I first read this in 2019 and even though I enjoyed it, I didn’t have a particularly great time while reading. My mental (and physical) health weren’t the greatest back then. I had a hard time getting through this book because I was struggling with myself so much. That’s why, at the time, I wasn’t able to appreciate this for the masterpiece that it is. I’m still not quite where I wanna be, but after a lot of time and hard work I am doing much better now. That’s why this time around I was able to give this book my full attention boy did it deserve that 🫢 I had SUCH a good time. I love all the characters so much, I don’t even know how to express myself through words. Matthias and Nina are my faves but Kaz and Inej also kill me and I can’t wait to read more about Jesper and Wylan 🥹

For the reasons mentioned, I never got around to reading Crooked Kingdom last time. So my goal is to not leave that another 4 years and just make it my next read right now 😇