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joslynmyers's review against another edition
- 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
4.5
Graphic: Death, Violence, and Racism
Moderate: Slavery, Child death, Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Drug use, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Abandonment, Addiction, and War
Minor: Death of parent, Sexism, and Vomit
val_theburrowofstories's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
I have had enough of popular book series and me forcing myself to finish them even though I'm having a boring time, is not worth it and I won't go into another reading slump this year because of it.
It actually makes me so angry how I expected greatness from this but it was so average. I guess you can't never 100% trust the popular opinion.
I was so excited at the beginning getting to know them all one by one when their names appeared and I was so ready to see their dynamics and I hoped for a found family, but this was so boring… There was no growth, there was no family, at beast there are duos. Each had ONE personality trait and nothing else, they were not especial and they didn’t have any deep.
This “mission” was so long and boring, pointless in the end.
I learnt my lesson trying to force myself to continue with the second book of Shadow and Bone and I ended up despising it and DNF it, so I won’t force myself with Crooked Kingdom.
This is a 3 ⭐, like it was good? but not excellent at all. I finished this for the sake of it, but I could not care less about what happens to these characters. I have zero interest in continuing with the duology, with the Grishaverse, or with anything new Leigh Bardugo writes.
Graphic: Blood, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Death
Moderate: Gun violence, Kidnapping, Trafficking, and Slavery
Minor: Death of parent
- Death / Murder / Blood: There’s a bunch of killings and death.
- Injury: At least half of them are injured at some point.
- Gun violence: Jesper is obsessed with guns.
- Kidnapping / Trafficking: Inej as a kid.
- Slavery: Grisha are slaves.
- Death of parent: The way Kaz describes how his father dies is horrible.
alsira98's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Blood and Violence
Moderate: Xenophobia and Trafficking
Minor: Death of parent
theresamothinmyroom'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 death, Grief, Trafficking, Slavery, Sexual harassment, Violence, Drug use, Addiction, Blood, Child abuse, Gore, Torture, Abandonment, Death, Death of parent, Gun violence, and Panic attacks/disorders
Moderate: Religious bigotry, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Sexual assault, Cursing, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Sexual violence, and Body shaming
im_hungry_'s review against another edition
- 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? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Death of parent, Gore, Violence, Child death, Death, and Gun violence
Moderate: Torture, Addiction, and Trafficking
Minor: Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Slavery, and Pedophilia
iseefirede's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Abandonment, Death, Death of parent, Slavery, Addiction, Alcohol, Drug use, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Violence
Minor: Torture and Confinement
angelo_vossen'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
4.75
Graphic: Violence and Death
Moderate: Classism, Slavery, Drug abuse, Murder, Gun violence, and Drug use
Minor: Blood, Genocide, Grief, and Death of parent
xtayuya'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: Grief
Moderate: Xenophobia, Drug use, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Death of parent and Child death
melincholyssa's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
3.75
Moderate: Addiction, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Blood, Ableism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Misogyny, Deportation, Child death, Grief, Emotional abuse, Xenophobia, Violence, Drug abuse, Death, Alcoholism, Sexism, Gun violence, Classism, Trafficking, Torture, Murder, Gore, Cursing, Child abuse, and Body horror
bookishperseus'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
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Gore, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Child death, Classism, Gaslighting, Medical trauma, Murder, Slavery, War, Deportation, Forced institutionalization, Genocide, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Kidnapping, Body horror, Xenophobia, Abandonment, Cultural appropriation, Cursing, Death, Addiction, Confinement, Death of parent, Grief, Gun violence, Medical content, Trafficking, Violence, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Torture
Moderate: Drug use, Abandonment, Death of parent, Genocide, Misogyny, Blood, Deportation, Gore, Grief, Body horror, Child abuse, Vomit, Racial slurs, Injury/Injury detail, Child death, Confinement, Drug abuse, Physical abuse, and Cursing