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A review by zwiame
Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo
emotional
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
4.75
All the praise I gave Six of Crows applies to this book, so I won't bother repeating myself.
The duology is the best thing the YA fantasy genre has ever known. By far.
I, however, have a few qualms with this book that made me knock off 0.25 points, and which I'll quickly explain.
Though the book is very engaging (the proof being that I finished it in two days), the pacing is slightly off. This, for me, is the consequence of a slight dysfunction in the plot, as it doesn't have a single direction/aim, but is rather comprised of multiple big plot points, tied together. This just makes it a bit of a messy/bumpy read, and therefore risks losing the full engagement of the reader (which wasn't the case with SoC as it is fully centered around the Ice Court heist).
Apart from that, this book slayed.
I thank Bardugo for the fluff she gave us throughout the book, and curse her for the ending (which, when I read it for the first time, made me bawl so hard I was gasping for air, and it took me a fucking WEEK to recover. Can you believe...).
Balance, baby!
The duology is the best thing the YA fantasy genre has ever known. By far.
I, however, have a few qualms with this book that made me knock off 0.25 points, and which I'll quickly explain.
Though the book is very engaging (the proof being that I finished it in two days), the pacing is slightly off. This, for me, is the consequence of a slight dysfunction in the plot, as it doesn't have a single direction/aim, but is rather comprised of multiple big plot points, tied together. This just makes it a bit of a messy/bumpy read, and therefore risks losing the full engagement of the reader (which wasn't the case with SoC as it is fully centered around the Ice Court heist).
Apart from that, this book slayed.
I thank Bardugo for the fluff she gave us throughout the book, and curse her for the ending (which, when I read it for the first time, made me bawl so hard I was gasping for air, and it took me a fucking WEEK to recover. Can you believe...).
Balance, baby!