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Books Like Crooked Kingdom

by Leigh Bardugo

YA FantasyHeist Fantasy 🌶️ 1/5 ThrillingEmotionalDark

The crew is back and the stakes have never been higher. Every thread from Six of Crows pays off here in spectacular, heart-wrenching fashion. Read Six of Crows first — then clear your schedule for thi

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You just finished Crooked Kingdom and now everything else on your Kindle feels... flat. That thrilling energy? The way Leigh Bardugo made you feel things you didn't sign up for? Yeah, we get it. That's a book hangover, and the only cure is another book that hits the same way. We didn't just search "books like Crooked Kingdom" and call it a day. We broke down exactly what made this book land — the mood, the tropes, the pacing, the heat — and found books that match on the elements that actually matter.

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12 Books Matched to Crooked Kingdom

Grouped by the elements that made Crooked Kingdom unforgettable.

The Found Family Feelings You Can't Shake

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The Golden Enclaves
by Naomi Novik
🌶️ 1/5 · 401p · Fantasy, Dark Academia
You loved Crooked Kingdom for the emotional and dark and found family? The Golden Enclaves is your next obsession. Same emotional frequency, different story — and Naomi Novik might just become your new auto-buy author.
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Bloodmarked
by Tracy Deonn
🌶️ 1/5 · 560p · YA Fantasy, Urban Fantasy
Looking for more emotional and dark and found family after Crooked Kingdom? Bloodmarked by Tracy Deonn is the book your TBR has been begging you for. Heat level: comfortable.
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The Lies of Locke Lamora
by Scott Lynch
❄️ 0/5 · 499p · Fantasy, Heist Fantasy
The Lies of Locke Lamora hits the same dark and found family notes that made Crooked Kingdom impossible to put down. Scott Lynch brings dark and witty to every page.
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The Darkness That Felt Like Coming Home

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Children of Blood and Bone
by Tomi Adeyemi
🌶️ 1/5 · 544p
Children of Blood and Bone hits the same emotional and dark and revenge notes that made Crooked Kingdom impossible to put down. Tomi Adeyemi brings epic and dark to every page.
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A Sky Beyond the Storm
by Sabaa Tahir
🌶️ 1/5 · 480p
A Sky Beyond the Storm hits the same emotional and dark notes that made Crooked Kingdom impossible to put down. Sabaa Tahir brings epic and emotional to every page.
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The Breakneck Pacing You Need Right Now

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The Count of Monte Cristo
by Alexandre Dumas
❄️ 0/5 · 1276p · Classic Fiction, Adventure
The Count of Monte Cristo hits the same thrilling and satisfying and revenge notes that made Crooked Kingdom impossible to put down. Alexandre Dumas brings epic and thrilling to every page.
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Our #1 Pick After Crooked Kingdom

The Golden Enclaves by Naomi Novik — 🌶️ 1/5 spice, 401 pages

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Based on mood, trope, and pacing analysis, the most similar books to Crooked Kingdom include The Golden Enclaves, Bloodmarked, The Lies of Locke Lamora. Each matches on specific elements like thrilling and emotional that made Crooked Kingdom resonate with readers.

We recommend starting with The Golden Enclaves by Naomi Novik — it shares Crooked Kingdom's core Thrilling energy while bringing something fresh to the table.

Crooked Kingdom is a standalone novel. You can jump right in without reading anything else first.

Crooked Kingdom has a spice level of 1/5. The recommendations on this page range across spice levels — each one is labeled so you can find your comfort zone.

Crooked Kingdom is already a low-spice read (1/5). Most similar books on this page have comparable heat levels.

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