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Six of Crows (Six of Crows, #1)

Leigh Bardugo

Start date: September 1, 2023

Finish date: September 30, 2023

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May 31, 2022 Bill rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: 2022-challenges, fantasy, young-adult, top-ten-2022

Six of Crows is my first experience with the fantasy of Leigh Bardugo. It is the first book of (2 so far) in the Six of Crows duology and a continuation of the Grishaverse. The Grisha are magical people, accused by many other races of being witches and sorcerers, as I understand it so far.

Six of Crows is a perfect gang story and heist story. It's only weakness is that there is a second book following up on the adventure. But even that does not take away from the excellence of this story.

The sto Six of Crows is my first experience with the fantasy of Leigh Bardugo. It is the first book of (2 so far) in the Six of Crows duology and a continuation of the Grishaverse. The Grisha are magical people, accused by many other races of being witches and sorcerers, as I understand it so far.

Six of Crows is a perfect gang story and heist story. It's only weakness is that there is a second book following up on the adventure. But even that does not take away from the excellence of this story.

The story takes place on the merchant island of Kerch. Kaz is hired by one of the merchant society to find a Shu scientist, Bo Yul-Bayur, who has made a chemical drug that enhances the capabilities of Grisha. It also hooks them on the drug and drives them insane. The Merchants want to get the scientist so they can control the drug and stop enemies from using it.

Kaz is a lieutenant of one of the gangs of Kerch and he takes along members of his gang to the Ice prison at Dierholm where Yul-Bayur is being held by the Fierdan, enemies of the Grisha, so they can use the drug to defeat their enemies. The prison is supposed to be impregnable, hence the great heist story. It's a great, fascinating adventure with a great team of crooks; Kaz, the leader, his right hand man (woman) Inej, aka The Wraith, Nina, a Grisha Healer (the various levels of Grisha and their talents are outlined at the beginning of this stroy), Jesper, a jack of all trades and weapons expert, Matthias, a Fierdan soldier with a relationship (if you can call it that.. a love / hate relationship) who knows the workings of the Ice Prison, and Wylan, the son of the main trader and somewhat of an expert with bombs, a great story and wonderful dialogue.

The story is told from the perspectives of the main characters, jumping from one to the other as we learn about them, their personalities, their past, the connections with each other. There are twists and turns a-plenty as other gangs try to break into the prison and foil Kaz's team. It's a rich world that Bardugo has created, with fascinating peoples and just a wonderfully complex story. I have to say it grabbed me so quickly. The story is dark and gritty, but there is humor at the same time. Everything about it was amazing. I can't say enough positive about it. Ocean's Eleven meets Game of Thrones. I need to explore this world more. (5 stars) ...more

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Aug 18, 2019 Judy rated it really liked it

Quite an adventure! A gang of thieves and frankly, misfits, setting out to do the impossible for a huge reward. Their journey is fraught with impending disaster for their mission keeping you worried the whole time. They have to breach the Ice Palace and retrieve a very important person held inside. This story kept me wondering and worrying. Good one!

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Feb 01, 2016 Jen Fowler rated it really liked it

It took me a while to get into this story. The writing is great, the dialogue is fun..lots of witty banter, and the characters are interesting.
There seemed to be a lot to wrap your head around at the beginning. A lot of new lingo, and an extensive array of characters to keep track of.
By the last 1/3 of the book, I was sucked completely in. Reminded me of the movie Ocean's Eleven! Lots of twists and near disasters. ...more

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