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Шістка воронів by Leigh Bardugo

229 reviews

kalelove's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

5.0

I'M SORRY I PUT THIS BOOK DOWN A FEW YEARS AGO. I'LL NEVER DO IT AGAIN

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Torture, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Racism, Slavery, Cultural appropriation, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, and Classism

Minor: Cursing, Sexual violence, and Suicidal thoughts

eguare's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

I couldn't put this book down, and re-read it about 3 months after finishing it (which I almost never do). I was so engrossed with this book that I didn't even realize that I'd been supposed to read the Shadow & Bone trilogy first until I'd already finished this duology. I greatly appreciated being able to experience a wide-reaching and politically complex fantasy world that wasn't weighed down with constant gratuitous physical and sexual violence (looking at you, GRRM). I'm now fully immersed in the Grishaverse, and can only pray that Leigh Bardugo returns to it in the future. My only (and very slight) critique is that the sense of humor (not of the characters, but in the narration) occasionally seems rather juvenile, though perhaps that's an unfair criticism - it's published in the YA genre, after all.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, and Grief

Moderate: Sexual violence and Trafficking

While one of the characters has experienced horrific sexual violence in her past, it is not the central conflict of her story (that is, it's not the "thing that made her stronger"), it is not described graphically and only mentioned in any detail a couple of times, and both the characters and the narrative treat it as a disgusting crime, not something that's minor or something that's inevitable, as is the case with many fantasy books.

elenia3001's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Sexual violence, Slavery, Trafficking, and Murder

casdelvo's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child death, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Torture, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Ableism, Confinement, Mental illness, Sexual violence, and Slavery

elkhaleon's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Re-read both books when Shadow and Bone came out on Netflix and years after it is still as good as when I first read it. One of my all-time favorites, the setting and world building is simple but intriguing, the characters are flawed and lovable, the plot is fast-paced and keeps you hooked, and I have yet to find a YA book that I enjoy as much as this one in all aspects.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child abuse, Sexual violence, and Trafficking

abikatroe's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Murder

my_circe4's review against another edition

I found out that I didn't like heist plots in books.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, and Sexual harassment

yaoipaddle's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

i meaaaaaan the author is hugely popular and the book has great reviews. not a surprise i liked it.

positives: clever writing and well fleshed out world. characters are diverse and each feels like they have their own world going on. plot is a fun heist style so it keeps me on my toes.

negatives: sometimes it felt very hamfisted in trying to make kaz a cool guy. i just felt like he was shadow the hedgehog sorry!! also i know they grew up fast cause they had hard lives, but i still wish the characters werent teens. 

read this book if you like high fantasy with some grit to it. its only a little tense and suspenseful. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Sexism, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexual violence

luvscats1's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, Death of parent, and Murder

josiee's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Addiction, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gun violence, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Dementia, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Outing, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic