Six of crows is a duology about a group of thieves and misfits who come together to pull off a big heist which could change the future of their world.
These books truely take you through a rollercoaster ride.
The world building done by Leigh Bardugo,the author, is just fabulous. In this series,there are people with magical abilities called Grisha. Yes, they have magical powers BUT their powers don’t allow them to do just anything, the magic has both advantages AND disadvantages, making it even more amazing.
Now, coming towards the plot. The plot of these books is just ‘ wow’ , there were so many plot twists which I had not seen coming and it just kept me wanting to read more and more.
Though the plot of the series was definitely one of it’s strongest points, I still think it’s best part was it’s characters . There are six main characters, the highly skilled thief and the leader of the group Kaz Brekker; a spy also known as the wraith, Inej Ghafa; the Grisha Heartrender, Nina Zenik ; the convict, Matthias Helvar; the sharp shooter, Jesper Fahey, and the chemist and the runaway, Wylan. These characters are truely diverse in terms of ethnicity, gender, sexuality, relationships, personality, colour and even powers and abilities .
One might think that they are horrible people at first but the author somehow manages to make us fall in love with each of them as we get to know and understand them.
The relationship between these characters is also really great, and I don’t mean just romantic relationships (which are totally amazing too, we have love-hate, slow burn and teasing-flirting) but also their friendships and other relationships.
The only thing I would like to warn you about is that it could seem a little confusing and slow at first but it was probably necessary, plus it was totally worth it (atleast for me).
I would give it 5/5 stars and totally recommend it to anyone who wants to read a good book.
Worth it? Definitely.
By the way, I am also probably going to publish a detailed review/discussion of the series at some point.
-La
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