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Six of Crows: Sangue e Mentiras by Leigh Bardugo

110 reviews

chris_reads's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny hopeful lighthearted 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? Yes

4.5

I was a little worried going into this with all the hype around it, but thankfully I really liked it. I don't think it's the flawless book some people claim, but I'd say it earns 4½ stars. 

Something that impressed me was how deftly it broached some pretty mature themes without getting depressing. Also the complexity of the characters, which is Bardugo's biggest improvement from her previous titles imo. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Genocide, Gun violence, Violence, Trafficking, Religious bigotry, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body shaming, Xenophobia, Blood, Medical content, Murder, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Child abuse, Gore, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Acephobia/Arophobia, and Alcohol

kingcrookback'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

So, I initially avoided giving into the hype over this book for a couple reasons; I'm not super into the YA genre anymore, and I refuse to engage with popular media until it's borderline irrelevant. That might've been a misjudgment. I really enjoyed this! I liked it as a whole--the characters, worldbuilding, relationships, pacing. As a disabled person, I especially appreciated Kaz. The only thing I kept getting mildly tripped up by was how young everybody was; they're all so jaded and experienced but they're also all teenagers. On the Watsonian level, I guess it could be explained by a combination of trauma and class--can't really have an unscarred childhood/adolescence when you're out there fighting for your life. On the Doyleist level, I understand that that's just the genre, and I'm probably just too old to just take it without question.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug use, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Addiction, Slavery, Xenophobia, and Trafficking

Minor: Sexual violence and Death of parent

mozimmerm's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny 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

This book took a while to get me hooked, but once I was hooked, I WAS HOOKED. The characters make this book. It’s hard to pick a favorite character. I can’t wait to read the next one. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Racism, Slavery, Xenophobia, Kidnapping, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death and Mental illness

Minor: Addiction and Death of parent

deerlybeloved's review against another edition

adventurous dark inspiring mysterious tense slow-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

Six of Crows is a beautiful book, and one that gave me so much more than I could ask for. At first, I had to be talked into reading it, but after the first two chapters I was hooked and desperate to continue, aching to know what happened next. Every chapter, every turn of the page, gave me foreshadowing, small details, hints to plans, twists, and outcomes I wasn't expecting.

You'll be on the edge of your seat, wanting more, and desperate to see how it all pans out for our beloved characters by the end of it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Child abuse, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Police brutality, Trafficking, Grief, Death of parent, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Inej, one of the main characters, has a backstory HEAVILY rooted in discussion of pedophilia, child trafficking, sex trafficking, slavery, sexual slavery, rape, sexual abuse, kidnapping, and so much more. While handled with beautiful tact and insight, the depictions of flashbacks and Inej's feelings of these things can comfort survivors of similar things as much as it destroys us. Go with caution. As well, religious bigotry, ableism, trauma, emotional neglect, horrid things happening to children, war, racial fetishization, and so much more is dealt with in tactful ways, but ever presently used as reminders that the world is as imperfect and dark as it is beautiful.

aliyachaudhry's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Police brutality, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Torture, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Minor: Ableism

storykath's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

epic. as a lightning-pace heist YA, it's perfect. i could be lucky about some of the world building but whatever. gets dark and grim, check content warnings for sure

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Body horror, Gore, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Xenophobia, Vomit, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, and War

Minor: Misogyny, Excrement, and Alcohol

alextay_07's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny lighthearted mysterious 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: Violence

Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual violence, and Trafficking

Minor: Drug use, Xenophobia, and Alcohol

gabs_loc's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

I thoroughly enjoyed this! I found it fast paced with a diverse cast of characters that truly kept me on my seat. I fell in love with each character. Immediately ordered the second book!!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Slavery and Xenophobia

purplepenning's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Death, and Violence

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Drug use, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Torture, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Religious bigotry, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Sexual violence and Trafficking

lindseysquire's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Cursing, Drug abuse, Genocide, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Trafficking, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Racism, Sexual assault, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Death of parent, and War

Minor: Alcohol

A lot of the content warnings occur in flashbacks to the characters’ childhoods, so most of the violence and abuse is happening to children under the age of 15. Please keep that in mind before reading it. It’s an amazing book, but it could be very triggering.