This Post is Spoiler Free I finished Crooked Kingdom last night, and ow. It hurt, but goodness gracious it was worth it. That book was incredible. The whole Six of Crows duology was incredible. Leigh Bardugo is a genius—a brilliant writer and mystifying storyteller. My feelings about Crooked Kingdom are pretty similar to my feelings about Six of Crows (read my discussion here), in the sense where she employs the same writing techniques. Her descriptions are so in depth, that I felt like I was walking the streets of Ketterdam, and the way she utilizes flashbacks is just chilling. Both of these books felt alive. I lost track of time…