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Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo

116 reviews

knorretje's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Murder, and Classism

thesecretsapphic's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Ableism

jo_183's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring lighthearted mysterious sad 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Grief

Moderate: Addiction

Minor: Addiction, Child abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

thewordsdevourer's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.25

this book was pure rollicking, adventurous fun, filled w/ memorable & multidimensional characters and--perhaps my fav thing abt it--crackling & witty dialogue. it's also tightly and smartly plotted--just like kaz handling a deck of cards himself--and i was often amazed at the ingenuity of it all.

i do wish crooked kingdom was at least a lil shorter, however. currently it's jam packed w/ too much stuff, and some of it wasnt all that necessary. im still hung on why the grisha rescue had to happen literally the same night as the sugar silos plan; it overly complicated things.

and while i rly like all the main characters, nina was a lil annoying and i wish she talked abt sth other than food. [redacted]'s death also wasnt as impactful and emotional as i thought it'd be; it kinda happened outta nowhere but maybe that was the point? idk tbh but this book is fun and adventurous and maybe peak YA. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Forced institutionalization, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Ableism, Child abuse, Confinement, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, and Kidnapping

Minor: Biphobia, Cursing, Rape, Trafficking, and Murder

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

Minor: Pregnancy and Alcohol

bookedbymadeline's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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? Yes

5.0

I liked this better than SoC!!

Cried towards the end (WHY LEIGH WHY)

really nice end to the duology

Exciting plot twists, Kaz is brilliant and love the dialogue as always

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Violence, Blood, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Gore, Slavery, and Grief

Minor: Physical abuse and Forced institutionalization

ali_debookness's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious tense 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Violence, and Grief

Moderate: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Slavery

Minor: Sexual violence

nenya's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Drug use, Blood, Grief, Murder, and Lesbophobia

Moderate: Addiction, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Slavery, and Violence

Minor: Cultural appropriation

purplehulk713's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective 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

Truly compelling and masterfully crafted, Leigh Bardugo is truly a Grisha, a Corporalki able to both rend and heal your heart with her cruel and beautiful tales. My friend Alice was so right to keep insisting that I read this series. As much as I hate Kaz, he is wonderfully written, Inej is epic, Jesper is hilarious and precise, Nina is witty and pragmatic, Matthias is gorgeous and admirable in his change of heart which made his fate all the more lamentable, and Wylan is adorable and his struggles of character and family are fascinating. I find this book was even better than the first with all of its swerving twists and triumphant victories coming from the most downtrodden individuals in all of Kerch. Inej’s reunion at the end Gad me close to tears and the development of Nina’s unique power was eerie and fascinating. Leigh Bardugo is a master of her own Small Science—the manipulation of words for her own incredible manifestations! When you can’t beat the odds, change the game.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Police brutality, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Murder, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

Some of it is graphic but I couldn’t recall if all of them were so I thought better safe than sorry.

madi_2110's review against another edition

adventurous 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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Slavery, and Violence

Moderate: Child abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Trafficking, and Murder

Minor: Forced institutionalization