Crooked Kingdom - Leigh Bardugo


I was enthralled by Leigh Bardugo’s “Six of Crows” and was left hanging at the ending. Luckily, I had anticipated this situation and had already purchased the sequel novel, “Crooked Kingdom”. I dived right back into it, and here’s what I thought…

 Set in the dodgy alleys of Ketterdam in a fantasy world where Grisha are hunted for their powers, Kaz Brekker and his crew of talented misfits are on a mission to take back what is rightfully theirs… and a bit more. While their faces are plastered on Wanted posters on every street corner, they make desperate attempts to prevent the city from starting a war over the discovery of the most dangerous drug to ever exist.

This is an action-packed story full of twists and turns. The character’s intricate escape plans keep the reader guessing and nothing is ever as it seems. The plot is never dull, when not breaking into mansions and sword fighting on tightropes, the characters are undergoing deep character development, the past about each unique individual is slowly revealed throughout the two novels. This gives the reader a strong connection to the characters, sharing in their victory, pain and suffering. The narration follows a different character from Kaz’s crew each chapter which allows the reader to see multiple sides of the story as they interact with each other and build relationships. Unlike the ending to “Six of Crows”, this novel had sufficient closure. It mixed together a bit of loss, a bit of victory and a bit of hope, leaving the future uncertain in a way that was realistic considering the unpredictability of the rest of the novel.

I highly recommend “Crooked Kingdom” for a combination of fantasy, action and mystery; personally, everything I look for in a novel. If you are interested in reading it, then you should probably check out my review of the first novel in the series, “Six of Crows” which should be read first (read my review here: http://thepenandinkpot.blogspot.com/2019/06/six-of-crows-leigh-bardugo.html). Thank you for reading my blog and I hope that you found this review insightful. Come back next week for another blog post!

-      Inkpot Blogger

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