Jaye Dozier Constanzo answers “Everyone is raving about this book but I...”

Rachel asked this question about Six of Crows (Six of Crows, #1):

Everyone is raving about this book but I just can't get into it. I've read the first two chapters and they are so confusing. Is there a book I should read before this one?

Jaye Dozier Constanzo I am coming to this super late, but I honestly loved the Shadow and Bone series, and I think I would've been really confused if I had started with Six…moreI am coming to this super late, but I honestly loved the Shadow and Bone series, and I think I would've been really confused if I had started with Six of Crows. S&B gives you the world-building, and it's really helpful to know this world the background to the Grisha before hoping into this book (it's also very satisfying to already know the characters they mention later on, like Zoya and Stormhund!) I like to think of S&B as the character and world-building books, and Six of Crows as a fun heist off-shoot of those earlier novels. Both are great, but provide really different things. When read sequentially, they provide a lot more satisfaction in my opinion!(less)

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