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Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol
Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Rape, Sexual assault, Vomit, Grief, Murder, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Body horror, Emotional abuse
Minor: Cursing, Mental illness, Misogyny
Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Death, Drug abuse, Gore, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault
Putting that to the side the murder mystery story was really intriguing and the magic system (for lack of a better word) was really cool too! The jumping timeline was a little hard to grasp at first but helped keep the story moving. The twists and turns at the end of the novel gives the book a great ending and an eagerness to read the next in the series.
Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body horror, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail
I've read Bardugo's YA books before, and with each series, you can see her growing as a writer. I always felt like Six of Crows would have been better as new adult/adult fantasy (in my head canon, all the characters are in their late 20s at least, based on their characterisation) and this book just proves she and her character fit it much better than YA.
The timeline jumps in this book could be frustrating. You get invested in a story only to be yanked to the past or the present. Both were interesting, but it would always take me some time to get reinvested. I understand the need for it as information is given in bits and pieces through both, and it keeps the suspense, but it can be frustrating. It is a nitpicky complaint though.
Humour landed great and there was a surprising amount in a book that was generally dark. Dialogue was well written, and relationships between characters developed well with the exception of the roommates, who were just sort of there, used to further the story some, but their characters and Alex's relationship with them was underdeveloped.
Other than those spoilery and non-spoilery complaints it was a very entertaining read with a great main character.
Keep an eye on trigger warnings, depictions are quite brutal and difficult to read through.
Graphic: Body horror, Rape, Sexual assault
Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Drug use, Rape, Sexual assault, Blood
Graphic: Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Medical content, Murder, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Gun violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief
Minor: Antisemitism
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Drug use, Gore, Sexual assault, Excrement, Murder
Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Rape, Sexual assault, Murder
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Sexual harassment
Minor: Body horror, Cursing, Gore, Gun violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail