A review by theengineerisreading
Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo

5.0

And now were in the endgame.

I'm so intimidated to start this book right after finishing Six of Crows because I'm too overwhelmed with what happened in book 1 and how thick this book is. Anyway, my curiosity overpowered the intimidation and I dived onto the world of Ketterdam to, once again, be with the Dregs and here's my honest review with Crooked Kingdom.

Leigh Bardugo should be crowned for writing this duology. I mean, this book is so good it deserve an A+++++ grade (one for each star I gave this book.) Everything about this book feels like it's on its right angle. And this is considering how tragic the ending of Six of Crows and how wasted our beloved crew from being tricked by Van Eck. But if you're thinking that Leigh already ran out of twist the same way the Dregs seems to ran out of luck with their game, then you are WRONG. Because this book delivered curveballs, a lot of scorching curveballs you'll wonder if the meteor shower that led to the extinction of dinosaurs is happening again.

I love how Leigh focused on another type of game in this one. If Six of Crows showed the type of 1v1 or Player versus Player game, Crooked Kingdom created a whole type of game that will make you question who you should trust and how long will the gods be on your side of the pool. This book is fast-paced, riveting, and emotional all throughout. I love books that make me say 'One more chapter' at 2AM and this is THAT book. No wonder this duology has all the buzzes and raves during its release dates. And yes, I may be four years later than the bookish community but let me say, that I still enjoyed everything about this books.

Lastly, the backstories of our beloved Dregs narrated in this book transcends from Leigh's mind onto my own as I read each chapter. I love how this opened up the doors to the past of our crow-tattoed crew and we learned more personal stories about Kaz and Inej, Wylan and Matthias, and Wylan and Jesper. The ending/last part was a big dynamite that completely blown my mind into bits and yep, the conclusion mirrored how life really works. It's painful.

RATING: 5 geranium bouquets