Six of Crows

By Leigh Bardugo

Six of Crows takes readers into Leigh Bardugo’s world of Grisha, gambling, and gangs. When Kaz Bekker, leader of the gang known as The Dregs, is presented with an opportunity to infiltrate the impenetrable Ice Court in order to free a hostage and gain unimaginable wealth, he can’t pass it up. But he also knows he can’t do it along. Kaz carefully selects a colorful crew of misfits and together they embark upon the riskiest job ever. Bardugo does a fantastic job of creating an action packed story that also pulls on the heart strings, you can’t help but fall in love with Kaz and his crew. Written with multiple Points of View (POV), readers discover the hard personal truths each character is forced to acknowledge in order to make it back to Ketterdam alive. Six of Crows takes readers on an unforgettable adventure with twists, turns, and betrayals you’ll never see coming.

The Six of Crows Duology is an installment of Leigh Bardugo’s Grishaverse, following The Shadow and Bone Trilogy (soon to be a Netflix original series!). However, you do not need to read The Shadow and Bone Series first to understand what happens in The Six of Crows. I read The Shadow and Bone series several years ago and couldn’t recall much from the books. But The Six of Crows has reignited my love for Bardugo’s Grishaverse and I plan to reread The Shadow of Bones Trilogy ASAP.

I give this book 5 stars. It was sooo good! I really enjoyed reading the multiple POV of Kaz and the crew and getting to learn more about their backstories. It made it very easy to understand why the character acted the way they did in certain situations. This book moves quickly and is chock full of action, I honestly can’t think of one dull scene. The writing was great and easy to lose yourself in. I liked how Bardugo artfully exposes character flaws while simultaneously leading the character through an internal journey of learning how to come to terms with their flaw - all the while they are in the heat of an action scene. Bardugo mirrors real life in that no one is perfect and everyone has their own personal struggles. Nothing came easy for these characters, which in my opinion, made them all the more likable and relatable. Their dialog and interactions with each other was so much fun to read and at points had me laughing out loud. I’m so glad there’s a second book. I can’t wait to see what happens next!