Reviews with content warning for Drug use - Crooked Kingdom

Although I absolutely love and adore the crows and six of crows, crooked kingdom is a bit slower than soc and at some parts a bit “complicated “. There are a lot of big words used, which is Leigh writing style and can be found in all of her books, in some parts it makes the book hard and almost boring to read. I feel that in both books I always struggled (doesn’t matter how many times I re read the books) to fully comprehend what the plan is. Although, I cannot recommend this book enough. Aside from the writing style which can be a bit difficult to get into, once the story picks up you enter in such a complex and layered world. You crave for more and more. Love the friendship between Nina and Inej, but in general the whole dynamic of the six crows with one and other is to die for. Yes, even Kaz, who pretends he doesn’t care but he would sacrifice himself for his crew. Reading this duology will always bring me back home.

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adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious 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

when i read six of crows i thought nothing could be better than it and then i read crooked kingdom

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adventurous dark emotional tense fast-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

Crooked Kingdom is the follow up to Leigh Bardugo's Grishaverse spin off Six of Crows. The stakes have somehow become even higher for our six protagonists as they return to Ketterdam, and the tension is palpable for the entire book. We now get POVs from all six of out main characters, all of them continuing to be incredibly interesting and likeable as we learn more about them. This book has one of the most devastating ending that I've ever read but also gives me hope that thing could get better. Bardugo writes with intelligence, wit, and empathy that makes these characters feel so real.

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