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hmbrokaw's review against another edition
- 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
Moderate: Religious bigotry, Violence, Addiction, and Grief
aryaa_05's review against another edition
- 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
Moderate: Sexual content, Blood, Trafficking, War, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Drug use, Sexual assault, Religious bigotry, and Gun violence
deerlybeloved's review against another edition
- 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
Crooked Kingdom is a phenomenal sequel to Six of Crows, leaving the reader antsy and waiting, on the edge of their seat with every new twist and turn. Every revealed detail, paid off foreshadowing, character interaction, and planned event leaves you in a new bout of stunned silence as you listen, tense and wanting to know more.
Each character is unique, and fleshed out, meaning every chapter (each written from a different perspective) leaves you excited to learn more about that individual, and has its own personal bit of characterized flair that makes you excited to turn the page and learn who the next point-of-view is fore-- Matthias, Inej, Wylan? You just have to find out, sleep be damned.
So much weaves together to form a plot where just as one issue is resolved, you remember that ah, that's right, three chapters earlier that other plot point was introduced, and all of a sudden it's coming back-- You can't believe you forgot, but how could you not when the fate of the world was being handled first?!
The end will break your heart, as much as it heals it, giving you as many tears as it does grins as you flip through the ending chapters and realize just how much has been lost...and how much is being rebuilt.
Graphic: Slavery, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Confinement, Chronic illness, Torture, Religious bigotry, Drug abuse, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Kidnapping, Trafficking, Drug use, Xenophobia, Violence, Sexual assault, Pedophilia, Grief, Blood, Addiction, and Child abuse
Moderate: Sexism, Religious bigotry, Racism, Trafficking, Sexual violence, Murder, Hate crime, War, Xenophobia, Violence, Pregnancy, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Pedophilia, Police brutality, Physical abuse, Misogyny, Ableism, and Forced institutionalization
Inej, one of the main characters, has a backstory HEAVILY rooted in discussion of pedophilia, child trafficking, sex trafficking, slavery, sexual slavery, rape, sexual abuse, kidnapping, and so much more. While handled with beautiful tact and insight, the depictions of flashbacks and Inej's feelings of these things can comfort survivors of similar things as much as it destroys us. Go with caution. As well, religious bigotry, ableism, trauma, emotional neglect, horrid things happening to children, war, racial fetishization, and so much more is dealt with in tactful ways, but ever presently used as reminders that the world is as imperfect and dark as it is beautiful.glen3's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Addiction and Death
Moderate: Ableism, Body horror, Cursing, Murder, Police brutality, Violence, Religious bigotry, Blood, Emotional abuse, Gore, War, Kidnapping, Classism, and Racism
thesecretsapphic's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Blood, Death of parent, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Sexual violence, Torture, Trafficking, Child death, Classism, Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Violence, Alcohol, Drug abuse, Gore, Slavery, Death, Gun violence, Medical content, Religious bigotry, and Addiction
Moderate: Ableism
ajboyd_'s review against another edition
- 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
Moderate: Violence, Addiction, Murder, Abandonment, Classism, Kidnapping, Emotional abuse, Grief, Child abuse, Slavery, Death, Death of parent, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, and Religious bigotry
emilywasbored's review against another edition
- 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
4.25
Graphic: Violence, Death, Blood, Gore, and Panic attacks/disorders
Moderate: Trafficking, Torture, Addiction, Ableism, Grief, Rape, Kidnapping, and Slavery
Minor: Forced institutionalization, Gun violence, Racism, and Religious bigotry
reading_something_else's review against another edition
- 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
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
gayghostprince's review against another edition
- 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
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
studiouspoppy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
This bool was amazing, so well written and beautiful that I ended up suffering for the death of a character I didn’t know I would like ahem Mathias ahem
I enjoyed the found family trope, I loved the characters, who where all flawed and loveable, and fought so hard.
I specially enjoyed the ending with Inej and Kaz, two people who loved each other and know themselves enough to know they wouldn’t be good for each other trying to have a romantic relationship, and decided to tale care of each other in different way. I think that was the healthiest decision they could have made
Graphic: Abandonment
Moderate: Death and Slavery
Minor: Forced institutionalization, Sexual violence, and Religious bigotry