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Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo

100 reviews

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

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

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.

ghostlyprince's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny 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: Classism, Addiction, Death, Drug use, Gore, Confinement, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Child death, Gun violence, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Animal death, Animal cruelty, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Abandonment, Child abuse, Cultural appropriation, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Slavery, and Torture

Minor: War, Ableism, Alcohol, Body shaming, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Vomit, Racism, Sexual harassment, Trafficking, Physical abuse, and Sexism

marketa_'s review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death, Drug abuse, Addiction, Violence, Drug use, Trafficking, Grief, and Slavery

Moderate: Drug abuse, Kidnapping, Torture, Death, Addiction, and Physical abuse

Minor: Trafficking, Child abuse, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Vomit

stinkyrat's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child death, Gore, Violence, Mental illness, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Death

Moderate: Torture, Addiction, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Slavery, Trafficking, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, Sexual assault, and Grief

Minor: Abandonment, Alcohol, and Cursing

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

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

Minor: Ableism

rose_88's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Very different to the Shadow and Bone trilogy, but I loved it none the less. I loved how mismatch the ‘crew’ was, and I liked how each of their backstories were littered throughout, rather than getting them all at once.

Though I really want to know more about Wylan, I was disappointed that there were no chapters from his point of view but I loved seeing him from other people’s perspective.

I loved Kaz and Inej, and Matthias and Nina’s real action ships, as well as how different they were. I also really loved Wylan and Jesper’s dynamic, looking forward to seeing more of them.

One thing i really didn’t see coming was that it was Jesper who gave away their plans, and it really wasn’t his fault, he didn’t mean to, but I know Kaz is gonna blame him, and I feel really bad for him, cause it is OBVIOUS that Jesper at least had a crush on Kaz, he literally said how he knew he was nervous when they first got to the Ice Court because he had the opportunity to see Kaz naked but didn’t take it. I just feel so bad for my boy Jes. I felt so bad when he realised he was ALWAYS the only one not knowing the plan/not knowing that Wylan had been tailored to look like the scientist.

I know this is meant to be a darker series than S&B but JESUS. The amount of trauma these teenaged, these CHILDREN, have is absolutely astonishing.

One thing I will say, it got very confusing between them getting a new plan and getting to the Grisha in the Treasury, I just felt it was very hard to visualise it, and the ending came very quickly after, I would really have liked to see how they all reacted when they escaped and how they felt about Nina’s taking of the drug and then getting back to Ketterdam.

Usually, I don’t like cliffhangers, but I felt this one with Inej having been taken by Van Eck just creates high stakes for the next book, which I’m looking forward to. It also opens the opportunity for Kaz to refer to Inej as  ‘my girl’. I love them.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Blood, Abortion, Murder, Body horror, Classism, and Confinement

Moderate: Gun violence, Kidnapping, Addiction, Cursing, Slavery, Torture, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Sexual content, Vomit, and Sexual harassment

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

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

Minor: Misogyny, Alcohol, and Excrement

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

Minor: Drug use, Xenophobia, and Alcohol

anton13's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad 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? No

5.0

The first half was just purely enjoyment. Loved learning about them and seeing them go on this journey. The second half was me on the edge of my seat the whole time. I sat through 2 whole days just reading cause I couldn’t put it down. For anyones that been contemplating getting it and reading it I say DO IT! It’s sooooo good and so well written. I’m in love. So excited to start reading Crooked Kingdom so I can find out how they’re gonna get themselves out of this mess<3


Also: one of the best quotes ever: “Jer molle pe oonet. Enel mörd je nej afva trohem verretn” which means: “I have been made to protect you. Only in death will I be kept from this oath” in Fjerdan. It’s beautiful imo

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Murder, Death, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, and Gun violence

Moderate: Medical content, Child death, Death of parent, Kidnapping, Child abuse, Addiction, and Trafficking

Minor: Classism, Alcohol, Drug use, and Torture

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

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

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.