Crooked Kingdom: A Sequel to Six of Crows (Six of Crows, 2)

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Discover what comes next for Kaz, Jesper, Inej, and Wylan in Crooked Kingdom, the spectacular sequel to Six of Crowsfrom #1 New York Times-bestselling author, Leigh Bardugo.

When you can’t beat the odds, change the game.


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.

The Six of Crows Duology

Six of Crows
Crooked Kingdom


Praise for Crooked Kingdom

“Dark, larcenous fun.” —NPR

“Bardugo outdoes herself in this exhilarating follow-up...fans will have their eyes glued to every page.” —Booklist, starred review

“Un-put-down-able excitement from beginning to end.” —Kirkus Reviews, starred review

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Published Sep 4, 2018

576 pages

Average rating: 8.84

348 RATINGS

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Mmarostegui
May 20, 2025
10/10 stars
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Lehrer Mutter
May 17, 2025
7/10 stars
I feel like I hardly ever like sequels as much as the first book in a series. That was the case with Crooked Kingdom as well. Though I enjoyed continuing along with the amazing characters from Six of Crows, I just felt kind of tired of the continued storyline by the end. The constant twists and turns were well done and I enjoyed really not knowing what was going to go right or wrong with the next scheme. I wanted more for all of the characters in the end though.
Green Energy
Feb 28, 2025
10/10 stars
"This action will have no echo" This action packed tale or teenage misfits scheming their way through the impossible. My favorite character has to be Nina, but I was equally rooting for the team. This was such a good found family. I cant beleive I waited so long to read it. I am kinda sad its over, but this duology is definitely getting a re-read!
Anonymous
Dec 18, 2024
10/10 stars
"This action will have no echo"

A stunning finish to this duology! I love Bardugo's writing style, I find it very easy to follow along with the story, and the characters are well written! I don't like all of the characters, looking at you Kaz, but they still seem realistic...well, everything except their AGES!!! I've read both books now, I've reminded myself of their ages numerous times throughout the book, and it still hasn't stuck. Mid-twenties would seem so much more likely. But maybe that's just me.

Nina is my favorite. She's so boisterous. This part where Matthias describes is one of my favorite scenes:
“Meeting you was a disaster.”
She raised a brow. “Thank you.”
Djel, he was terrible at this. He stumbled on, trying to make her understand. “But I am grateful for that disaster. I needed a catastrophe to shake me from the life I knew. You were an earthquake, a landslide.”
“I,” she said, planting a hand on her hip, “am a delicate flower.”
“You aren’t a flower, you’re every blossom in the wood blooming at once. You are a tidal wave. You’re a stampede. You are overwhelming.”


I also can't not mention Matthias dying!! I had a feeling someone would die, and the whole time I was expecting it to be Jesper for some reason. But then it was Matthias. *sobs*
His death was shocking, and not heroic or dramatic...it was tragically realistic. He was killed by the younger version of himself. All of this is still true, but I wanted to scream right along with Nina when he stopped breathing. I'm just so glad he got to tell her goodbye.

So, to conclude, I am very glad I did pick up this series despite my original hesitation, because I found that the books really did earn their hype!
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RoseS98
Oct 23, 2024
Fantastic sequel

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