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Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo

colleen2's review against another edition

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Stress, couldn’t get into it, had to return to library

nevedunn's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark 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? It's complicated

4.5

abbeylynn's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious 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

4.25

irlsora's review against another edition

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5.0

it’s even better than six of crows…which is one of the best books i have ever read…speechless at how clever and well written this is, a masterpiece, a poetic page turner, the characters are flawlessly written

kihdt's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional 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? It's complicated

4.5

mary_binzley's review against another edition

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5.0

THIS WAS SO GOOD!!!!!!!!
The next spin-off will either be about the "very talented" girl Jesper's mother healed all those years ago or Alby or both I'm calling it right now!!!!!

ragna2005's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful 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

Absolutely beautiful story, so incredibly heartbreaking, bittersweet and emotional. Couldn't stop crying toward the end. Loved every fucking second of it and had trouble putting it down. All the characters are so human, complex and well-written. One of my favorite books!

finglishknits's review against another edition

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4.0

4.5/5

hawkinsamanda4's review against another edition

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I could not get into it. I struggled with the first book but I finished it. I thought I could do the same with the one but I just couldn't get into it. 

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5.0

What a perfectly crafted duology!

I have given up on trying to read Leigh Bardugo’s books slowly. I have been completely sucked into The Grishaverse and I’ll be sad to leave it, but I’ll enjoy the ride!

This sequel to Six of Crows is masterfully done. Our anti-heroes have returned to finish what they started in Fjerda and will make a stand in Ketterdam. You can expect a deeper dive into the characters and pretty thorough world-building experience.

I’ve come to think of the Crows as my friends and found myself cheering, laughing, raging, and crying on their behalf. I love a good heist story, and Bardugo left me more than satisfied. I loved that our beloved author included a quite the crossover from The Shadow and Bone trilogy into this story, it felt like a reunion of sorts.

I hope at some point that LB decides to revisit these characters in the future. I’d be more than happy to visit The Barrel again, and see what the future holds for The Crows.