A review by insanelyfruity
Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious 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

I LOVE this duology SO MUCH. I cannot believe how incredibly immersive the author has made this reading experience. no wonder the characters were adapted into a series. I can't get enough of this book ahhh! 
reading this book was one of the best decisions I made. I love it so much and already miss the grishaverse and all the adorable Crows. 
maybe it's because I already knew Matthias was gonna d1e (my friend gave me spoilers), or maybe because of his very limited presence in this book but I didn't find Matthias' d3ath as emotional as I would've expected. I was actually more disturbed when Jesper got into a scuffle and the chapter ended on a cliffhanger. maybe it's because of which characters I connect with more emotionally.
 
absolutely loved jesper's character development in this book. inej is so mommy fr.

"The blood you spill is the blood of kings," seethed
Dunyasha
. "You are not fit for such a gift." 
...
Inej raised a brow and slowly wiped the blood of kings on her trousers. 
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