Review of Crooked Kingdom

*Actual rating: 4.5/5 stars!*

I think I enjoyed this book more than I did the last one. It has more going on and we get to see and hear about the characters from the Shadow and Bone trilogy more than we did in the first book.

I think the events in this book were more interesting than the events in the last book, but the repetition did get tiring. While that is the case, Bardugo did have the time that I realized it was just kind of repeating itself be the last time.

We see character development all around. Kaz, Inej, Jesper, Wylan, Matthias, and Nina all go through some kind of character development and it was done soooo well. Especially for Kaz, Jesper, Wylan and Matthias. It was so great to be able to see them go through it.

This book made me cry, which is why I believe this book (and the series in general) is so great. I was able to get attached enough to allow it to make me feel the emotions the author wanted me to feel. I only cried during two back-to-back scenes, and I am positive that if you haven't read it yet and you like the characters, you will probably cry too.

I really hope that Bardugo *does* create a third book later on. It definitely ended in a way that would allow her to continue the series if she liked. I honestly think that if she doesn't write a third book, she should at least give a little novella or something like that since it ended in a way that left me with many questions that haven't been answered.

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Synopsis:

The Grishaverse will be coming to Netflix soon with Shadow and Bone, an original series!

Crooked Kingdom: the highly anticipated sequel to Leigh Bardugo's thrilling #1 New York Times-bestselling Six of Crows.

Kaz Brekker and his crew have just pulled off a heist so daring even they didn't think they'd survive. But instead of divvying up a fat reward, they're right back to fighting for their lives. Double-crossed and badly weakened, the crew is low on resources, allies, and hope. As powerful forces from around the world descend on Ketterdam to root out the secrets of the dangerous drug known as jurda parem, old rivals and new enemies emerge to challenge Kaz's cunning and test the team's fragile loyalties. A war will be waged on the city's dark and twisting streets―a battle for revenge and redemption that will decide the fate of the Grisha world.

Reading log: Jan. 21, 2020 to Feb. 21, 2020

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