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Six of Crows: Sangue e Mentiras by Leigh Bardugo

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adenhoy's review against another edition

5.0

MY FREAKING FAVE. I would simply die for these characters i love them so so so so so so so much. ahhhhhh. and i cant freaking wait for the show with the crows im going to physically pass away.

martideno's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious 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

4.75

jtarry98's review against another edition

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5.0

readers beware, you will feel things while reading this. ALOT of things. including- but not limited to nausea, shortness of breath and dizziness.

it has been so long since i’ve felt this way about a book, I genuinely think this will remain on my favourites list forever. I refuse to hear any criticism, not even the goodreads comment sections can make me.

cesimpson's review against another edition

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adventurous dark fast-paced

4.5

ruekeyronay's review against another edition

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5.0

"No mourners, no funerals."

Another Leigh Bardugo book living up to the hype and giving me new characters to obsess over? Old news.

What can I say about this book that hasn't already been said? Six Of Crows takes place in the same world as the Grisha trilogy and follows a group of six outcasts, murderers, thieves, runaways and Grisha setting out on a dangerous, probably impossible heist.

The group is led by the bastard of the barrel, Kaz Brekker, a boy with a traumatizing past no one knows about. Inej, his collector of secrets and right hand woman known as the Wraith. Jesper, a sharpshooter with a gambling issue. Wylan, a runaway who's more dangerous than anyone gives him credit for. Matthias, a Fjerdan with a taste for revenge and a severe identity crisis. And last but not least, the amazing Nina Zenik, a loyal Grisha Heartrender soldier who is doing whatever she can to survive in a place that is very dangerous for her kind.

This ragtag group paired with a job no sane person would take leads to alot of banter, badass action scenes, feelings, Kaz being a butt, some more feelings and even more action.

Leigh Bardugo's world building (if it was even possible) has only gotten better after the Grisha trilogy. I have rarely seen such diversity in books and especially not in ones as popular as this one. Not just diversity in backgrounds but in storylines, in morality, in personalities, everything.

I'll be the first to admit I didn't like Kaz as MUCH as I thought I would mainly due to his treatment of other characters and gaps in his personality that didn't quite add. Rest assured I would still protect our murder baby with my life but I can definitely see his flaws and love him despite it.

The one thing I wish wish wish I see in the next book is Kaz actually allowing the other crows to see at least a little bit of him the way he sometimes does Inej. Or at least trust them and not treat them like pawns.

My favourite character, if you couldn't tell, is of course Nina. She is absolutely amazing and a slap in the face to what every YA author tries to feed us in the name of diverse female characters. Nina, not only an amazing representation of a plus size character, is unlike any female character I've ever read about. She is unashamed, loyal, fierce, strong and proud of everything she is.

The chapters I loved most were Nina and Matthias'. I have not seen a romantic plot so beautifully done especially when it isn't even the main arc for the characters. They complement each other so well that I stay up thinking about them at night.

If you haven't already, please read this book because it is amazing. Though I would definitely recommend reading the Shadow and Bone trilogy first and not just jump straight ahead to SOC.