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I was very excited about Into the Crooked Place because the blurb was giving me strong Six of Crows vibes. I guess they call this gangster fantasy these days? While parts of it does feel like SoC, overall the book missed the mark a little for me.The world building was pretty good. Christo imbued the setting with seemingly sufficient grit. There's history. There's buskers peddling magic. The magic itself I struggled with a lot. It often felt like there weren't any strict rules, some of it
I'm only marking this as a temporary DNF because I started it years ago, was loving it, but then got hit by a bad slump and put it down. I really want to pick it back up again! But when I do, I want to give it my full attention so I can love it as much as I was when I first started itSo don't take me putting this down as "temporary dnf" as a sign that this book isn't good. It is (well, the 100-something pages I read are!)ORIGINAL THOUGHTS FROM 2019Here are my thoughts so far:Into the Crooked Pla...
Here's a big reason why I think the current GR rating is what it is (which, as of the writing of this review, is 3.73) : it very much feels, and reads, like another book. Which, as my buddy said, doesn't mean a certain author holds the copyright to heist ensemble gangster anti-hero/amoral stories. It's just.. like, wow, a little effort to be different, when so much of today's culture is comparisons, would've been nice?But here's where I get a little less snarky. After bemoaning the comparisons,
"Gangster fantasy"That's... that's beautiful. :')I know absolutely nothing about this book, but yes.The answer is yes.
guess who got a copy of this baby at BookCon!?!?!? I am so ready for this!
Wishlist | Blog | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Pinterest#1 Into the Crooked Place - ★★★★#2 City of Spells - TBR Into the Crooked Place by Alexandra Christo was a book I was very excited to read in the first place.There is magic and potions, there is romance and adventure. The hype around it was huge, and it is still talked about in the bookish community.What’s not to like?Tavia sells magic potions on the market. One day, she is ordered to sell a new magic potion. When her friend Saxoni drink...
3/5 stars ⭐⭐⭐e-ARC provided by NetGalley and the publisher in exchange for an honest review. Into The Crooked Place by Alexandra Christo is an upcoming fantasy novel that follows four crooks who must come together to save their home from the dark magic that threatens it and everyone they love. This was one of my most anticipated reads of the year! Having read To Kill A Kingdom in 2018 (and thoroughly enjoying it) I honestly expected more from Into The Crooked Place, but it wasn't all bad! If I'm...
⭐️3 stars⭐️ That's what parents do. They make up pretty words and stories so you don't have to. That way you get to believe them. You get to feel better.
gangster fantasies are so my thing - i love the gritty, unapologetic adventure of it all - so its been very exciting to see it become such a popular trope. as with all tropes, recycled elements are bound to pop up from book to book, but its how the story enhances those elements that makes its worthwhile. and unfortunately, ‘into the crooked place’ doesnt really add anything special to the genre. its a solid book on its own - there is a variety of characters and representation, interesting magic
To Kill a Kingdom by Alexandra Christo was one of my favorite books of 2018 so when I heard that she was writing a gangster fantasy, it instantly because of one of my most anticipated reads of 2019. But, as I’m sure you have all seen, Into the Crooked Place is not having the same positive outcome as Christo’s debut had.Into the Crooked Place follows Wesley, the underboss of Creji, and his motley crew of criminals on their hunt for the Kingpin, also known as Wesley’s boss, who wants to infect all...
oh my god i can't believe i didn't know this already has a cover and it's fucking gorgeous*If you haven't yet, let me let me convince you to read To Kill a Kingdom!
I received an e-ARC from Edelweiss in exchange for an honest review. Review can be found on *Milky Way of Books*I knew that there would be something in this book to pull me into Alexandra Christo's writing. I had loved and enjoyed very much her first book, To Kill a Kingdom, and this book, while it was a wide turn in themes for me, was quite interesting.There are multiple POVs in this book all in the third person, that follows the adventure a team of older teens undertake in order to overthrow a...
*screams into the void*It's been a while since I've loved a book with the intensity of my feelings for this one. Dare I even say, had I had this book when I was younger I would have very likely had my whole life revolve around this book, that's just how great it is. Christo's writing style is enchanting and intoxicating; it has a wonderful flow to it that makes it easy to get sucked right into the story and live along with her characters, yet it also has a strange almost flowery quality to it an...
