Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo

51 reviews

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

studiouspoppy's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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? No

4.5

I haven’t been that keen on fantasy for a while, that’s why I don’t think I could rate 5 stars to a fantasy/fiction book.
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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment

Moderate: Death and Slavery

Minor: Forced institutionalization, Sexual violence, and Religious bigotry

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

moss_adventures's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious relaxing sad 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

5.0

This duology has a piece of my soul.If your asking yourself did you should read it PLEASE PLEASE DO

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Trafficking

Moderate: Abandonment and Violence

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders

luci4_01's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment and Ableism

the ableism tw is because of van eck's attitude towards wylan's dyslexia

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

martynelson's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Bullying, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Trafficking

safety_pin's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Blood, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Murder, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, and Vomit

Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, War, Slavery, Medical content, and Kidnapping

Minor: Police brutality

t_alula_blue's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful mysterious medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Abandonment, Blood, Death, Murder, Sexual assault, and Violence