Reviews tagging 'Medical trauma'

Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo

18 reviews

cleo_wylde'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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Blood, Body horror, Body shaming, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, Rape, Sexual violence, Slavery, Trafficking, and Violence

eveleam's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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 one made me cry but I grew to be so attached to all the characters and I wish I could read this and Six of Crows for the first time again. GO READ IT!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Murder, Trafficking, and Violence

ananyareadsbooks's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious 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

5.0

many tears were spilled. happy tears? sad tears? you'll never know. just tears. tears and tears and more tears.

I NEED THE THIRD BOOK 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death

Moderate: Alcoholism, Trafficking, and Medical trauma

elthechameleon's review against another edition

adventurous funny 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

This book is easy to get lost in. It has the classic found family trope, but the plot twists are so well structured and planned that it keeps you on your toes the entire story.

Matthias’ death was crushing, but does this promise to change drüskelle ways mean another book for Nina? Or another book for Inej and Kaz finally taking down slavers and swindlers? And how incredible to see the fearless couple develop so thoughtfully, carefully…the ending with Inej threatening Pekka and Kaz finding her parents reminded me that these two always find small ways to show love, even if the other doesn’t know it.

The overarching narrative of struggle and sins was artfully done. The investigating quotation is: How does one forgive after such acts? A good takeaway message with thrills and adventures. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Medical trauma, Police brutality, Violence, Abandonment, Body horror, Panic attacks/disorders, and Sexual assault

Minor: Ableism

rund_loves_books18's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Warning: Spoilers Below.
I really want to do this a spoiler free review, but I have so much to say and I’m pretty sure nobody reads my reviews anyways lmao. 

This book was an emotional roller coaster. I literally thew this book across the room. 

Anyways I was very hesitant to pick this book up because I knew Matthais was gonna die. I knew he was gonna die, but I spent five minutes absolutely balling my eyes out because of it. I think that he really grew from the last book and I was so sad to see him go. But, I am SO glad that I picked this book up because it was everything I have ever wanted and more.

In my last review I asked for more romance with each of the ships, and it was definitely received. I feel that every ship and character should have their own books because that’s how much I loved them.

I definitely enjoyed this more than the first book which was absolutely surprising but these two books have found a place in my heart. 

I need a third six of crows book right now.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Death, Violence, Gun violence, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Cursing

ricewords's review against another edition

adventurous 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Medical trauma and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Death and Grief

amandalorianxo's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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

4.5

Wow. This duology alone proves that Bardugo improved tremendously as a writer and had an editor that strengthened her work as well. The morally grey band of misfits are back and the emotion in this one runs high- not to mention thankfully more backstory on the majority of the Crows. I did like the fact that

Kaz’s ptsd as well as Inej’s were not written as a punch line but a true experience that takes years to recover from. I also enjoyed the slow process of the two of them trying to imagine what it would be like to be together but not instant love or instant ship.

Overall, great read that was worth picking up. I think my only gripe would be the amount of times the word denizens pops up in this book. We get it, the word citizens was take . lol

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma and Grief

Moderate: Violence, Torture, and Panic attacks/disorders

humanmosquito's review against another edition

adventurous slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence and Violence

Moderate: Child abuse, Medical trauma, Slavery, Trafficking, Torture, and Kidnapping

Minor: Addiction, Ableism, Pedophilia, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, and Xenophobia