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Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo

17 reviews

mir_frog73's review against another edition

adventurous challenging 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

5.0

I absolutely loved this book. The plot twists were very good 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Drug use, Death, Chronic illness, Blood, Ableism, Abandonment, Xenophobia, Violence, Trafficking, Slavery, Racism, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Mental illness, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Gaslighting, Cursing, Confinement, Body horror, and Addiction

fierymoon's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional 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? It's complicated

5.0

thrill, excitement, loveable characters, six of crows had all of that.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Blood, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Death, and Drug use

Moderate: Grief, Animal cruelty, and Racism

Minor: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Trafficking, Child abuse, Fire/Fire injury, and Rape

ka_ke's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

2.0

I don’t understand the love for this series, or anything by Leigh Bardugo for that matter. Six of Crows definitely had a lot of potential, but I found it to be lack luster. I didn’t need, nor did I want  300 pages of character introduction and backstory. Look, If you’re boring, just say so. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Death, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Murder, Racism, Blood, and Body horror

Moderate: Trafficking, War, Mental illness, and Genocide

danicampbell0506's review

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

ajboyd_'s review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny lighthearted mysterious 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

Moderate: Addiction, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Abandonment, Classism, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Hate crime, Religious bigotry, Slavery, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, and Racism

allthewords's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Kidnapping, Murder, Slavery, and Violence

Moderate: Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Slavery, Trafficking, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Alcohol, Animal death, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Torture, and War

jessywithawhy's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Violence, Torture, Slavery, Gun violence, Gore, Blood, and Death

Moderate: Abandonment, Child death, Trafficking, Stalking, Sexual assault, Religious bigotry, Rape, Mental illness, Grief, and Ableism

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Cursing, Gaslighting, Panic attacks/disorders, and Vomit