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sarahthegaymer 's review for:
Six of Crows
by Leigh Bardugo
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I initially gave this book a 3-star rating when I finished it yesterday. However, after sitting with it for a day, it keeps coming up so I think that’s worth moving it up to a 4-star rating, confidently.
I’ll start by saying that Fantasy isn’t my typical genre because I’m not into World Building. While I understand that it’s usually important and critical to the setting; I have a hard time imagining the world and get too bored to follow-through and finish - I’ve tried with several other popular Fantasy Series. That was one of the reasons I was so intrigued by Six of Crows; it was a ‘smaller’ Fantasy book with minimal world building with a plot that kept moving.
The second reason I was so intrigued by this book was because it’s about a magical heist featuring six outcasts who come together to defeat the odds. I like magic. I live for outcasts (being an outcast myself) & I love found families. My top 3 characters were Kaz, Inej, and Wylan though I feel truthfully all of the characters where lovable and all had their moments of weakness and strength.
I also love proving people wrong and that is exactly what this cast set out to do.
There are two reasons that I didn’t give this book a 5-star rating. The first is that there was a certain level of predictability. They came up against a lot, but I never felt my heartbeat increasing thinking that they were going to lose. I always, always had faith in them. The second reason is that while I enjoyed it; I wouldn’t necessarily call it a page turner. I was content and happy while I was reading it, but when I put it down, I did so without having to go “just one more chapter” and without being anxious and excited to pick it back up. While that doesn’t really have anything to do with the story itself, that does come into account for my review because I don’t want to read things that don’t interest me or keep my interest.
Finally, I think one of the reasons that I DID bump my review up is because of the ending. This ending has stuck with me. And while I had absolutely zero intentions of reading Crooked Kingdom, the next in the Duology; after this ending I am anxious to pick it up and see what happens next for this team of misfits.
If you’re looking to dip your toe in the Fantasy genre but are intimidated by the size and worlds of other popular series, I definitely recommend this one as a great place to start!
I’ll start by saying that Fantasy isn’t my typical genre because I’m not into World Building. While I understand that it’s usually important and critical to the setting; I have a hard time imagining the world and get too bored to follow-through and finish - I’ve tried with several other popular Fantasy Series. That was one of the reasons I was so intrigued by Six of Crows; it was a ‘smaller’ Fantasy book with minimal world building with a plot that kept moving.
The second reason I was so intrigued by this book was because it’s about a magical heist featuring six outcasts who come together to defeat the odds. I like magic. I live for outcasts (being an outcast myself) & I love found families. My top 3 characters were Kaz, Inej, and Wylan though I feel truthfully all of the characters where lovable and all had their moments of weakness and strength.
I also love proving people wrong and that is exactly what this cast set out to do.
There are two reasons that I didn’t give this book a 5-star rating. The first is that there was a certain level of predictability. They came up against a lot, but I never felt my heartbeat increasing thinking that they were going to lose. I always, always had faith in them. The second reason is that while I enjoyed it; I wouldn’t necessarily call it a page turner. I was content and happy while I was reading it, but when I put it down, I did so without having to go “just one more chapter” and without being anxious and excited to pick it back up. While that doesn’t really have anything to do with the story itself, that does come into account for my review because I don’t want to read things that don’t interest me or keep my interest.
Finally, I think one of the reasons that I DID bump my review up is because of the ending. This ending has stuck with me. And while I had absolutely zero intentions of reading Crooked Kingdom, the next in the Duology; after this ending I am anxious to pick it up and see what happens next for this team of misfits.
If you’re looking to dip your toe in the Fantasy genre but are intimidated by the size and worlds of other popular series, I definitely recommend this one as a great place to start!