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A review by popthebutterfly
Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo
5.0
Rating: 5/5
Genre: YA Fantasy
Recommended Age: 16+ (language, mature content, violence, gore, trigger warnings for mentions of rape)
Ketterdam: a bustling hub of international trade where anything can be had for the right price--and no one knows that better than criminal prodigy Kaz Brekker. Kaz is offered a chance at a deadly heist that could make him rich beyond his wildest dreams. But he can't pull it off alone...
A convict with a thirst for revenge.
A sharpshooter who can't walk away from a wager.
A runaway with a privileged past.
A spy known as the Wraith.
A Heartrender using her magic to survive the slums.
A thief with a gift for unlikely escapes.
Six dangerous outcasts. One impossible heist. Kaz's crew is the only thing that might stand between the world and destruction―if they don't kill each other first.- Amazon.com
Audible has amazing sales sometimes. They’re called the $4.95 sales and they can sometimes have awesome books on there. One of those awesome books I bought in a recent $4.95 sale was Six of Crows. While I own the book in hardback, I read so many review books that I do not have time to read many of the other books on my bookshelves and I recently purchased the Six Of Crows box from Enchanted Book Box (check out their November box btw! It’s gonna be awesome!) so I felt like I had to get to know these characters that everyone raves about! The audio book was fantastic! The voice actors they casted for this audio book were perfect. The character development of this book was well done. At once point I thought that I wouldn’t know about the back story of Jesper or Wylan, but their development came and it was as equally well done. The plot development was also well done. It twisted and turned where I didn’t expect it to. The writing was superb and while it had a air of high fantasy, it was still very easy to follow along.
While I did enjoy the book immensely and I feel like I NEED the second book now, I did think that this book might not be for everyone. For starters, the pacing is a bit slow. There are multiple POVs (7 throughout the whole book) and each POV can start where another one ended or where another one began, meaning you could be hearing what each of the 6 were doing at the same time while they were all split up. The other thing is that the ending of the book became a little confusing for me. Maybe I just became confused and didn’t understand what all went on, but I had to listen to it twice to understand it.
Verdict: Leigh Bardugo is one of the most talked about author’s I see on instagram and I can now see why that is. She’s an amazing writer and this book has easily became a favorite of mine. I loved how the story took place from the perspective of the “bad” guys rather than the “good” guys, which really made the reader question who are the good and bad guys in this fight and if there are any totally good or bad guys at all. I’d totally recommend this book for any YA Fantasy lover and anyone who’s looking for an action-packed book!
Genre: YA Fantasy
Recommended Age: 16+ (language, mature content, violence, gore, trigger warnings for mentions of rape)
Ketterdam: a bustling hub of international trade where anything can be had for the right price--and no one knows that better than criminal prodigy Kaz Brekker. Kaz is offered a chance at a deadly heist that could make him rich beyond his wildest dreams. But he can't pull it off alone...
A convict with a thirst for revenge.
A sharpshooter who can't walk away from a wager.
A runaway with a privileged past.
A spy known as the Wraith.
A Heartrender using her magic to survive the slums.
A thief with a gift for unlikely escapes.
Six dangerous outcasts. One impossible heist. Kaz's crew is the only thing that might stand between the world and destruction―if they don't kill each other first.- Amazon.com
Audible has amazing sales sometimes. They’re called the $4.95 sales and they can sometimes have awesome books on there. One of those awesome books I bought in a recent $4.95 sale was Six of Crows. While I own the book in hardback, I read so many review books that I do not have time to read many of the other books on my bookshelves and I recently purchased the Six Of Crows box from Enchanted Book Box (check out their November box btw! It’s gonna be awesome!) so I felt like I had to get to know these characters that everyone raves about! The audio book was fantastic! The voice actors they casted for this audio book were perfect. The character development of this book was well done. At once point I thought that I wouldn’t know about the back story of Jesper or Wylan, but their development came and it was as equally well done. The plot development was also well done. It twisted and turned where I didn’t expect it to. The writing was superb and while it had a air of high fantasy, it was still very easy to follow along.
While I did enjoy the book immensely and I feel like I NEED the second book now, I did think that this book might not be for everyone. For starters, the pacing is a bit slow. There are multiple POVs (7 throughout the whole book) and each POV can start where another one ended or where another one began, meaning you could be hearing what each of the 6 were doing at the same time while they were all split up. The other thing is that the ending of the book became a little confusing for me. Maybe I just became confused and didn’t understand what all went on, but I had to listen to it twice to understand it.
Verdict: Leigh Bardugo is one of the most talked about author’s I see on instagram and I can now see why that is. She’s an amazing writer and this book has easily became a favorite of mine. I loved how the story took place from the perspective of the “bad” guys rather than the “good” guys, which really made the reader question who are the good and bad guys in this fight and if there are any totally good or bad guys at all. I’d totally recommend this book for any YA Fantasy lover and anyone who’s looking for an action-packed book!