Reviews with content warning for Dysphoria - Six of Crows

I first watched the Netflix series, Shadow and Bone, which I was obsessed with and then k saw the book, Six of Crows and was like why not read it if I loved the crows in the series. So I picked it up and read it instantly.
I loved the characters. They were each unique and had there their own problems and personalities but they were incredible.
Kaz comes across as very cold hearted and evil, but inside he is just a boy with trauma. I felt so bad about what happened to him and Jordie ( bro) when they were kids and the reason why Kaz has to wear gloves. During the heist, Kaz was extremely clever, coming up with plans and having the think on the spot. I was super glad he was able to push through his anxieties and complete the heist.
Throughout the book I was routing for Kaz and Inej to get together but no!! Kaz has to go and keep his ‘armour ‘ on!! They would be such a great couple.
Inej is super sweet and caring when she’s not the Wraith. Her story is so sad, since she got taken when she was a girl and put into the menagerie. I honestly thought she was going to die at multiple moments throughout the book. When she got seriously injured at the beginning ( Kaz’s reaction:(, when she had to climb that incinerator and almost let go to her death. When she got taken by the guards at the ice court I thought it was it then but no she pulled through again and survived. At the end when they had reached Ketterdam and negotiating with Van Eck and she just got taken away. That broke my heart, I felt what Kaz felt.
Jesper has a great personality, like in the series. And he was super brave and always tried to play it cool. I learnt more about his Grisha powers ( durast ) since he used them a lot in the ice court and I wasn’t surprised about it since I already knew from the series.
Wylan was super sweet and was like a little puppy. Him and Jesper would be a perfect match and I actually can’t handle the fact that they aren’t together yet in the book! I was devastated for Wylan when his dad would have killed him to weaken the crows. He must have felt distraught.
Nina was an icon. She’s super powerful and funny. I love her so much. She had gone through so much. Having to see the one she loves hate and almost try and kill her, seeing her kind (grisha) hunted and killed in front of her, having to see the jurda parem kill her friends, having to face her slaver. She is just so brave and inspirational. And I am glad her and Matthias sorted things out in the end.
I was definitely concerned throughout the duration of the book that Matthias would betray Kaz and kill Nina. He was definitely an interesting character. Inside the ice court when Matthias locked Nina in a cell, I thought that was it, they are all dead. But I was so glad Matthias pulled through and was actually tricking Brum. Major character development.
Overall, I loved this book. The character’s personalities, the tension of the heist and the cliff hanger at the end with Inej and then Pekka Rollins. It was definitely a great read!
I also loved the inclusion of LGBTQ+!

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