andiesaurus_rex's review
adventurous
emotional
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? Yes
5.0
meadow_poppy's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
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? Yes
5.0
Excellent storytelling. POV from each crew member; I enjoyed each POV. None of them dragged. Looking forward to the continuation of this crew and how it'll wrap up.
The dynamics and banter between characters is the best. Fun story to read even though it's tense and seems futile
The dynamics and banter between characters is the best. Fun story to read even though it's tense and seems futile
blue_eyed_reads's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
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? It's complicated
4.5
jessicafavor's review against another edition
4.0
One of the things I was expecting not to like but found myself enjoying were the romantic relationships that developed over the course of the book. My normal complaint with YA romance is that it develops too quickly and the relationship feels unrealistic to me, but I found myself really rooting for Kaz and Inej as well as Nina and Matthias. The pacing of their romances felt very natural and had a solid foundation, and I’m eager to see how things develop further in Crooked Kingdom.
I also enjoyed the representation in Six of Crows. I’m the lucky child in my family who doesn’t have dyslexia, but a fair number of my relatives do, so it makes me happy to see characters in fiction who are dyslexic. One such character is Wylan, who can’t read but who is still an invaluable and well-loved member of the heist crew. Likewise, Jesper is mentioned as being attracted to men, and he is neither shamed for this attraction nor has his entire characterization reduced to his sexuality. Kaz is disabled; Leigh Bardugo mentions in the author’s note that she struggles with a condition called osteocrenosis, which (in her own words) “basically translates to ‘bone death,’ which sounds kind of gothy and romantic, but actually means that every step I take is painful and that I sometimes need to walk with a cane” the way Kaz does.
I really loved the research that Bardugo poured into this book, to the point that I am seriously considering picking up some of those same books, especially The Blackest Streets: The Life and Death of a Victorian Slum by Sarah Wise.
Returning to the Grishaverse, however… Ketterdam is, of course, based on Amsterdam, and throughout the book readers continually stumble across (delightfully mangled) Dutch words and phrases. Though Ketterdam is the rotten-yet-still-beating heart of Six of Crows, the rest of the world feels fleshed-out and full. I loved all of the little world-building details that I stumbled across; it definitely makes you want to read more books set in Bardugo’s Grishaverse, but I never felt as though I had to read them to understand what was going on.
My only complaint is that the characters are too young. It is absolutely ridiculous to me that Kaz Brekker is seventeen years old; he acts and thinks like someone who is at least in his mid-twenties (but probably even older, if we’re being perfectly honest). Off the top of my head, I feel like the ages of the six main characters were set so young to have them fit more easily into the YA market, and while I do understand the reasoning behind that decision I still find it laughable. True, these characters have silly moments, but every time they “act their age” in this way it felt jarring to me, because I’m used to them behaving like adults who are far older.
Overall, though, I enjoyed Six of Crows, and I will definitely be picking up the sequel, since it ends on a cliffhanger ;)
I also enjoyed the representation in Six of Crows. I’m the lucky child in my family who doesn’t have dyslexia, but a fair number of my relatives do, so it makes me happy to see characters in fiction who are dyslexic. One such character is Wylan, who can’t read but who is still an invaluable and well-loved member of the heist crew. Likewise, Jesper is mentioned as being attracted to men, and he is neither shamed for this attraction nor has his entire characterization reduced to his sexuality. Kaz is disabled; Leigh Bardugo mentions in the author’s note that she struggles with a condition called osteocrenosis, which (in her own words) “basically translates to ‘bone death,’ which sounds kind of gothy and romantic, but actually means that every step I take is painful and that I sometimes need to walk with a cane” the way Kaz does.
I really loved the research that Bardugo poured into this book, to the point that I am seriously considering picking up some of those same books, especially The Blackest Streets: The Life and Death of a Victorian Slum by Sarah Wise.
Returning to the Grishaverse, however… Ketterdam is, of course, based on Amsterdam, and throughout the book readers continually stumble across (delightfully mangled) Dutch words and phrases. Though Ketterdam is the rotten-yet-still-beating heart of Six of Crows, the rest of the world feels fleshed-out and full. I loved all of the little world-building details that I stumbled across; it definitely makes you want to read more books set in Bardugo’s Grishaverse, but I never felt as though I had to read them to understand what was going on.
My only complaint is that the characters are too young. It is absolutely ridiculous to me that Kaz Brekker is seventeen years old; he acts and thinks like someone who is at least in his mid-twenties (but probably even older, if we’re being perfectly honest). Off the top of my head, I feel like the ages of the six main characters were set so young to have them fit more easily into the YA market, and while I do understand the reasoning behind that decision I still find it laughable. True, these characters have silly moments, but every time they “act their age” in this way it felt jarring to me, because I’m used to them behaving like adults who are far older.
Overall, though, I enjoyed Six of Crows, and I will definitely be picking up the sequel, since it ends on a cliffhanger ;)
wilhelminamarch's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
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
theaal's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
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