Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo

Goodreads synopsis

When you can’t beat the odds, change the game.

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.

Rating

4.25/5

Review

As I mentioned in my review of Six of Crows, these characters are adorable in their own way (read that as not the normal way) and my journey with them in all the pages of this books has been one big adventure that constituted numerous small adventures.

This time around, I knew the characters and what they are capable of and still there were surprises lurking for me in various places.

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OMG! I just finished reading Crooked Kingdom by @lbardugo and I'm not sure what to say. ✔ I loved it! ✔ I am still sad about a few incidents ✔ I love Kaz Brekker (pity he is just a teenager) ✔ Inej's confidence is goals ✔ Three subtle love stories (and not all of them happily ever after) and my heart goes out to them This is not a full review but I'll be writing one soon. The picture I had clicked to use with this post, I'm going to just put it in the review blog post and am using this boomerang I made while I waited for a meeting to begin. Have you read it yet? #Bookstagram #BookstagramPk #Bookgram #BookgramPk #igreads #igreadspk #Boomerang #CrookedKingdom #LeighBardugo #BookVideo #BookBoomerang #YoungAdult #Thugs #Fantasy #Magic #Grisha

A post shared by Hina Tabassum Khatri (@khatrihina) on May 3, 2018 at 12:14pm PDT

With every new passage and every new chapter, the gray areas of all the characters’ lives were brought to fore. I may or may not condone how they acted in certain scenarios but I understood why they made the decisions they did.

Some instances made me want to be there in the midst of all the chaos to be able to help. If I would have been there, I’d have been able to help somehow. Do something. With the book open in my hands and these characters going through all they did, made me feel as if I was incompetent (and believe me that is so not a good feeling to be experiencing).

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Done with half of Crooked Kingdom by @lbardugo and I'm on edge. Wondering what will happen next and discarding every thought that seems like a possibility. What were your thoughts when you read this book? And, if you haven't yet, you're missing out on something amazing big time. P. S. I don't know how I will be able to say goodbye to these characters. 😭💔😭💔 #Bookgram #Bookstagram #igreads #igreadspk #BookstagramPk #BookgramPk #CurrentlyReading #LeighBardugo #CrookedKingdom #YoungAdult #Fantasy #Magic #Grisha #Commerce #Industry #BookRecommendation #Paperback #BookBlogger #BookPhotography #BookPhoto #EngagingRead #LoveableCharacters #ForTheLoveOfBookmarks

A post shared by Hina Tabassum Khatri (@khatrihina) on May 1, 2018 at 9:54am PDT

I am not going to give out any spoilers but it left my heart a little broken. With a heavy heart I said goodbye (temporary, because I know I will be returning to this series) to the characters who had made themselves a place in my heart.

I’ll end this review stating that you must definitely give it a read.