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A review by justinpascua
Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
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
Read my girlfriend's favorite book, and it did not disappoint.. I rate thee *drumroll* a 4.25!!!
This book was awesome, a great start to the year of reading following The Shadow of the Gods (see previous post to understand why it's been this good of a start). Alrighty, I hope I don't disappoint Teagan with this review...
First and foremost, I have to start with this book's highest of highlights: THE CHARACTERS. Gosh, you fall in love with every single one of them, I still don't know which one of them is my favorite. Each POV from the characters are all distinct and personal in their own ways, and each of them has their own voice. Bravo Leigh Bardugo.. bravo, ya done good kid. All of their backstories, character traits, personalities, and vernacular, just made each one pop off of the page and come alive so so easily.
Next, plot. Man I love a good heist, and this one was so exciting. It was like a twisted-fantasy version of one of the Ocean's movies. The suspense, the tricks up the sleeves, the action, it was all done so good. In fact, the very very ending almost reminded me of a part of Ocean's 13. Iykyk. Every time the characters were stuck between a rock and an ice palace, they always found their way out of it and it was always so satisfying and exciting to see.
The ending was awesome. I loved it and its cliffhanger, and I'm maybe even more excited about the second one than I was during this one tbh. KAZ BETTER GET HIS VENGEANCE.
The only gripe I had with this book was some of the world-building. At times, it seemed like we were supposed to know exactly how something looked or where something was when we hadn't been there yet.. if that makes sense ? For example, something like "they went up the stairs" okay... I've never seen these stairs before. Where are they? How far up do they go? And because of that, a lot of things in my mind were out of proportion than what they actually were (that was a very broad example so don't come at me about complaining about stairs). Also, at some point towards the end I was thinking, okay, things are almost working out TOO well. Granted, Kaz is the man, the myth, the legend, Dirtyhands, and he's a genius, but I was starting too get a little skeptical, until things did go BAD, and then I was somewhat satisfied to see a challenge, but then I was pissed ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED AT THE END BUT IT SETS UP FOR AN AMAZING SEQUEL.
Great book, thanks for letting me borrow your copy my love :)
Completion emoji: 💵🗡️😈
This book was awesome, a great start to the year of reading following The Shadow of the Gods (see previous post to understand why it's been this good of a start). Alrighty, I hope I don't disappoint Teagan with this review...
First and foremost, I have to start with this book's highest of highlights: THE CHARACTERS. Gosh, you fall in love with every single one of them, I still don't know which one of them is my favorite. Each POV from the characters are all distinct and personal in their own ways, and each of them has their own voice. Bravo Leigh Bardugo.. bravo, ya done good kid. All of their backstories, character traits, personalities, and vernacular, just made each one pop off of the page and come alive so so easily.
Next, plot. Man I love a good heist, and this one was so exciting. It was like a twisted-fantasy version of one of the Ocean's movies. The suspense, the tricks up the sleeves, the action, it was all done so good. In fact, the very very ending almost reminded me of a part of Ocean's 13. Iykyk. Every time the characters were stuck between a rock and an ice palace, they always found their way out of it and it was always so satisfying and exciting to see.
The ending was awesome. I loved it and its cliffhanger, and I'm maybe even more excited about the second one than I was during this one tbh. KAZ BETTER GET HIS VENGEANCE.
The only gripe I had with this book was some of the world-building. At times, it seemed like we were supposed to know exactly how something looked or where something was when we hadn't been there yet.. if that makes sense ? For example, something like "they went up the stairs" okay... I've never seen these stairs before. Where are they? How far up do they go? And because of that, a lot of things in my mind were out of proportion than what they actually were (that was a very broad example so don't come at me about complaining about stairs). Also, at some point towards the end I was thinking, okay, things are almost working out TOO well. Granted, Kaz is the man, the myth, the legend, Dirtyhands, and he's a genius, but I was starting too get a little skeptical, until things did go BAD, and then I was somewhat satisfied to see a challenge, but then I was pissed ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED AT THE END BUT IT SETS UP FOR AN AMAZING SEQUEL.
Great book, thanks for letting me borrow your copy my love :)
Completion emoji: 💵🗡️😈
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore and Violence
Moderate: Death, Drug use, Torture, and Injury/Injury detail