A review by kenzieburns
Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo

adventurous medium-paced

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

3.0

I was honestly a bit disappointed by this book. It had such great accolades, but I found it kind of boring. I was never really excited or surprised by the big "twists" in the plot; it's not that I predicted them, it's more so that after a while, I just knew that the crew would get out if whatever was thrown in their way. I think the author could have made it more exciting by having a bit more variation in how the crew and heist was impacted by interferences. As far as character development, it was a mixed bag. I enjoyed the forays into each characters' past that made up the bulk of the middle of the book, but even with these descriptions I didn't feel like I knew the characters and their backgrounds enough to make me feel anything for their relationship conflicts and "betrayal" decisions. Also, the romance was severely lacking on all fronts except the Nina/Matthias one. I think I was queer-baited, as a lot of people promised a queer romance and we barely got anything from Wyatt and Jesper until the very end. I get that this is a duology, though, so perhaps more of the second book will be dedicated to relationships? Although, I'm bit exactly jumping up to go buy the second book, as I was severely unimpressed with this first installment. I'm torn between a 2 and 3 star rating for this one, but ultimately went with 3 thanks to the authors dedication to detail and description of setting/scenery.