Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo

109 reviews

narayan's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Blood, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Child death, Child abuse, Death, Grief, Murder, and Slavery

danye0914's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Sexual assault, Slavery, Physical abuse, Suicide, Death, Emotional abuse, Murder, Rape, Sexual violence, Blood, and Classism

arys_library's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious 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

5.0

Even better than the first book! I absolutely loved this book and I’m really hoping there’s a third one. I feel like it ended on a really good note but I’m gonna miss not reading about the crows if there isn’t another book. I love how this book dived more into the characters thoughts and their relationships with eachother, it made me feel even closer to them and felt like I was watching these events right in front of me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Violence, Body horror, Death, Gore, Gun violence, and Blood

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Panic attacks/disorders, Child death, Confinement, Death of parent, Grief, Genocide, Medical content, Mental illness, Physical abuse, and Torture

Minor: Rape, Abandonment, Addiction, Alcohol, Animal death, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Trafficking, and Drug use

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

thesecretsapphic's review

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: 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

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: Drug abuse, Drug use, Death, and Grief

Moderate: Addiction

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

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: Forced institutionalization, Death, and Injury/Injury detail

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

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

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

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: Death, Kidnapping, Blood, Addiction, and Violence

Moderate: Gore, Grief, and Slavery

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: Grief, Torture, and Violence

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

Minor: Sexual violence