Shadow and Bone/Six of Crows

[Asta]

Hi guys!
I read the first shadow and bone book, haven’t read siege and storm yet but I’m more interested in Six of Crows. I liked Shadow and Bone but not a lot, and I get the feeling that I’d prefer Six of Crows, would you say I have to finish the Shadow and Bone trilogy before I read the rest of the Grishaverse books or do they work on their own too?

[Megan]

Astghik wrote: "Hi guys!
I read the first shadow and bone book, haven’t read siege and storm yet but I’m more interested in Six of Crows. I liked Shadow and Bone but not a lot, and I get the feeling that I’d prefe..."

You don't need to read the Grisha trilogy before the SoC duology, but it would be better to read everything chronologically.

[Maryanne]

I liked the shadow and bone more than six of crows. I couldn’t even get past the first chapter, I haven’t read it since. I have all the books, maybe I’ll try to read it again. (There’s just too many perspectives in the book, which I don’t always like). But let’s hope the second time around it’ll be better.

[a frog in a crown]

Chapter one of SoC doesn’t represent the whole thing. None of the books really do, the author is not that good at beginnings.

[Maryanne]

Still, I couldn’t even get into the story. While the shadow and bone drew me in since the beginning.

[a frog in a crown]

If it helps chapter one characters aren’t in the story again. I hate to say this, but you can skip it

[Asta]

Thanks guys!

Ill give it a try!

[D]

When I first read Six Of Crows Duology I didn't knew shadow and bone existed so I don't think you need to read it first.

And personally speaking I think six of crows is way better than shadow and bone so I'd say go for Six of crows first

[caitlin]

I read shadow and bone first and I do agree that six of crows is better but I feel like shadow and bone explains stuff better. My friend read six of crows first and she said she didn’t like it and she was confused a lot of the time and when she read shadow and bone a lot more made sense. So I guess shadow and bone if you want more of the grisha side and six of crows for more of the Ketterdam and other countries side as well as crime lol