A review by natslibrary
Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo

5.0

Leigh Bardugo is going to be paying my therapist bills after this. Of course this is a five star review; this book in my opinion is a freaking masterpiece.

The character development from all the characters was immaculate; every single one of them were absolutely perfect because of their imperfections. Kaz's plans never cease to amaze me, I'm going to be thinking about them for the rest of my life. We finally got Wylan chapters and I freaking loved them so much. It was so satisfying to see both Wylan and Kaz get their revenge and Inej in the last chapter left me shook. What an absolute Queen.

Chapter 40 was so unnecessary. I cried and it's so difficult to get me to cry with books or movies or whatever. This is why the author is paying for my therapist bills. Like it wasn't enough what happened in chapter 38, she had to add that small paragraph, the one that crashed my heart and made me weep like a baby.

I was also so excited to see some old characters from the Shadow and Bone trilogy. I absolutely loved their dynamic and I also loved their interactions with the crows, especially Zoya and Kaz.

All in all this was an amazing book that I completely recommend. And even though this duology is in my opinion better than the trilogy, I would totally recommend reading it in the correct order (s&b trilogy and then soc duology) for the best experience!!