Six of Crows (Six of Crows, #1) in knightly novels

Mar 16, 2021 hk rated it it was amazing

Before reading this review, please keep in mind that this is my first longish review and it’s probably not that good but here it goes...

Six of Crows is a fantasy novel about six young kids that go on a dangerous heist. They have to rescue a scientist out of a cell and the reward, if they succeed, is enormous. The scientist they have to rescue is extremely important because he has come up with a way to improve a drug, called jurda parem. When this addictive drug is consumed by a Grisha, it c ...more

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Jun 01, 2021 Rory Gilmore rated it it was amazing

Shelves: need-to-know-what-the-hype-is

Best book I’ve ever read except Percy Jackson. Better review coming

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Mar 20, 2021 Hadil rated it really liked it

Shelves: supernatural

The first few chapters were loooong and I didn’t understand the hype over Six of Crows.
I was about to rate it 3/3.5 ⭐️ but man what happened in the last few chapters has earned the book full 4 ⭐️ and I just want to see; the earth fall, for Kaz to get his wraith and promised money back, to end Jan Van Eck and his supposed kingdom that’s built on bad blood and for Nina to get better I hope she doesn’t get addicted (she’s like my fav character and I’ll be devastated)

I also loved the banter between ...more

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Jun 01, 2021 Maya Sawyer rated it liked it

Shelves: yaish-fantasy

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3.75/5 Stars - I'm not going to lie - this book was great. However, I am extremely harsh with my ratings, and there are a few reasons that I did not bump this up to 4 stars.

1: The beginning was, as always, slow. This is one of my biggest pet peeves, and, I know, it's almost impossible to make it interesting, but in this book there is a lot of time at the beginning where the Dregs are just traveling around, overthinking things, walking around, and telling old stories without much else h SPOILERS:

3.75/5 Stars - I'm not going to lie - this book was great. However, I am extremely harsh with my ratings, and there are a few reasons that I did not bump this up to 4 stars.

1: The beginning was, as always, slow. This is one of my biggest pet peeves, and, I know, it's almost impossible to make it interesting, but in this book there is a lot of time at the beginning where the Dregs are just traveling around, overthinking things, walking around, and telling old stories without much else happening.

2: As endearing as people make Kaz Brekker seem, I'm not going to lie, I wasn't completely taken by him. As much as I love someone confident, and somewhat broken from something in their past, Kaz took it a little too far in my opinion. There was only one moment in the story where he was truly vulnerable, and even at that, he still desperately tries to seem as if he has the upper hand. So, yes, I feel sad for him, but I can't really fall for someone who, never once, shows love to anyone.

3: The Nina and Matthias story. Listen, I love good enemies-to-lovers, but these two basically went from hating each other to finding one thing that they agreed on and then suddenly falling back in love. I mean, don't get me wrong, I love the two of them together, but I would have liked to see a little more slow burn.

However, there were still plenty of things that I loved about this book.

1: Frickin Nina Zenik. Literally who I want to be in life. Seriously a grade-A badass with no flaws whatsoever. Love you girl.

2: The overall plot. I truly do love good heists, and this book definitely delivered in that field. When I finally got to the actual heist, I was completely taken. I love how many times "Plan B" had to be used. I thought Leigh Bardugo did a wonderful job of keeping you on the edge of your seat, but still well aware that Kaz Brekker's crew would be just fine.

3: The smooth-talking of Kaz Brekker. As much as I dislike his completely hardened character, the way he discussed deals with Van Eck and Rollins, made me want to become a criminal myself.

4: The relationship between Wylan and Jesper. Just *chef's kiss*

5: And finally, the gray area between good and evil. Wanting to route for the evil, but knowing that the heroes will fall.

Overall, a great book, but definitely with a few flaws. ...more

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Sep 10, 2021 donna98 rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Started listening to this audiobook when I missed my crew and it bacame an important part of my day

Loved how now after three years I've lived with them again will cont with crooked kingdom ...more

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