Six of Crows discussion questions

[Cory]

How did you feel about the cliffhanger ending?

I’m a little upset it ended in a way that leads directly to the second book. I wouldn’t mind it being a series but it felt unsatisfying to leave things with loose ends.

Are you eager to read the next book?
I’m not sure if theres enough of a premise to warrant a second book. I’m worried the story might drag on.

What did you think of Characters, their backstory/reason for going on the heist?
Nina and Matthias had the most compelling reasons, Waylan, I’m not sure why he agreed.

Kaz- a boy who got swindled, left for dead and had to use his dead brothers corpse to get back. Traumatized by the event then neurotic to the point of becoming a gang leader hellbent on revenge

Inej- A kidnapped acrobatic girl sold into sex work. Bought out by Kaz to be a spy for his gang. Longing for the freedom but conflicted with her feelings, she wished to become a pirate and target slave ships

Jesper- Farm boy who moved to the city for college, fell into gambling debt and turned to work with the crows. His debt got so bad he leveraged his fathers farm. His debts also lead to leaking the info about the heist. He wants the money to pay off those debts and then, who knows

Nina- A Grisha soldier with the power to be a heartrender. Captured by the Fjerdan drüskelle who want to kill her kind. During the trip to the ice court to stand trail, the boat capsizes. Nina makes it out and finds Matthias Hellvar in the wreckage. Together they survive the crash and make it to a town after vaguely going from enemies to lovers. Unbeknownst to Matthias Grisha spies would find him and kill him, so she lies and tells the Kersh merchants that Matthias is a slave trader to have him arrested and expedited to prison over dying. All she wants is to free Matthias as well as stop the super drug Jurda Perem from getting exposed to the world.

Mathias- A born and raised drüskelle. He was indoctrinated to believe Grisha were less then human and needed to die. After being saved and surviving with Nina, his values are challenged. He’s then thrown in jail by Nina, only to be saved a year later by her for a heist against his country, however stopping Jurda Perem is a bigger priority.

Waylan- Merchant turned wanna be thug. Not exactly sure why he agreed.

How did you feel about the writing?
Often times I was confused about what was happening, I thought I might have skipped a page and went back but no the setting was just being made as it unfolded. For example, When Wylan and Jesper freed Inej the whole scene was confusing to follow. There was a door, some glass lanterns that Inej swung on a lantern to get to the tanks. It was a bit confusing for me to track or feel that sense of everything clicking.

Do you think there was good Foreshadowing?
The best foreshadowing was the set up of Kaz not telling more then he needs to about the plan and finding out he was right to do so because Jesper let it slip.

How did you feel about the romance? Was it forced? Weak? Or well written?
I’m a sucker for romance and I thought the connections were well established and it was light enough to not interfere with the story. Wylan and Jesper was a little curious though.

Were there any themes from the book that you gleaned? Could you come up with one?

Were there any plotholes that you noticed or took issue with?
For me it was the drugs and lock pick Kaz swallowed. He mentioned that he needed to continually regurgitate it to need it available but how long was Kaz knocked out when he fainted when he was locked up.