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anna_stk1's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
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
4.5
maddie_reads_stuff's review against another edition
4.0
4.5 stars.
A good old heist featuring:
- a ragtag crew
- tragic backstories
- a pretty bleak world
- a betrayal every 50 pages
- convoluted schemes
- lots of people who are not actually dead
- your inevitable emotional investment in all of the above
Off to read book 2 so we can get Inej her own pirate ship.
A good old heist featuring:
- a ragtag crew
- tragic backstories
- a pretty bleak world
- a betrayal every 50 pages
- convoluted schemes
- lots of people who are not actually dead
- your inevitable emotional investment in all of the above
Off to read book 2 so we can get Inej her own pirate ship.
smeets_books's review against another edition
adventurous
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
4.0
sofia_santana's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
nilla_beanie19's review against another edition
4.0
Like many people I went into this with high hopes/expectations. This book was so hyped every time I heard someone talking about it and I had really liked her trilogy so I figured this must be good if its in the same world. I was not let down but this was not a 5 star book to me. I think the only reason it wasn't was because I think I enjoyed the trilogy more because I liked having the grisha as main characters more so than "average" people. I say "average" like that because our six main characters are anything but average. Leigh's writing is magnificent and her imagination, world building, and character building is phenomenal. I really did enjoy this book and I am so glad I read it. I would recommend reading the grisha trilogy first only to be able to walk into this book knowing the history of the grisha in order to help you understand situations and scenarios. That being said you don't have to if you don't want to because Leigh made sure it was still easily understandable and you still got the importance of things without having read the trilogy first.
jillian_bu's review against another edition
adventurous
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? It's complicated
5.0
linshollo's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
iljaneausten's review against another edition
dark
tense
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? It's complicated
3.75
_ottavia_'s review against another edition
4.0
Di solito sono molto, molto sospettosa sui libri iper super mega famosi, quelli che invadono Instagram e iniziano a puzzare di bruciato dopo una settimana. In pochi mi fanno venire la tentazione di leggerli; l'anno scorso provai L'Attraversaspecchi, bello e di cui sto contando i giorni al finale, quest'anno ho deciso per Sei di Corvi, che per fortuna si è rivelato un esperimento riuscitissimo.
Certo ci sono delle cose che possono far storcere il naso. L'età dei protagonisti, ad esempio, è francamente ridicola, ma una volta che si danno a tutti dieci anni in più ecco che magicamente tutto ha più senso. A volte può anche risultare un po' sdolcinato e piuttosto facilone nel modo in cui la trama si risolve, ma il tutto è talmente divertente, scritto bene, con personaggi credibili e ben delineati (eccetto te, Jesper, ma spero di conoscerti meglio nel seguito) che i difetti fanno spuntare un sorriso più che gli occhi al cielo.
Certo ci sono delle cose che possono far storcere il naso. L'età dei protagonisti, ad esempio, è francamente ridicola, ma una volta che si danno a tutti dieci anni in più ecco che magicamente tutto ha più senso. A volte può anche risultare un po' sdolcinato e piuttosto facilone nel modo in cui la trama si risolve, ma il tutto è talmente divertente, scritto bene, con personaggi credibili e ben delineati (eccetto te, Jesper, ma spero di conoscerti meglio nel seguito) che i difetti fanno spuntare un sorriso più che gli occhi al cielo.