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Seis de Cuervos by Leigh Bardugo

142 reviews

tessg1029's review against another edition

adventurous challenging medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

The beginning was a little slow and when i got to chapter 2 I was having a hard time keep all names of the characters, gangs, and places straight. Felt like a lot of info dumped on me at once. I think some patience is needed to get into this story because the first half is just set up for the events to follow but i LOVED IT. Anyone that likes fantasy, subtle romance and crime, this is for you. I enjoyed the back stories of the characters i am a sucker for a characters with a tough exterior and dark past, but start to learn how to allow themselves a soft side. I will be reading book two!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Death of parent, Drug abuse, and Gun violence

bubbly_lara's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny inspiring mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This was so fun to read! Being back in the Grishaverse was a blast, with a new set of characters that are each so intriguing but a as crew absolutely unstoppable. I loved the little hints at characters we've met in the "Shadow & Bone" Trilogy. The story kept me on the edge of my seat, questioning at every turn whether they'll make it or not. I cannot wait to continue with "Crooked Kingdom" to see hiw the Crows' story continues.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Blood, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Drug use, Gore, Vomit, Grief, Body horror, Classism, Cursing, Death, Violence, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Trafficking and Slavery

abelh's review against another edition

adventurous dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Murder, Mental illness, Slavery, War, Confinement, Cursing, and Death

Moderate: Addiction, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Physical abuse, Racism, Racial slurs, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Ableism, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Abandonment

seforana's review against another edition

adventurous funny inspiring 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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Confinement, Gore, Murder, Trafficking, Violence, Animal death, Blood, Death, Drug use, Addiction, and Injury/Injury detail

leelaamanda's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Murder, Addiction, Drug abuse, Gun violence, and Death

malinxzoe's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Xenophobia, Physical abuse, Gun violence, Murder, Death, and Blood

Moderate: Torture and Slavery

Minor: Vomit and Abandonment

lelekochka's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, Violence, Death, Slavery, Genocide, Gore, Trafficking, Grief, Xenophobia, and Murder

Moderate: Animal death, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Blood, Sexual assault, Genocide, Classism, Drug use, and Physical abuse

Minor: Child abuse, Cannibalism, Addiction, Animal cruelty, and Drug abuse

toastyghosty13's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark 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

2.0

i think i liked this book a lot more than any of the other books in the grisha universe i’ve read so far. 

i enjoyed this book and the idea of an oceans 11-esque heist. i did find some parts cheesy and also found the swap from enemies to friends/lovers to be a bit lackluster and strange. an example of this is

nina and matthias. during the flashbacks that showed to context for the status of the friendship/relationship, i was rooting for them to get together. however, the beginning of their reunion is clearly framed with them hating each other. matthias goes from hating her to loving her with no real action or event taking place, which seemed odd to me if only a few chapters before he tried to kill her and hated her. the same goes for kaz, it seems like he goes from coworkers/acquaintances with inej to loving her out of nowhere. i’m not against these relationships —in fact i love them — but they did seem to happen randomly to me.

i actually liked reading about these characters too, unlike most of the characters in the shadow and bone series. i am looking forward to the 2nd part of this duology, and if it is good enough will consider reading king of scars, although i did not find myself enamored with the main character of that when he was in shadow and bone. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Blood, and War

Moderate: Slavery, Death, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Drug abuse, Gun violence, and Death of parent

Minor: Torture

sarah_hutchins's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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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Content Warnings

Moderate: Torture, Slavery, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Drug abuse, Sexual violence, Gun violence, Gore, and Violence

Minor: Addiction, Fire/Fire injury, Animal cruelty, Child death, Panic attacks/disorders, Animal death, and Cursing

lorenmarie7's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• 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? Yes

3.5

I couldn’t decide between 3 and 4 ⭐️ so I split the difference. I’ve heard a lot of love for this book but for some reason it just didn’t live up to the hype for me. All of Kazs “plans” just seemed very convenient. And it barely scratched the surface of found family for me. So maybe it gets better in book 2? I did like Inej and thought her character was really interesting. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Slavery, Addiction, Confinement, Death of parent, Genocide, Classism, Death, Drug abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gun violence, Child death, Drug use, and Violence