Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo

Crooked Kingdom (Six of Crows, #2) (Grishaverse, #5)

by Leigh Bardugo

Welcome to the world of the Grisha.

Kaz Brekker and his crew of deadly outcasts 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.

As gripping, sweeping and memorable as the Grisha trilogy - SHADOW AND BONE, SIEGE AND STORM and RUIN AND RISING - this novel is perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas, Laini Taylor, Kristin Cashore and GAME OF THRONES.

Winner of the Teen Choice Book Award for Book of the Year.

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5 of 5 stars

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If you haven’t read Six of Crows – hop to it. By far one of the best books I’ve read in 2016. Bardugo returns us to the dark and gritty world of Ketterdam, only moments after the finale of Six of Crows. The stakes are hire as Kaz and the team race to put themselves one step ahead of Pekka Rollins and Van Eck.

Bardugo masterfully weaves a tale, while switching between six characters, making sure action, tension and violence never offer a reprieve. She manages to pull on my heart strings with every character, every relationship, every everything. Everything she does hit me hard.

The ending was everything I didn’t know I wanted. Did somethings happen that I would have preferred not to? Yes. But in the end I hated the thought of walking away from these characters and not knowing that the next plan was. I hope Bardugo picks up this world in one way or another, but all in all this book ended deservedly.

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