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A review by lisashelves
Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo
5.0
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ / 5 stars
Crooked Kingdom is the sequel to Six of Crows. We follow the same crew where they left off at the end of Six of Crows. The crew most rescue Inej, get revenge and defeat the worse bad guys.
I absolutely loved the twisty and creative plot of this story. The scheming is even better than the first book! I love how small things at the beginning of the book all fell in place and were apparently part of the bigger plan. The schemes within schemes are just that I love in books because it keeps me on my toes reading. The stakes just kept getting bigger and it really felt like a rollercoaster reading the book.
The group dynamic and banter were seen more in this book. Whereas in the first book they tolerated each other and needed each other to survive, in this book they worked together not perse for their survival. I loved that development compared to the dynamic in the first. And Nina’s love for food in this book is just hands down amazing! Seriously it was built on Kaz’s scheming face and waffles.
There was a bit more romance in this book, but it still didn’t overshadow the whole plot and story. It was a nice breath of fresh air between all the action and fast paced scenes in. The characters that I was hoping would acts on their feelings did in their own ways. This made it all very realistic and really nice to read about.
I really loved how the theme of hope just stood out to me. I felt like all the characters were healing/learning from what happened to them in the past. They’re learning, coping and happy. It gave a really hopeful feeling which I really liked. The ending really felt like one the characters deserved. It was an ending that left me wanting more but knowing that it finished in exactly the right place. I hope to see more of them in King of Scars, I’m not really ready to say goodbye to the crew yet.
Overall, this book pulled me in just like the first and didn’t let go. An absolute rollercoaster and like jurda parem it leaves you wanting more after you’ve had a taste!
Crooked Kingdom is the sequel to Six of Crows. We follow the same crew where they left off at the end of Six of Crows. The crew most rescue Inej, get revenge and defeat the worse bad guys.
I absolutely loved the twisty and creative plot of this story. The scheming is even better than the first book! I love how small things at the beginning of the book all fell in place and were apparently part of the bigger plan. The schemes within schemes are just that I love in books because it keeps me on my toes reading. The stakes just kept getting bigger and it really felt like a rollercoaster reading the book.
The group dynamic and banter were seen more in this book. Whereas in the first book they tolerated each other and needed each other to survive, in this book they worked together not perse for their survival. I loved that development compared to the dynamic in the first. And Nina’s love for food in this book is just hands down amazing! Seriously it was built on Kaz’s scheming face and waffles.
There was a bit more romance in this book, but it still didn’t overshadow the whole plot and story. It was a nice breath of fresh air between all the action and fast paced scenes in. The characters that I was hoping would acts on their feelings did in their own ways. This made it all very realistic and really nice to read about.
Spoiler
Also I screamed when I read Sturmhond was in the building!! I love him!! Almost as much as I love Kaz!!I really loved how the theme of hope just stood out to me. I felt like all the characters were healing/learning from what happened to them in the past. They’re learning, coping and happy. It gave a really hopeful feeling which I really liked. The ending really felt like one the characters deserved. It was an ending that left me wanting more but knowing that it finished in exactly the right place. I hope to see more of them in King of Scars, I’m not really ready to say goodbye to the crew yet.
Overall, this book pulled me in just like the first and didn’t let go. An absolute rollercoaster and like jurda parem it leaves you wanting more after you’ve had a taste!