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Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo

132 reviews

bashsbooks's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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? No

5.0

OMG Six of Crows is incredible! I don't know why it took me so long to read it, but I'm glad I finally did. The character dynamics are so messy and fun; the heist keeps you on the edge of your seat; the worldbuilding is thorough (and you can see the cultural differences through the eyes of various characters). I can't wait to read the sequel!

I love Jesper so much he is like a blorbo to me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Classism, Fire/Fire injury, Drug use, Drug abuse, Ableism, Addiction, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Chronic illness, Misogyny, Confinement, War, Murder, Grief, Trafficking, Slavery, Racism, Xenophobia, Violence, Medical content, and Kidnapping

Moderate: War, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Torture, Gore, Body horror, and Sexual violence

Minor: Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, and Sexual harassment

-Many references to one character's history of forced prostitution when she was a young teen

rrio's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Child death, Sexual assault, Slavery, Trafficking, Body horror, and Genocide

Moderate: Child abuse, Addiction, Blood, and Body horror

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

the_embodiment_of_chaos'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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Violence, Addiction, Slavery, Gun violence, and Blood

Moderate: Trafficking, Body horror, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: War, Ableism, Child abuse, Child death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Alcohol, and Gore

1emijoy's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny fast-paced

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

5.0

So well written, oh my goodness. Love the different points of views each chapter. And I love this ragtag group of criminal Crows. As a mobility aid user it was refreshing to see Kaz use a cane and still be a fully fleshed-out character!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore and Body horror

Moderate: Ableism

Minor: Trafficking, Gun violence, Death, Grief, Sexual harassment, Drug use, Misogyny, and Alcohol

oceana_bookworm's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

I really liked the plot of the book and did not expect the ending to be so questioning! Overall I really think this fits in with the Grishaverse.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Gore, Blood, Death of parent, Grief, Body horror, Cursing, Kidnapping, Slavery, and Alcohol

sydneyluxford's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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? No

4.5

l have never felt so utterly transported into a universe, like I literally felt like I was alongside the characters throughout the heist. Like, I’m glad I wasn’t because I’d definitely die, but it was still fun. 

THE CHARACTERS. I JUST LOVED THEM SO MUCH. They’re so well developed and have the best personalities. I genuinely wish they were real. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Body horror, Violence, Death, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Drug use, Animal death, Confinement, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Child abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, and Sexual harassment

olivia_v's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful 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? It's complicated

5.0

The back of the book describes it as ‘Ocean’s Eleven set in a Game of Thrones-esque world’, and it is exactly that. 

So many twists and turns, so many clever plot points, endless times when you think it’s all going to come crashing down and then suddenly the plan has been there all along and it all clicks in to place. 

Can’t wait to read the second book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Body horror, Gore, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Violence, Grief, Animal death, Classism, Drug use, Confinement, Death, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Slavery and Trafficking

smileygels's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing sad 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

4.75

I really really loved this book a bit more than the Shadow and Bone trilogy but I did find it annoying that its called Six of Crows and it was only Kaz, Inej, Jesper, Nina and Matthais who had chapters and not Wylan. Poor Wylan was just shoved to the side :(.

The beginning fight with the Black Tips didnt seem necessary to me and it felt like it was delving away from the story

otherwise i am a Helnik Kanej and Wylan truther.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Fire/Fire injury, Death, Blood, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence

sam_wal's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Blood, Death, Child death, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Drug abuse, Violence, Addiction, Alcohol, Body horror, War, Drug use, Physical abuse, and Torture

Minor: Slavery, Grief, Kidnapping, and Physical abuse