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A review by randomvirgoreads
Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
What drives people to do the things they do? Is it power, greed, justice, revenge, survival, guilt, love?
Six of Crows dived into the motivations of people’s actions so well for a YA novel. The characters were all uniquely fleshed out with different motives as to why they wanted to take on a seemingly impossible heist.
This was so interesting and well-paced! The plot kept you on your toes because you never knew what Kaz would do next or what wrench would be thrown into the plan that the crew had to work around.
I had heard so much about this book, but never really knew what it was about. I bought the duology after watching Shadow and Bone on Netflix. This book has multiple POVs, but I didn’t struggle differentiating between them because I already had a clear picture of the characters from the show in my head. If I hadn’t watched that, I may have struggled in the beginning.
**Keep in mind that the SaB show does NOT accurately portray this duology and it’s plot—they mixed it and morphed it to work within the SaB trilogy. That being said, I did NOT read the trilogy first. I already understood how the world worked from season 1 of the show, and read a quick recap of the trilogy before starting SoC. Nothing I read in the recap came into play in SoC, so I do think you can read it without reading the trilogy first—just read a rundown of how the different types of magic work online.**
I did struggle with Leigh’s writing style during the first 150 pages. The word choice felt wonky and just wasn’t something I was used to. This did lessen once the plot started plotting 😂 It only bothered me during the initial world/location building and character introductions.
Six of Crows dived into the motivations of people’s actions so well for a YA novel. The characters were all uniquely fleshed out with different motives as to why they wanted to take on a seemingly impossible heist.
This was so interesting and well-paced! The plot kept you on your toes because you never knew what Kaz would do next or what wrench would be thrown into the plan that the crew had to work around.
I had heard so much about this book, but never really knew what it was about. I bought the duology after watching Shadow and Bone on Netflix. This book has multiple POVs, but I didn’t struggle differentiating between them because I already had a clear picture of the characters from the show in my head. If I hadn’t watched that, I may have struggled in the beginning.
**Keep in mind that the SaB show does NOT accurately portray this duology and it’s plot—they mixed it and morphed it to work within the SaB trilogy. That being said, I did NOT read the trilogy first. I already understood how the world worked from season 1 of the show, and read a quick recap of the trilogy before starting SoC. Nothing I read in the recap came into play in SoC, so I do think you can read it without reading the trilogy first—just read a rundown of how the different types of magic work online.**
I did struggle with Leigh’s writing style during the first 150 pages. The word choice felt wonky and just wasn’t something I was used to. This did lessen once the plot started plotting 😂 It only bothered me during the initial world/location building and character introductions.
- Heist
- High Stakes
- YA Fantasy
- Thieves/Thugs/Slums/Gangs
- Plot Twists
- Cliff-hanger
- Risk and Reward
- Multiple POV
Favorite Quote:
“The city is full of rich men and women. You’re going to learn their habits, their comings and goings, the dirty things they do at night, the crimes they try to cover by day, their shoe sizes, their safe combinations, the toy they loved best as a child. And I’m going to use that information to take away their money.”
“What happens when you take their money and you become a rich man?”
Kaz’s mouth had quirked slightly at that. “Then you can steal my secrets, too.”