Crooked Kingdom
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Crooked Kingdom
Narrated by:
Roger Clark, Jay Snyder, Elizabeth Evans, Fred Berman, Brandon Rubin, Kevin T. Collins, Lauren Fortgang, Peter Ganim
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Leigh Bardugo
About this listen
The highly anticipated sequel to the thrilling New York Times best-selling Six of Crows.
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.
©2016 Leigh Bardugo (P)2016 Audible, Inc.awesome
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brilliant
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Pure Genius!
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yep.. very good
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Enjoy.
Irresistible
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noice
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different
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As a result I found myself frequently dropping SoC for other books, or shows, and coming back to it in fits and starts. Even as I began to enjoy the pacing more, as the first book wore on, I would drop it for stretches just because of how long it was. That wasn't a criticism, once the action began, the pacing sorted itself out, and I was grateful for how much there was to listen to.
Having said that, it's definitely a book that you should endeavour to have a regular schedule to listen too. There is just so much going on, that if you put it aside for a month, you'll come back and be thinking "When did they get here again? Oh yeah, they did do that..."
The production value is extremely high. I'm no expert, but the large cast was the only way to do justice to a story with such an incredibly broad range of locations and characters. The theme of this review has been about just how much content there is in the duology and ai cannot stress enough how much goes on.
There are so many plots, I've literally lost track. In Six of Crows, the Fjerda storyline was a huge chunk of the story, yet by the time you finish Crooked Kingdom, you'll barely remember it, like a distant memory of a life long past. There are schemes within schemes, characters who will probably never appear again, yet are fleshed out to the point where, in a different book, they could've been a supporting cast member.
The locations are wonderfully done too. Ketterdam really springs to life, as a city of commerce and corruption. Fjerda is desolate, imposing, and starkly beautiful, albeit, in a terrifying way. Tbh, it's the secondary villains/antagonists, who really shine as characters. Pekka Rollins, Tante Hellen, Dunyasha, Colm Fayhe etc. If the locations are diverse, the cast is doubly so, and seemingly endless.
That is where this series shines. I'll end the review the way I started it. It's the sheer size and scope of this series, that is its strength. Realistically, most of the goings on, happen in Ketterdam. Yes, a large chunk of book 1 is in Fjerda, but Crooked Kingdom is entirely in our beloved city of sin. It's the enormous cast that gives the series its endless sprawling storylines.
It took me a while to warm up to it, but by the end, I had really bonded with the main cast. I have praised the diversity, and strength, of the villains and minor characters, what I haven't done until right near the end is praise it's incredible, main cast.
So let me finish by saying that the sole reason I eventually read Six of Crows is because I fell in love with Nina and Mattias from the Netflix show. What I felt by the end of reading the Crowd duology is that the show didn't do enough justice to the rest of the Crow gang. They are all spectacular. Especially Kaz. My only criticism is that I believe Kaz can't keep being dark on the surface but, deep down, has a moral compass of sorts. I think he should start to cross lines he can't come back from.
It would make his relationship with Inej all the more intriguing if she couldn't keep up her belief that deep down he has the qualities off a good man.
A gargantuan tale expertly brought to life
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Bardugo managed to give even more depth and character to her protagonists. Every new thing we learned added to their individual journies, and well as their complex and heartfelt relationships to each other. I cannot recommend this series more.
Amazing conclusion to a great duology
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awesome book, awesome storyline
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