What an emotional road trip this book was. I didn't know what to expect after finishing "Six of Crows", I didn't know how Kaz and his crew would get out of this mess and I was really crossing my fingers nothing bad would happen. Talking about bad things, let me explain the reason I gave this book 4 stars instead of 5. Matthias death was so incredibly unnecessary that when I read it, I simply closed the book and took my time to collect myself. I think he was one of the characters that could have even more growth and development, he could do amazing things and his relationship with Nina still had a long way to go. So I think his death was stupid and I won't tolerate it.

Regarding the plot, I think a liked "Six of Crows" a little bit better, because it was an adventure, whereas in "Crooked Kingdom" there was much more plotting and talking and movie behind the scenes. I couldn't help but admire Kaz's cleverness, all of his plans were better than the last and he really outdid himself with Kuwei's auction!

I liked Wylan's character development, even though I still cannot really like him as a character. He really grew as a person and I loved the fact that he had way more confidence than the first book and he literally saved them numerous times!

Overall, I really enjoyed reading this duology, I think the plot and the world building were pretty good and I wish I could read more about these characters and learn more about their future endeavors!!