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seren's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Blood, Grief, Sexual harassment, War, and Classism
Moderate: Ableism, Child death, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Death of parent, and Alcohol
Minor: Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, and Sexual violence
imaginary_space's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
What I liked:
- The world building - European inspired, plus a fantasy story set (mainly) in a big city, that's a nice diversion from the majority of books in the genre. If you know any more books, don't hesitate to point me in their direction!
- Also, I liked the Grisha magic.
- I like stories about ragtag bands/found families doing things (okay, crime) together.
- It was so well written that I found the plot interesting and wanted to know not so much what would happen next, but how it would happen.
- I started to appreciate Inej and Kaz once I stopped thinking about their age and just embraced how utterly, unapologetically edgy they are. Teenage me would have probably loved them.
- Jesper is quite the cinnamon roll, and I enjoyed him as a character. He was the most believable and most interesting (and layered) of the bunch.
- There was some entertaining dialogue.
What was meh:
- Even though interestingly written, the plot didn't hold any major surprises.
- Nina and Matthias were annoying, even more so because there wasn't ever any real doubt about the outcome. Also, very tropey romance story.
- Yes, growing up in a slum ages people beyond their years. Sure, I get that. But at times it was just too unbelievable, especially with the way they talked sometimes.
- Even more unbelievable that Kaz managed to have this badass mysterious reputation for being a criminal genius when apparently every other major player in that city was an adult. I would have gotten it if the gang members in the slums were all roughly about the same age. But like this it makes very little sense.
- Towards the end, I was pretty annoyed by the twentieth "... BUT they had seen it coming!" surprise. Especially since there was very few foreshadowing.
- There was some pretentious edgy dialogue. It's a fine line.
Overall, I wasn't too emotionally engaged, but I did enjoy it enough to probably read the second book in the series.
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Animal death, Violence, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Kidnapping, Grief, and Classism
emmabogush's review against another edition
- 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
4.5
Graphic: Violence, Blood, and Murder
Moderate: Cursing, Alcohol, and Classism
Minor: Sexual assault, Trafficking, and Kidnapping
Brothels and pleasure houses are mentioned often - one of the main characters was kidnapped and trafficked into one of the houses in her past and it comes up in her storyline - I don’t remember any graphic or detailed descriptions of her past but it does come up multiple times in the book.ronjaorsomething's review against another edition
- 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 also liked how unpredictable the plot/outcome was because a lot of the time you don't even know what the characters intend to do (so you don't even know what the "ideal" plan is and therefore you can't really predict what might go wrong).
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Addiction, Panic attacks/disorders, Slavery, Trafficking, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Minor: Animal death, Gun violence, Violence, and Kidnapping
ka_ke's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gun violence, Misogyny, Racism, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Moderate: Genocide, Mental illness, Trafficking, and War
ajboyd_'s review against another edition
- 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
Moderate: Addiction, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Slavery, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Classism
embla_v's review against another edition
4.75
Boken handlar om Kaz och hans gäng som ska göra det omöjliga och bryta sig in i Isfästningen. Ska de lyckas eller inte?
Rekommenderar denna bok till alla fantasy älskare som vill följa med på kråkornas resa. Rekommenderar nog att läsa Grisha-trilogin först, jag gjorde inte det men jag tror att man skulle första mer om man gjorde det. Men en oerhört bra bok som definitivt är värt det.
Moderate: Ableism, Addiction, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
thesecretsapphic's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
msextraordinary22's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Slavery, Violence, and Trafficking
Moderate: Confinement, Death, Drug use, Physical abuse, Torture, Blood, Kidnapping, and Classism
Minor: Ableism and Adult/minor relationship
softgalaxy's review against another edition
- 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
Okay, dang, where do I even start with Six of Crows? I LOVE THIS BOOK WITH ALL MY HEART. I first read Six of Crows back in late 2017, and I just loved it from the beginning until the end. The plot, the characters, the world, and just the writing style? Loved it.
I’ve never so strongly loved and admired fictional characters than I have with Kaz Brekker, Inej Ghafa, Nina Zenik, Jesper Fahey, and Wylan Van Eck. (let’s forget about Matthias Helvar, shall we?) In each of them, I found parts of myself that I had often pushed away or dismissed about myself. These characters are by no means perfect, but that is why I love them. They’re all incredibly flawed.
Graphic: Torture and Violence
Moderate: Ableism, Addiction, Death, Gun violence, Misogyny, Slavery, Xenophobia, Trafficking, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Minor: Rape and Sexual assault