Reviews tagging 'Chronic illness'

Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo

38 reviews

the_cats_pyjamas's review

adventurous emotional 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

I absolutely adored this book!! The plot was intense and interesting, the world building was excellent, but the characters were what really made this book shine. Each of the characters are complex individuals with interesting backstories and the dynamics between each of the different main 6 characters are very fun and different. The main cast of characters are incredibly diverse, with two of the characters having disabilities (Kaz has a bad leg that he uses a cane for and Wylan has dyslexia), two people of colour (Jesper is half-Zemeni and Inej is Suli), two characters with ptsd (Inej and Kaz), two characters struggling with addiction (Jesper has an addiction to gambling and

Nina becomes addicted to Jurda Parem

), three characters who are LGBTQ+ (Nina and Jesper are bisexual and Wylan is gay), a character who is very religious (Inej), a well-portrayed fat character (Nina) and two incredibly well written female characters (Inej and Nina), and that is not even mentioning how complex and interesting these characters are. I highly recommend this book to everyone!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Blood, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Drug abuse, Gore, Medical content, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Violence

Moderate: Chronic illness, Death, Emotional abuse, Murder, Religious bigotry, Sexual harassment, Slavery, and Torture

tinysierra's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

“Joost had two problems: the moon and his mustache.” pg 1

Plus sized, disability, mental illness, queer, and poc rep? *starry eyed emoji* yes pleaseeee!!
Loved the relationships between the characters. Inej and Nina are such bad*sses. 
I thought the pacing was nice and kept my attention. The world building is confusing which is why I read Shadow and Bone first. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Violence, Chronic illness, Child death, Trafficking, Misogyny, Mental illness, Murder, Sexism, Slavery, and Torture

Minor: Vomit

valyn_grebe's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny lighthearted mysterious reflective 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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Blood, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Kidnapping, and Medical content

Minor: Addiction, Vomit, Animal death, Child death, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Genocide, Grief, Trafficking, and Physical abuse

blakethebookeater's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Reread Review: On a reread, this book is even more impressive. Leigh's character work is so pitch perfect, that you immediately understand each character's motivations and drive, even more so than those that popped up in the Grisha trilogy. Kaz, Inej, Jesper, Nina, Matthias, and Wylan have become so beloved over the years for a reason and revisiting this book really reminded me why so many people (including myself) came to love them in the first place. It also helps that this book's plot is tight and propulsive, no extra fat here. The pacing is full throttle, breakneck speed of plot twists so marvelous that you'd think Leigh herself is one of the Crows. This book is a modern classic and deserves its place as such.

OG Review: This book blew me away. The characters were phenomenal and the plot was almost Sanderson-style intense with the amount of insanity and character-driven emotional-wreck inducing panic. I don't know if I can really say much without spoiling. Honestly though, go pick this book up, you will DEVOUR it :D

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Drug use, Murder, Religious bigotry, and Violence

Moderate: Ableism, Blood, Child abuse, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Slavery, and Trafficking

Minor: Bullying

molliecantread's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny tense medium-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, Blood, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Drug abuse, Genocide, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, and Racism

Moderate: Ableism, Vomit, Violence, Trafficking, Torture, Slavery, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Sexism, Racism, and Pedophilia

anathoresh's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Addiction, Blood, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Grief, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Murder, Slavery, Trafficking, and Violence

clarissagosling's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring medium-paced

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

5.0

Why have I waited so long to read this?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Violence, and Death

Moderate: Child death, Gun violence, Death of parent, Chronic illness, and Addiction

Minor: Sexual violence, Trafficking, and Kidnapping

julesadventurezone's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Blood, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Pedophilia, Violence, Kidnapping, Racism, Child death, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Drug abuse, Alcohol, Cultural appropriation, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Racial slurs, Addiction, Animal death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Body shaming, Drug use, Murder, Sexism, Chronic illness, Classism, and Death

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Sexual violence, Slavery, and Rape