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Шістка воронів by Leigh Bardugo

650 reviews

joslynmyers's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Racism

Moderate: Slavery, Child death, Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Drug use, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Abandonment, Addiction, and War

Minor: Death of parent, Sexism, and Vomit

claire_not_rebecca's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Ableism, Drug abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Kidnapping, Racism, Murder, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, and Cursing

Moderate: Violence, Slavery, Trafficking, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Rape, Child abuse, Addiction, and Classism

val_theburrowofstories's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

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

3.0

Oh good Lord I'm finally free!!! (I'm literally that meme of the guy breaking the handcuffs at sunset). That's it. I am DONE with Leigh Bardugo, I don't want to know anything else from the Grishaverse omfg so average.

I have had enough of popular book series and me forcing myself to finish them even though I'm having a boring time, is not worth it and I won't go into another reading slump this year because of it.

It actually makes me so angry how I expected greatness from this but it was so average. I guess you can't never 100% trust the popular opinion.

I was so excited at the beginning getting to know them all one by one when their names appeared and I was so ready to see their dynamics and I hoped for a found family, but this was so boring… There was no growth, there was no family, at beast there are duos. Each had ONE personality trait and nothing else, they were not especial and they didn’t have any deep.

This “mission” was so long and boring, pointless in the end.

I learnt my lesson trying to force myself to continue with the second book of Shadow and Bone and I ended up despising it and DNF it, so I won’t force myself with Crooked Kingdom.

This is a 3 ⭐, like it was good? but not excellent at all. I finished this for the sake of it, but I could not care less about what happens to these characters. I have zero interest in continuing with the duology, with the Grishaverse, or with anything new Leigh Bardugo writes.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Death

Moderate: Gun violence, Kidnapping, Trafficking, and Slavery

Minor: Death of parent

- Death / Murder / Blood: There’s a bunch of killings and death.

- Injury: At least half of them are injured at some point.

- Gun violence: Jesper is obsessed with guns.

- Kidnapping / Trafficking: Inej as a kid.

- Slavery: Grisha are slaves.

- Death of parent: The way Kaz describes how his father dies is horrible.

everdeeen's review against another edition

adventurous challenging 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

5.0

WOW!!!!!!! WHAT A THRILL!!!!! One of the first things that immediately catch my eye (or not) in a new book is the writing and man, did I love this one! Leigh Bardugo manages to develop her world and characters through dialogue so well, it almost seems easy! Not only that but with so many characters at the same time, absolutely brilliant and thrilling! ObSESSED! Can't wait to delve into the next one! Impressive stuff, sometimes I really have to remember writers create this stuff from nothing! The characters are... Wow!!!! Jesper represents a perfect metaphor for queer closeted individuals! Love every character!! Loved, loved, LOVED it!!!!!!!! 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Sexual violence, Slavery, and Trafficking

thestarsaresad's review against another edition

adventurous 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

5.0

Wow. It took me a while to get into this book due to college taking up a lot of my time and being in a reading slump, but once I got sucked in, I couldn't put the book down. I loved being able to see each character's point of view and learning about their backstories. Normally, I don't really enjoy separate POV's, finding myself naturally gravitating to and waiting for a specific characters chapter. But this book? I enjoyed each character's point of view equally, and I sped through these chapters like crazy.  The overall story and backstories of each character are all so fleshed-out; I loved being able to piece together bits of the story over time. I especially enjoyed the plot twists -- nothing is ever as it seems. And I absolutely adored seeing the growth that the characters went through. I truly truly hope that Crooked Kingdom lives up to my expectations because my expectations are to the moon from Six of Crows.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Blood, Death, Gun violence, Murder, Physical abuse, Confinement, Kidnapping, Slavery, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Trafficking, and War

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders

adalina_xox's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Violence, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Sexual assault, Addiction, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Slavery, Torture, Rape, Drug use, Blood, Physical abuse, and Trafficking

emotape's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Death

Moderate: Slavery, Addiction, and Trafficking

Minor: Sexual violence and Ableism

megh_'s review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Slavery, Trafficking, and Addiction

Minor: Sexism

tinyjude's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

4.75

After watching the tv show I was really interested in this part of the story and characters, and they didn't disappoint at all. I had the books on my shelves for a long time and I finally found the right timming to appreciate them.

Since I already grew fond of them watching on the screen, it was easier to follow everything and appreciate the nuance in each character and story arc. It was enjoyable, especially getting to know more about each characters' backgrounds and wills.

If the screen adaptation sold Kaz and Inej romance with ease because of both actors' incredible work, I was even more invested into their interactions and the slow burn going on in the book. Damn, those final words they exchange... still hitting the right spot. Inej and Nina are my queens, I love them dearly, especially Inej.

The age of the characters is one of the things that makes it quite unbelievable; even just aging them two years could have helped solidify their prodigious nature and talent, but I guess some people will find it cooler if they are that young and proving to be such a threat.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Gun violence, Drug use, Sexual harassment, Slavery, Trafficking, Death, Drug abuse, Body horror, Child death, and Blood

Moderate: Addiction, Xenophobia, Rape, Animal death, Sexual content, Deportation, Gaslighting, Sexual violence, and Sexual assault

theresamothinmyroom's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious 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

Graphic: Child death, Grief, Trafficking, Slavery, Sexual harassment, Violence, Drug use, Addiction, Blood, Child abuse, Gore, Torture, Abandonment, Death, Death of parent, Gun violence, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Religious bigotry, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Sexual assault, Cursing, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Sexual violence, and Body shaming