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A review by mystearin
Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo
5.0
"She felt his knuckles slide against hers. Then his hand was in her hand, his palm was pressed against her own. A tremor moved through him. Slowly, he let their fingers entwine."
First of all, I am speechless. There are no words to explain how good this book was written. I admit I enjoyed this more than the first one.
The storyline started interesting and fast, like Kaz was really in a hurry put his plan to work and his crew was there with him along the way. This book was full of emotions. I laughed and cried a lot. It was like riding on a rollercoaster of emotions, literally.
There are some serious trigger warnings in this book, especially with the amount of trauma included. The author did such a great job with writing on how the characters dealt with their trauma that I had to take a breather, cry inside, and then read it again. I think you need to be mentally strong and open-minded if you want to finish this book.
I was probably used to Leigh's writing style by the time I had started Six of Crows but it felt as if she improved so much on Crooked Kingdom. The descriptions of the settings, the characters' clothes, face expressions, I loved it all.
I love Kaz and Wylan. I love them all, but these two characters stuck to me the most. I have always marveled at how Kaz's mind works ever since I started Six of Crows, and he just continues to amaze me all throughout the second book. I loved how his past story was tackled along with Inej's, the way their story unfold. Two broken people searching for their place in one another. I cried so hard at their ending. It was beautiful yet heartbreaking.
I adore Wylan so much. He deserved that ending. He didn't deserve the treatment that he received from his father despite his inability to read and understand words. Wylan is smart and a person of his own. "Music had given him new stories, ones that unfolded from his fingers, that he could write himself into with every played note." He had gone through so much at a young age and I tried imagining myself in his place. wouldn't be able to live. All of them are strong people. I hold them all dearly in my heart.
STURMHOND, ZOYA, AND GENYA'S CAMEO! When Zoya and Genya had first appeared, I was already rooting for Sturmhond to appear later on and he did!
My heart died at the last few chapters of the story and a part of me had wanted to stop, sleep, and continue it the next day. But I pushed on, let the tears fall from my eyes, and continue reading. I love this book. I love them all. The plot was so good. It was all worth it.
First of all, I am speechless. There are no words to explain how good this book was written. I admit I enjoyed this more than the first one.
The storyline started interesting and fast, like Kaz was really in a hurry put his plan to work and his crew was there with him along the way. This book was full of emotions. I laughed and cried a lot. It was like riding on a rollercoaster of emotions, literally.
There are some serious trigger warnings in this book, especially with the amount of trauma included. The author did such a great job with writing on how the characters dealt with their trauma that I had to take a breather, cry inside, and then read it again. I think you need to be mentally strong and open-minded if you want to finish this book.
I was probably used to Leigh's writing style by the time I had started Six of Crows but it felt as if she improved so much on Crooked Kingdom. The descriptions of the settings, the characters' clothes, face expressions, I loved it all.
I love Kaz and Wylan. I love them all, but these two characters stuck to me the most. I have always marveled at how Kaz's mind works ever since I started Six of Crows, and he just continues to amaze me all throughout the second book. I loved how his past story was tackled along with Inej's, the way their story unfold. Two broken people searching for their place in one another. I cried so hard at their ending. It was beautiful yet heartbreaking.
I adore Wylan so much. He deserved that ending. He didn't deserve the treatment that he received from his father despite his inability to read and understand words. Wylan is smart and a person of his own. "Music had given him new stories, ones that unfolded from his fingers, that he could write himself into with every played note." He had gone through so much at a young age and I tried imagining myself in his place. wouldn't be able to live. All of them are strong people. I hold them all dearly in my heart.
STURMHOND, ZOYA, AND GENYA'S CAMEO! When Zoya and Genya had first appeared, I was already rooting for Sturmhond to appear later on and he did!
My heart died at the last few chapters of the story and a part of me had wanted to stop, sleep, and continue it the next day. But I pushed on, let the tears fall from my eyes, and continue reading. I love this book. I love them all. The plot was so good. It was all worth it.