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ear1grey's review
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
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? It's complicated
4.0
simonbauer's review against another edition
3.0
Not a single trope was subverted and everything plays out the way you expect it to, but after you finish the only book you brought on vacation this is a perfectly fine thrift store pickup
bandralynn's review against another edition
3.0
It took me a long, long time to read this book. There were extenuating circumstances, but part of it was also that the story didn’t grab me at first. There were a lot of characters to meet, and their backstories were unwound pretty slowly.
The idea of a heist novel was kind of fun, and I liked the banter and chemistry between the members of the crew. I think Nina and Matthias were my favorites. I loved watching Matthias realize how wrong his upbringing was by coming to terms with the fact that Nina, a Grisha, was just as human as he was.
I don’t quite know what to think of Kaz. He’s tough, and though a few cracks opened up during the story, he refused to open up to Inej and allow himself to be vulnerable, which was frustrating.
I did like it well enough to read the next book. Here’s hoping it doesn’t take as long to read.
The idea of a heist novel was kind of fun, and I liked the banter and chemistry between the members of the crew. I think Nina and Matthias were my favorites. I loved watching Matthias realize how wrong his upbringing was by coming to terms with the fact that Nina, a Grisha, was just as human as he was.
I don’t quite know what to think of Kaz. He’s tough, and though a few cracks opened up during the story, he refused to open up to Inej and allow himself to be vulnerable, which was frustrating.
I did like it well enough to read the next book. Here’s hoping it doesn’t take as long to read.
tiannah's review against another edition
5.0
Honestly I was a bit scared to read this book because of the hype surrounding it.
But I’m god to say it lived up to the hype!
I loved everything about this is book, the plot, the characters and their back stories, the action, the banter.
This is the first time I’ve read a book with this many main characters/ Povs (6 characters 5 povs) and Miss Bardugo did it perfectly. I felt like I personally knew all of the characters and their back stories but I never felt at any point like it was info dumping or back story overload.
This book was also very well paced. Unlike the Shadow and Bone series I was never bored and never felt like it was going to slow.
And for the plot and characters, chefs kiss
But I’m god to say it lived up to the hype!
I loved everything about this is book, the plot, the characters and their back stories, the action, the banter.
This is the first time I’ve read a book with this many main characters/ Povs (6 characters 5 povs) and Miss Bardugo did it perfectly. I felt like I personally knew all of the characters and their back stories but I never felt at any point like it was info dumping or back story overload.
This book was also very well paced. Unlike the Shadow and Bone series I was never bored and never felt like it was going to slow.
And for the plot and characters, chefs kiss
heeks's review
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? It's complicated
5.0
foggy_rosamund's review against another edition
3.0
I really enjoy a good heist story, and any story in which takes down the rich. Six of Crows delivers a solid heist, and morally dubious but likeable characters. I thought there were too many characters -- we follow a team of six into an impenetrable fortress, but it would have been easier to follow had it been a team of four. I was charmed by some of the core characters -- Inej, the thief and spy, who can scale any building; Nina, former solider, angry and loving; Kaz, disabled mastermind, who thinks he hates everyone. Others I didn't find so memorable, and at times the narrative dragged, or got too caught up in its on cleverness. Still, this was good fun, a great distraction from the trials of life, and I'll definitely read the sequel.
seacrab1's review against another edition
4.0
Awesome! At the start, it struck me as a "lite" version of [b:The Lies of Locke Lamora|127455|The Lies of Locke Lamora (Gentleman Bastard, #1)|Scott Lynch|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1386924569s/127455.jpg|2116675] by Scott Lynch (but slower pace and without the laugh-out-loud sarcasm). But once the real caper began, the Crows became their unique, complicated selves and the pace picked up significantly. I'm eager to read what happens next!!