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Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo

332 reviews

bibliophile002's review

adventurous dark 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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Trafficking, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Child death, Death, Gun violence, Racism, Slavery, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, War, and Classism

clarabooksit's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child death, Confinement, Gun violence, Violence, Xenophobia, Religious bigotry, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Ableism, Death, Drug abuse, Blood, Grief, Murder, and Dysphoria

Minor: Slavery and Trafficking

mainereading's review

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

violetreads15's review

adventurous emotional funny 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child death and Drug use

Minor: Sexual assault, Slavery, and Suicide attempt

ashley_reya's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny fast-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? No

4.0

Very cool heist story with plenty of suspenseful moments. I really enjoyed the world building that surrounded the Grisha and learning the different cultural perspectives of how they are treated (people, devils, weapons, etc.).

Another aspect I really enjoyed about this story is how Bardugo balanced character backstory versus plot advancement. Two things that are not mutually exclusive. However, there was a base level of trust established that if something was important to the character it would be explained. Specifically in the history between Nina and Matthias before they got to the group. Referenced in their tense reunion and eventually explained further on. Or Kaz’s history surrounding his brother and his rise to power amongst the Dregs. Even though the story drops us in the middle of their lives, it doesn’t leave us with unanswered questions. 

I look forward to seeing what the gang does in the next book!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Trafficking, and Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Child death, Gun violence, Kidnapping, War, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Classism

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

junglejelly's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious medium-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

4.5

A solid start to this duology. The brilliant characters and settings are brought to life with amazing writing from Bardugo. My only critique was that it was very easy to forget the main characters are children/late teenagers, I had hoped more subtle reminders had been written into the book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Addiction, Child death, Slavery, Xenophobia, and Grief

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Trafficking, and Death of parent

jujuthenerd's review

adventurous challenging emotional funny 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Gun violence, Torture, Violence, Trafficking, and Murder

Moderate: Classism

Minor: Addiction, Animal death, Cursing, Drug use, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, and Religious bigotry

applesaucecreachur's review

adventurous funny tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Readers seeking reinvigoration of their love for YA need look no further: Six of Crows is rich with classic tropes and fresh takes on a heist plotline. Granted: I am a sucker for anything that tosses in the found family trope, and was willing to make begrudging peace with some of the more Eurocentric and heteronormative aspects of the world building... Unfortunately, not enough peace to avoid a quick rant about it here:
We have the Russia-inspired Ravka, Nordic-laced Fjerda, Irish-bred Wandering Isles, and of course, [Amster/Ketter]dam in Kerch. The Grishaverse's map is rich with fantasy takes on real European nations. For the rest of the world, we've got Shu Han to represent China and Mongolia, and the New-World-esque Novyi Zem to play the role of colonized nations like the Americas and Australia (according to a ScreenRant article). Asker of pesky questions that I am, I wonder why Bardugo chose the nations that she did to tell her story, why some were cherry-picked over others, and why some nations (the reader can decide which) feel alive with history and which feel like knock-offs of the aesthetics of old empires. "Write what you know" is sage advice, and I wish Bardugo had followed it better with her non-European-inspired nations; either do your research or figure out a better way to represent different peoples. What we are left with feels cheap and low-effort.
*Ahem*, I digress. Six of Crows is a witty book whose rapid pace made me feel like I was being charmed and swindled by its unforgettable crew members. And while taking a breath between knife-sharp plot points, I got to swoon over the little romantic subplots.

Kaz and Inej's teases at love have me yearning for the next installment.

I was giggling and grinning and kicking my heels in public over this book. It's earned my four stars. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, and Gore

Moderate: Body horror, Racism, Sexism, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Xenophobia, Trafficking, and Cultural appropriation

Minor: Death of parent

amaranthines's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious 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 and Blood

Moderate: Child death

Minor: Addiction, Sexual assault, and Trafficking