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Das Lied der Krähen by Leigh Bardugo

135 reviews

issed's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional slow-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

This book still lives in my head rent free after two years, and I haven’t be able to pick the second book ever since. It was slow and confusing at first, because I didn’t read the shadow and bone trilogy, but the characters made it smooth to read.
 It’s not only 3 pairs of couples doing a heist together, but the book also focus on family and friends, and that’s what I liked. There was different form of love. 
The trauma they experienced are sticking with them and influences their behavior, and not just used as a tool to make us empathize with them. 
They are all very complete. 
If I had to say something « negative », I would say that inej’s trauma is a little overlooked/not detailed, but it is explainable by the fact that the book is YA and it would be too shocking to include explicitly sexual assault scenes. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault

Minor: Xenophobia and Racism

elsaehho's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny 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? It's complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Gore, Racism, and Sexual harassment

johns6ka's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Grief, Gun violence, Rape, War, Police brutality, Racism, Child abuse, Animal death, Confinement, Addiction, Animal cruelty, Slavery, Classism, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Death, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Forced institutionalization, Child death, Pandemic/Epidemic, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Ableism

Minor: Pedophilia

arobear's review against another edition

adventurous 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

4.0

I had a good time while reading this book, but I thought I would get much more attached to the characters given the hype I'd heard from others. It is a good character study--and who doesn't like a good heist plot?--but the plot itself felt a bit predictable for me.

I also ended up not liking the main ships that much, but I think that may be because the characters felt distant through the multiple viewpoints. It was all a bit disjointed and I failed to see the chemistry between some of them. That may just be my preference for one narrator though.

Overall, a good read, and I'll be reading the next in the series. 

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On reread after Crooked Kingdom: 

After learning more about the character backstories, I felt much more connected and invested in their stories throughout the book. Wylan and Jesper in particular - I wish there had been Wylan POV in SoC. Multiple POVs really do throw me off, so the reread (and particularly the audiobook) made that easier. Still not 100% on board for Nina/Mattias, but fell hard into shipping Wylan/Jesper and Kaz/Inej. 100000% would die for any of these kids!

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Xenophobia, Racism, and Child death

Moderate: Trafficking, Panic attacks/disorders, Slavery, and War

Minor: Sexual violence, Torture, and Death of parent

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

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

sea_sea's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny 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? Yes

5.0

Six of Crows is absolutely amazing! After I finished I literally felt empty, because I thought I would never read anything as good again. I mean, after that I read the second book, but yk ;). All the characters are so well written and the book keeps you on your toes with plot twists and Kaz Brekker the mastermind xD. You will really fall in love with all the characters (even Matthias). 
The story follows a group of (traumatized) criminal teens, who end up trying to pull an impossible heist. The story is set in 18/19 century-ish Ketterdam(which is based on the Netherlands). It can make you cry and laugh in the span of a chapter, while other times you will just sit there in shock thinking “how in the world did Leigh Bardugo even come up with this?!” (In a good way ofc). I would 100% recommend this book! It also dives into some triggering topics though, so be safe and check tws before reading! >:3

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Abandonment, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Slavery, Torture, Violence, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Alcohol, Racism, Sexism, Slavery, and Misogyny

Minor: Cursing

aeons_v_atlas's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious relaxing 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, Gore, and Racism

Minor: Police brutality, Murder, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Drug abuse, Slavery, Sexual violence, and Rape

mel_s_bookshelf's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Forced institutionalization, Slavery, Racism, Murder, Gun violence, Addiction, Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, Violence, and Blood

jessfr08_'s review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny lighthearted mysterious tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Medical trauma, Gun violence, Child abuse, Trafficking, Sexual assault, Racism, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Addiction, Death of parent, and Murder