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Six of Crows: Sangue e Mentiras by Leigh Bardugo

31 reviews

vnfhcxksiw's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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? Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug use, Genocide, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

izzysreading's review against another edition

I usually don't HATE characters and I don't think in this case the author intended that. But Nina... wow... I constantly rolled my eyes when she talked or thought. I just couldn't stand her. She always wanted that everyone did what she wanted and threw shade at everyone when she thought about them. Like why?

SPOILERS: She told the others or at least thought it, that Matthias hates her and kills Grishas, but she's still in love with him??? Plus, if I know that a person wants me dead, I won't go near them, so the end of her chapter was well deserved. She should've known better.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Child death, Drug use, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Sexual violence

bashsbooks's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

OMG Six of Crows is incredible! I don't know why it took me so long to read it, but I'm glad I finally did. The character dynamics are so messy and fun; the heist keeps you on the edge of your seat; the worldbuilding is thorough (and you can see the cultural differences through the eyes of various characters). I can't wait to read the sequel!

I love Jesper so much he is like a blorbo to me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Misogyny, Racism, Slavery, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Body horror, Gore, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, and War

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment

-Many references to one character's history of forced prostitution when she was a young teen

agatha_hopkins's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Sexism, Sexual content, Torture, Toxic relationship, Stalking, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Alcohol

danicampbell0506's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective 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

Graphic: Child abuse and Abandonment

Moderate: Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

natroze'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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual violence, Violence, Xenophobia, Trafficking, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Toxic relationship, and Murder

Minor: Death of parent

szuum's review against another edition

adventurous dark slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Murder, Cultural appropriation, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Torture, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment

an_dro_me_da's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny fast-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: Body horror, Child death, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Confinement, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Sexual harassment, and War

Minor: Alcoholism, Racism, and Alcohol

voxelbee's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective 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: Death and Violence

Moderate: Addiction, Confinement, Cursing, Hate crime, Slavery, Blood, Trafficking, Grief, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Ableism, Genocide, Misogyny, Torture, and Toxic relationship

readwithde's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

4.75

This was everything I wanted from a heist book and more.

This group of characters seem rare to me; they aren't heroes or even fighting for their own survival, but they are survivors. It's refreshing to have morally grey characters, to have greedy and selfish characters, to have a life of riches and luxury and freedom be the goal and reward. It honestly felt like a well-played D&D game with lots of pitfalls and personal stakes.

There are so many obstacles and villains in the story; it's fun to watch them choose, to prioritize what the biggest threat is, and knowing that it is different for each of them for their own reasons. The constant shuffle of plans and priorities adds extra tension that keeps the midsection of the book relevant and interesting. 

My only complaint is the preface; it tries to do too much. A shorter, more focused POV would help set the stage, theme, and mood much better, especially as most of the information is repeated in the first few chapters. Despite that misstep, this is a fun read with hidden depth and very real, human characters. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Animal death, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Racism, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Addiction, Child death, Chronic illness, Gore, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Police brutality, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury