A review by liminalnotes
Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo

adventurous dark emotional reflective 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

I don't even know what to say. Six of Crows made me fall in love with this crew. And Crooked Kingdom just made me fall even harder that I somehow could not stop reading but also wanted to delay leaving these characters behind. I laughed, I cried bawled, I stopped to let a moment sink in, I shed some tears, I welled up with pride, then I cried some more (yes, there really was a lot of crying). 

I admit Six of Crows was hard to get into at first because I was completely new to the Grishaverse. But once the world-building was set, I was all in. And with Crooked Kingdom, there was not much exposition to do, you just go straight to the story with the characters which made it an even better read than Six of Crows for me. 

Aside from the characters which I can go on and on about, I have to praise the plot itself, too. Everything was set up so well that everything just made sense. As much as I don't want to say goodbye to these characters yet, it really is one of the best conclusions I've ever had the pleasure of reading.
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