Guys... THIS. BOOK. 
 I'm dead. In hate that it was over so quick. I mean, yeah, we all hate reading a book and then having to wait a year or so to get the next one, but this duology finished too fast. Despite that, this book was near perfect in my opinion. Leigh really delivered an exciting, engaging, and emotional book. Although she took my heart out and stomped on it a few times. 
 The characters for one were spot on. Crooked Kingdom is full of revelations on the each characters past and background. We get to learn each person's personality a little better. I loved seeing how they all interact and how each person is crucial to the group in some way. They just all learned to work and fit together in their motley crew of misfits, thugs and thieves. I could rave on about each one because CK really just raised the level of love I have for each of the Dregs to unsurpassed levels. Not to mention that there was actual development on (view spoiler)[Kaz and Inej's relationship, although not nearly as much as I would have like. Even that was very realistic though because Kaz basically suffers from post traumatic stress disorder and it is not something he can get over miraculously. He has to make a very conscious effort just to touch anyone skin to skin without breaking out in a sweat and feeling nauseous. I found Inej to be extremely understand, especially since she does not know what Kaz went through to make him that way. (hide spoiler)] 
 The plot and story line was intricately woven into a wonderfully complex mix of exultation and agitation. Nothing is easy for Kaz and the gang. One minute I was internally squealing in their favor and their brilliantly thought out plan and then next I was in despair as things go horrible wrong and complications arise. Nothing is sacred. I was one hundred percent in agreement with the quote on page 510. (view spoiler)["We were all supposed to make it," said Wylan softly. 
 When I read the scene that plays out on pages 494 to 496 I was silently crying. I literally did not expect anyone to die. Matthias and Nina were barely acknowledging their romance with their open displays of cuddling and kissing and then he is just gone. He dies right in Nina's arms. It hurts to think about. I guess in a way the book would be too happy ending and not quite realistic if all of the gang made it out safe and alive. Granted Wylan and Kaz both let themselves a "self-imposed" beating for dramatic effect but nothing that could not be fixed. I guess I assumed that Leigh in all her genius ingenuity would find a way for them to change the game, to beat the odds. 
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 The way everything played out was actually satisfying and entirely believable due to each character's set of skills and their determination. The ending left me wanting more. Mostly, this was due to the bittersweet quality of the ending and the fact that there were quite a few things I would have liked to see happen. Despite that, things were sufficiently explained and hinted at to let us have a pretty good idea of how the immediate future would play out for everyone. 
 I have hope that some day there will be more to The Dregs story. As Leigh Herself said, she may write more books in this series, but FOR NOW that is it. I will clutch that small hope tightly and keep it safe and close.