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Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo

8 reviews

ashmeanything's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny 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

4.0

Wow, this book. I haven't taken so long to read something in quite a long time, but it was worth it. Immediately, the prose and command of the world hooked me, and the qualities I initially loved were fleshed out and present throughout the entire story. Bardugo clearly has an amazing ability to weave discrete and complex storylines together, disrupt and reset the status quo, and keep secrets from both the characters and the reader. Finishing this book was like unraveling more and more depth, making the painful and wonderful parts all stronger. The only things keeping it from a perfect rating are the sheer number of details that I had to remember and the very graphic descriptions of injury and bodily harm. Overall, though, this was excellent. I can't wait to read the next one.

Content warnings for xenophobia/racism, trafficking, child abuse, injury and medical content, violence, war, betrayal, genocide, addiction, slavery, and murder (all frequent) as well as bullying, guns, addiction, confinement, illness and child death, sexual harassment, and brief ableism and drug use.

Used for 2024 r/Fantasy Bingo (criminals, hard mode); also fits for first in a series, entitled animals, multi-POV (hard mode), character with a disability (hard mode), survival (hard mode), judge a book by its cover, and book club.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Murder, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Deportation

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Confinement, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Sexism, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Fire/Fire injury, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Ableism, Drug use, and Classism

wise_old_fishie's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny inspiring mysterious 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

my favourite book and my comfort book I LOVE ALL THE CHARACTERS SO MUCH you just wait IT GETS EVEN BETTER IN CROOKED KINGDOM.
Bardugo's writing is great and she builds a wonderful world that mixes magic and truths about the world we live in. She also creates an amazing cast of characters who are all so different and yet have something to fight for together as the bond, fight and help each other discover who they truly are.

I was personally instantly hooked within the first few chapters, where there were already captivating plot-twists and interesting world building that had me hungry for more, and the whole book pulls you in and makes you fall in love with the characters, and the world they live in! I think it has a good balance of plot and character, with interesting backstories that change how you view their positions, and make you see their actions and thought-processes differently. The characters are very lovable, and there is no 1 protagonist, as we see the story unfold from 5 very different points of view, through the lenses of different culture and backgrounds and also different traumatic experiences.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Trafficking, and Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Racism, Rape, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Alcohol, Colonisation, Classism, Deportation, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Drug use and Sexual content

tinyjude's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

4.75

After watching the tv show I was really interested in this part of the story and characters, and they didn't disappoint at all. I had the books on my shelves for a long time and I finally found the right timming to appreciate them.

Since I already grew fond of them watching on the screen, it was easier to follow everything and appreciate the nuance in each character and story arc. It was enjoyable, especially getting to know more about each characters' backgrounds and wills.

If the screen adaptation sold Kaz and Inej romance with ease because of both actors' incredible work, I was even more invested into their interactions and the slow burn going on in the book. Damn, those final words they exchange... still hitting the right spot. Inej and Nina are my queens, I love them dearly, especially Inej.

The age of the characters is one of the things that makes it quite unbelievable; even just aging them two years could have helped solidify their prodigious nature and talent, but I guess some people will find it cooler if they are that young and proving to be such a threat.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Slavery, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Trafficking, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Addiction, Animal death, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Xenophobia, Gaslighting, and Deportation

melincholyssa's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Trafficking, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Classism, and Deportation

bookish_perseus's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Blood, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Abandonment, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, and Deportation

Moderate: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Gore, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, and Deportation

e_papankova_333's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective 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: Ableism, Addiction, Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Antisemitism, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, Deportation, and Pandemic/Epidemic

lyrapollock's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious reflective 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Deportation

Moderate: Ableism, Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, Colonisation, and Deportation

lunep's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful 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

5.0

29/12/24: I stand by this review (even if the wording made me cringe a little lmao)

04/09/19:
Normalmente no escribo reseñas en Goodreads, y no escribo una reseña en general desde hace al menos dos años, pero es que este libro fue demasiado bueno
Luego de terminar Una Antorcha en la Oscuridad (de Sabaa Tahir), estaba reacia a comenzar este libro, puesto que ambos tienen settings “medievales” y me hacen pensar en high fantasy (no me hagan mucho caso ahí, que de géneros en realidad no sé mucho), y además, como tengo el libro en inglés, me asustaba que fuera muy a lo Juego de Tronos y no terminara entendiendo una mierda (hey, tengo un inglés excelente, pero si no entiendo términos medievales en español, no lo haré en inglés); sin embargo, Six of Crows es rápido, intrigante, lleno de plot twists y nada confuso
Últimamente estoy volviendo a mi nivel de lectura, en el que me devoro los libros con rapidez, y Six of Crows no es la excepción, a pesar de mis dudas iniciales, me enganchó muy rápidamente
Algo que me sorprendió mucho, fue las edades de los personajes, de pronto porque en Una Llama Entre Cenizas y Una Antorcha en la Oscuridad los personajes principales tenían 20, aunque también cuando veía posts en mi tumblr, pensé que serían mayores, sin embargo,sus edades varían entre los 15/16 y los 18! Shocking
Kaz es un cliché, lo siento: bad boy con un pasado triste que se burla de todos para parecer fuerte pero en realidad sí tiene motivos para lo que hace y un trauma oscuro; y a pesar de eso, nunca se me hizo molesto y en realidad me agradó, oh well

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Murder, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Grief, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Deportation