A review by shimelyasmin
Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.75

The storyline is incredible and the characters are so loveable - that is if, like me, you enjoy weirdos whose morals may be a little blurry.

However, I have my reasons as to why it’s not quite hitting 4 stars (spoilers ahead),

My main gripe with this book is that the world feels very apolitical (best way I can put it). I was initially very weirded out by Matthias because of that fact. He was previously part of the Druskelle, who have waged a war on Grisha. That war is, arguably, genocidal. It's treated seriously to an..extent? Like, it's obvious that's bad. But there is something I cannot put my finger on that feels off about how it's written. It just feels as if it is a political conflict that skims over the politics for the sake of keeping it uncomplicated. With that in mind, I would not have thought about it so hard if I was, say, 12 years old and reading this book. So perhaps as someone a decade older I am not the audience that is directed to! But I do not think that such big topics have to be dumbed down for such an audience either - it’s a disservice to them, if anything.
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