Reviews tagging 'Trafficking'

Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo

647 reviews

mxine_'s review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious tense 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

4.0

One of my all time favourite books but I think that NASA scientists work less hard than I did trying to picture what the Icecourt looked like

Still an amazing book read it now. It’s got a heist, a morally grey cast of characters, and a bisexual  gun slinger what more could you want?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Hate crime, Rape, Cultural appropriation, Alcohol, War, and Classism

Minor: Alcoholism, Genocide, Pedophilia, Religious bigotry, and Death of parent

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

maddy707's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny 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

5.0

This is my second time reading this duology. Truly perfection. The universe, the characters, the relationships, they all have my heart. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Murder, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

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

hazeydaze24's review

adventurous emotional funny mysterious tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Addiction, Animal death, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual assault, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic

2busyreading's review

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Blood

Moderate: Addiction, Death, Slavery, Trafficking, and Murder

Minor: Sexual assault and Death of parent

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