Scan barcode
A review by elisask
Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
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? It's complicated
4.0
Doesn't matter what issue I have with L.B. writing this women knows how to end a series
Following those 6 (actually 7) silly idiots on their second adventure felt amazing but definitely has a few tiny problems
At some points the pacing is very rushed, certain character arcs have been kind of dismissed to fit this story better and some minor things have been (somewhat) poorly implemented to fill character's individual stories
(Additionally there are many instances in which a character says something with an obv meaning behind it and it's followed up by them internally saying what it directly means which just feels lazy? Or at least undermines the readers capability of reading and understanding the characters relationship with each other? The first book was more subtle regarding this)
'Crooked kingdom' came out roughly a year after 'Six of Crows' and I wish the author and her team would have waited just another month or two to sew the story a bit more seamlessly together but I'll definitely reread the series at some point to meet my lovely crows again
Following those 6 (actually 7) silly idiots on their second adventure felt amazing but definitely has a few tiny problems
At some points the pacing is very rushed, certain character arcs have been kind of dismissed to fit this story better and some minor things have been (somewhat) poorly implemented to fill character's individual stories
(Additionally there are many instances in which a character says something with an obv meaning behind it and it's followed up by them internally saying what it directly means which just feels lazy? Or at least undermines the readers capability of reading and understanding the characters relationship with each other? The first book was more subtle regarding this)
'Crooked kingdom' came out roughly a year after 'Six of Crows' and I wish the author and her team would have waited just another month or two to sew the story a bit more seamlessly together but I'll definitely reread the series at some point to meet my lovely crows again