Into the Crooked Place (Into the Crooked Place, #1)

by Alexandra Christo

Desperate times call for desperate magic . . .

Magic rules the city of Creije Capital and Tavia Syn knows just how many tricks she needs up her sleeve to survive. Selling dark magic on the streets for her kingpin, she keeps clear of other crooks, counting the days until her debt is paid and she can flee her criminal life.

But then, one day, with her freedom in sight, Tavia uncovers a sinister plot that threatens to destroy the realm she calls home. Desperate to put an end to her kingpin's plan, Tavia forms an unlikely alliance with three crooks even more deadly than her:

Wesley, the kingpin's prodigy and most renewed criminal in the realm

Karam, an underground fighter with a penchant for killing first and forgetting to ask questions

And Saxony, a Crafter in hiding who will stop at nothing to avenge her family

With the reluctant saviours assembled, they embark on a quest to put an end to the dark magic before it's too late. But even if they can take down the kingpin and save the realm, the one thing they can't do is trust each other.

• ISBN10: 1250620864
• ISBN13: 9781250620866
• Publish Date: 9 March 2021 (first published 8 October 2019)
• Publish Status: Active
• Imprint: Square Fish
• Format: Paperback (US Trade)
• Pages: 400
• Language: English

Reviews

[Joséphine]

Initial thoughts: I finally finished reading this book! That in itself feels like my biggest achievement of February since I've been slogging through this one for more than three months. It's such a shame because I really liked To Kill a Kingdom, which was Alexandra Christo's debut novel.

Into the Crooked Place however, left me incredibly bored. The writing style was often stiff and the conversations between characters were stilted. Plot-wise, I felt incredibly unengaged. Only the last chapter piqued my interest but that's too late to convince me to bother with the sequel. I would give a different book or series from the author a shot though before deciding whether or not to write off her future works or not.