Crooked Kingdom

 Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo, 561 pages.

Crooked Kingdom picks up right where Six of Crows leaves off, with the crows dealing with the consequences of succeeding in their heist. Unfortunately, it is hard to say much more about the plot of this book without giving away the plot of the first one. This book is somewhat exceptional among sequels in that it feels like a direct continuation of the first book while also being a complete and satisfying story all on it's own. 

Crooked Kingdom had all of the same heist elements that I appreciated from the first book, while also finding interesting new ways to challenge the characters despite their exceptional abilities, while at no point making them less exceptional. 

There are a few things that I didn't love quite as much about this book. It was occasionally easy to get confused about what was happening in the past and what was happening in the future, some elements felt a little rushed, and there are a few plot points near the end I don't really understand. However, I would still consider this an exceptional book, and a very worthy successor to Six of Crows.