[ 4.5🌟 ]

Well, now I really want a novella or something to tell me more about these characters because, honestly, I miss them.

4.5 stars for Crooked Kingdom (I gave 5 to Six of Crows) because of a pacing that felt very slow in the beginning but then definitely picked up in the last quarter. I think this way of writing/storytelling is just Leigh Bardugo's style because in the Grisha trilogy, I would also think the beginning was slow-ish, then become more action packed.

Throughout Crooked Kingdom, I felt like I knew each characters' individual problems, but didn't completely understand the overarching conflict (I understood jurda parem), especially when the Shu got involved in the first few chapters. Also, there are a lot of different names being thrown around, most that I rarely recognized, but I would try to keep a mental picture of Ketterdam in my mind and continue with the story.

However, did I ever mention how AMAZING these characters are? Each character developed into their own person by the end (well...except for one💔), and even though each had their noticeable (and hidden flaws), the Dregs still accepted them for who they were. Basically, I just really want more of all of them, particularly Jesper & Wylan because they're my absolute favorites and Kaz & Inej because they're building such a fragile–but steady–relationship.