Reviews with content warning for Violence - Six of Crows

10/10 | "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo amazes with unparalleled character depth, each member of its ragtag crew brought to life with intricate struggles and fears, all set against the backdrop of a thrilling heist.

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adventurous dark emotional 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

10/10 One of the most amzing books❤️

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rubberrosebooks's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious 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

5.0

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cousinreads's review

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adventurous funny 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? It's complicated

5.0

WARNING: SPOILERS AHEAD! i have just come out of my multiple year reading slump and all i have to say is: SIX OF CROWS is the perfect book for if you’re in a reading slump.

it’s got everything that a person could hope for in a book. it’s got a daring heist that leaves you in twists and turns one cannot even see or predict; it has six witty, funny, dangerous and lovable outcasts that tug at your heart and bring you into their world; it has romances and relationships and friendships that remind you of the people in your life, making it easier to relate to the characters that you read.

as an avid reader who had a reading slump, it was important that the book not be too intense or too much. when i picked up SIX OF CROWS, its because i had watched the show SHADOW & BONE multiple times and am a big fan of the crows themselves. so yes, i did come here after watching the show and i do not regret it one bit!

having watched the show did not ruin the book one bit for me.

i had the familiarity of the crows take me on a new heist that involved “jurda parem”, a dangerous and addictive drug being used and tested on grisha.

the plotline and events were different enough that it was interesting and kept me reading more.

the character that stole the show for me was none other than the wraith, inej ghafa. by far, she is my favorite character of the book and for good reason. a religious suli girl

who unfortunately got taken as a child slave, separated from her family,

has reinvented herself as the wraith of the barrel. more specifically, kaz’s wraith. her strength and courage and smarts make her interesting. inej’s vulnerability makes her relatable. her poignant character growth into someone who not only serves herself saints but herself and not what she’s become in the barrel gives her serious points. i mean,

she leaves the man she loves to essentially become a pirate.

how cool is that?!

if it were not obvious enough, my favorite ship is kanej. kaz brekker, the wily leader of the crows, falling for his beloved wraith, inej ghafa. she’s his right hand and knows every step that kaz intends to take. not only that, but kaz is so intensely OBSESSED with her. i adore their chemistry and the ending of the book makes me want more of them!

if you’re a reader who is searching for a filthy, scum-filled, daring book filled with the deadliest ragtag bunch of characters going on a heist together — then SIX OF CROWS by leigh bardugo is for you. 5/5 starts, highly recommend!

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arwen4's review

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adventurous dark emotional tense medium-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

4.5

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melincholyssa's review

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adventurous dark mysterious 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? Yes

3.75

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eemi42's review against another edition

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adventurous 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

Reading Six of Crows is a somewhat similar experience to reading Dune in that there is a lot of vocab and world building to get used to, but it's worth it to stick with it.

The characters are loveable

and I like rooting for the couples that formed—Kaz and Inej, Jesper and Wylan, and especially Nina and Jesper.

Also, I found the Grisha vs. Fjerdan conflict very compelling and relevant.

It took me quite some time to get used to the world,

but things really pick up in the final 25%. Things would appear to go wrong and I'd get very stressed, only for it to be revealed that it was part of the plan all along. (Inej getting detained at the gate). There are many loose ends that make me want to acquire and read the second book immediately

I thought the constant switching of perspective would get annoying, but it was masterfully done and didn't detract from the story—only added to it.

Can't wait to read Crooked Kingdom!

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ahsirgverse's review

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adventurous challenging funny 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? It's complicated

5.0

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