546 pages · Released 2016 · Henry Holt and Company
Content report card
What's inside
High confidence
What it offers
Educational value
Some · 2/5
A note for parents
Crooked Kingdom is a complex heist fantasy that combines clever plotting with morally gray characters, making it best suited for teen readers. The book contains action violence, criminal activity, and some darker themes, but balances these with strong messages about loyalty, found family, and redemption. As the sequel to Six of Crows, it assumes familiarity with the first book's characters and plot, and the stakes feel genuinely high. Readers who enjoy character-driven stories in fantasy settings with mature themes will find this engaging, though parents should be aware this is decidedly YA rather than middle-grade.
Preceeded by Six of Crows
BOOK TWO of the Six of Crows Duology
Crooked Kingdom is a fantasy novel by American author Leigh Bardugo, published by Henry Holt and Co. in 2016. Set in a world loosely inspired by 19th-century Europe, it takes place days after the events of the duology's first book, Six of Crows. The p...Preceeded by Six of Crows
BOOK TWO of the Six of Crows Duology
Crooked Kingdom is a fantasy novel by American author Leigh Bardugo, published by Henry Holt and Co. in 2016. Set in a world loosely inspired by 19th-century Europe, it takes place days after the events of the duology's first book, Six of Crows. The plot is told from the third-person viewpoints of six characters.
