, Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, and Xenophobia

oliverreeds'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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Torture, Trafficking, and Violence

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, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Slavery, Emotional abuse, Torture, and Violence

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

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

illgiveyouahint's review against another edition

adventurous 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

I definitely enjoyed this book the most of the Grishaverse. But also reading 5 of these books back-to-back has left me in no desire to read the other two. I've been stuck in this world for what seems like forever and I really wanna read something else now lol

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Murder, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Ableism, Addiction, Blood, Chronic illness, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, and Physical abuse

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Abandonment, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Gore, Infidelity, Medical content, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Rape, Eating disorder, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Trafficking, and Vomit

burnthewitch's review against another edition

adventurous 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment, Child abuse, Death, Forced institutionalization, War, and Violence

Minor: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Child death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Grief, Medical content, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, and Trafficking

wylqnfahcy's review against another edition

adventurous sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Misogyny and Murder

Moderate: Abandonment and Body shaming

Minor: Death of parent

readwithde's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

4.75

I heard some spoilers about this book which made me drag my feet a bit, and I went back and forth on how much I actually liked it, but this was honestly like reading 4 books in one.

Six of Crows was so focused, so linear on the one big job; very much like Ocean's Eleven. Crooked Kingdom had several schemes within schemes, like Russian nesting dolls. I was worried I would get lost in all the twists, but it was surprisingly easy to follow.

I really appreciated how each character had to face their weaknesses, their blind spots and traumas, in order to succeed. I loved how this talented crew faced failures and betrayals and literally had nothing left. Despite how good the team is, they felt like underdogs.

My one biggest complaint

is the death that happened. It didn't add anything to the story; it felt like someone decided that not everyone should survive, so they picked someone to die just for the sake of losing someone.

It felt out of place and random in an otherwise well-constructed story.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, and Violence

Minor: Chronic illness, Drug use, Grief, Slavery, Torture, and Trafficking