A review by ambersedai
Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad 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

This book Oh Saints it was fantastic ;) Six of Crows was a hell of a lot better than the Shadow and Bone Trilogy and I’m here for it. I’m so glad Bardugo spent more time on not just world building, but character building. The characters lacked so much in S&B trilogy. But six of crows… they continued developing until the end of the book. I loved all of the Crows. Loved that it was diverse and included a dyslexic character, (my husband is dyslexic and it frustrates him everyday and he thought it was cool as to include a character with dyslexia.) also LGBT, and the main protagonist was bad ass with a disability. He never lets it get him down either! Not only that but the rest of the Crows literally never judge him for it. It’s so hard to pick any favorites because they’re all just so amazing! The romances were unlike anything I’ve ever read. I feel like they were more realistic rather than fake with happy & rainbows like most fantasy novels. 
Can we talk about the serious Bants (Banter) as well?!! It was seriously everything. I’d actually laugh so hard out loud while reading. Love witty characters. I’ve never saved so many quotes from a book before! 
The suspenseful twists and turns I literally could’ve never predicted. You began to think oh maybe this will happen but then it doesn’t and Bardugo puts a complete spin on it. I had heart palpitations while reading to see what would happen next. Six of Crows is so addictive. I can’t wait to see what happens next in Crooked Kingdom. 

Six of Crows is now a new favorite of mine. It lived up to the hype.
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