Reviews tagging 'Slavery'

Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo

707 reviews

tiredtori's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Minor: Addiction, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

guppiefreytreads's review

adventurous dark 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? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, War, and Classism

katilh's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Trafficking

Moderate: Addiction and Slavery

aree's review

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective relaxing sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, and Classism

Moderate: Child death, Gore, Slavery, and Violence

sam_1010_'s review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Violence, Medical trauma, and Murder

Minor: Mental illness, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, and Abandonment

feenkanzlerin's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Child death, Death, Sexual violence, Slavery, Blood, and Death of parent

Minor: Ableism, Drug use, Genocide, Torture, Excrement, Vomit, and Religious bigotry

mollison's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

4.75

4.5 rounded up! I loved this! So fun and engaging, with morally grey but lovable characters. Funnily enough I felt more connected to Nina, Matthias, Jesper, and Wylan than to Inej and Kaz, but maybe that will change in the next book. I really have no notes here. It’s not a life-changing book, just a perfectly great one! I might have to actually check out Bardugo’s other books now.

Also excited to check out the TV show!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Murder

Moderate: Death, Slavery, and War

natthebrat's review

adventurous dark 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? It's complicated

4.0

Really excellent young-adult book.  I'd compare it, in tone and world building level/type, to the Hunger Games trilogy.  The heist was very well executed and described--despite being quite complex, I was able to follow it the whole way, and the author manages to write an extremely intelligent/canny character as believably intelligent and canny.  That is a difficult thing to pull off!  Finally--I didn't hate any of the characters or get tired of hearing about them or tempted to stop reading the book because of them.  That happens semi-frequently, so, yay! :)

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Content Warnings

Minor: Addiction, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Slavery, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Trafficking, Death of parent, Sexual harassment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

kaydee_reads's review against another edition

adventurous 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? It's complicated

4.75

A fun, rollicking adventure akin to Ocean’s 11. I started the book invested in Inej and Kaz, but along the way Nina and Matthias’ story became the most compelling - their struggle to reconcile seeing the humanity in each other against the propaganda they grew up with was so well done. The action is fast paced and the twists along the way are great. 

-.25 because what are these ages??? With the accomplishments they’ve had, Kaz in particular should be at LEAST in his 20s. It broke the immersion for me every time the book references that they’re teenagers. I just don’t believe a young teenager built a criminal empire in so short a time unless literally everyone else in the Barrel was incompetent. I know this is a common complaint with this series, but they should have been in their 20s for their backstories to make any sense. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Slavery, Violence, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Child death, Confinement, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, Blood, and Vomit

ammr3b's review

adventurous dark emotional 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

4.25

This book pleasantly surprised me. I don’t usually read action type books, but was reading it with a group. I admit I struggled the first few chapters, but once you get into it and seeing the interactions between the characters I liked it a lot. It has a little bit of everything. A little romance, a lot of platonic intimacy, a lot of action, a little humor.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Grief, Alcohol, and Classism

Minor: Sexual assault, Sexual content, Slavery, Trafficking, and Kidnapping