Title: Crooked Kingdom
Author: Leigh Bardugo
Narrators: Roger Clark, Jay Snyder, Elizabeth Evans, Fred Berman, Brandon Rubin, Kevin T. Collins, Lauren Fortgang, Peter Ganim
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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Started this immediately after I finished Six of Crows . It was an amazing follow-up and I enjoyed it so so so much.
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Starting right off from where Book 1 stopped, we see how the choices and events at the end of Six of Crows are affecting the characters. This book was so amazing and lovely and even funny at times in the midst of all the turmoil.
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In this book, Wylan became one of the narrators, so the BIG SIX all told the story from their POV. Following from her writing style in SoC, each of them had their POV told in the third person, and we got more insight into their backstories. I also loved that the chapters of different characters told the same event from that person’s perspective. What I mean is, many times in this book, they had to split up and do things separately. SO, from Kaz’s POV for instance, we could follow what he was doing at one time before meeting the others. We could also get the next chapter from Nina’s POV telling what was happening on her own at the same time before they all met up – I hope this makes sense.
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The worldbuilding in this book was, just like with the first book, so great and well done.
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There’s a lot of action, secrets, twists, and turns in this book that make it so enjoyable. Highly recommend!
Blurb
The highly anticipated sequel to the thrilling New York Times best-selling 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.
The Author
Leigh Bardugo is the New York Times-bestselling author of Ninth House and the creator of the Grishaverse (coming soon to Netflix) which spans the Shadow and Bone trilogy, the Six of Crows duology, the King of Scars duology, The Language of Thorns, and The Lives of Saints― with more to come. Her short stories can be found in multiple anthologies, including Best American Science Fiction & Fantasy. Leigh grew up in Southern California and graduated from Yale University. These days she lives and writes in Los Angeles.
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