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 loyalties.Ī 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. But instead of divvying up a fat reward, they’re right back to fighting for their lives.ĭouble-crossed and badly weakened, the crew is low on resources, allies, and hope. Kaz Brekker and his crew of deadly outcasts have just pulled off a heist so daring even they didn’t think they’d survive. Until that drüskelle crosses with Matthias. Another couple of characters who conjure up long-term, sneaky plotting.

He reminds me of Francis Crawford from Dorothy Dunnett’s The Lymond Chronicles and Nicholas vander Poele in her The House of Niccolò. It’s a fast pace that I didn’t always pick up on, partly due to Kaz’s twisty brilliance. The pain between Inej and Kaz is so brilliantly written. I had wondered about Jesper and Wylan, and this relationship is quite sweet. Inej is making an interesting point about Jesper’s addiction to gambling after she finds out about Jesper’s betrayal. And I want revenge almost as bad as Wylan! There’s a good bit of back history on Wylan and how he escaped his father, how he survived. Lies, that aforementioned greed, and ego driving it all. And there are plenty of emotions as chaos erupts all over Ketterdam. It’s an opportunity for us to see into each mind, feel their emotions. Yep, this one is a potent blend of characters and action pushing this story with Bardugo using third person global subjective point-of-view from each of the crew’s perspectives. The tension is intense with plenty of drama and lots of action with Kaz and company in hiding as they plot and plan their revenge to get that payoff Van Eck had promised.

Scams, plots, greed, and a desire for revenge drive this series. In 2016, Crooked Kingdom was nominated for the Goodreads Choice Award for Young Adult Fantasy & Science Fiction. Second in the Six of Crows fantasy series for Young Adult readers (and sixth in the Grishaverse) revolving around a crew of teen-aged thieves. Other books by this author which I have reviewed include Six of Crows Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugoįantasy in a Kindle edition that was published by Orion Children's Books on Septemand has 536 pages. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review. I received this book for free from the library in exchange for an honest review.

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