In the Barrel, everyone knows there's nothing Kaz "Dirtyhands" Brekker can't do, so when Kaz shows up at your door looking to build a team, you know something serious is about to happen.
Six of Crows is a thrilling young adult heist novel by Grisha Trilogy author Leigh Bardugo that is well worth its 465-page length. It follows Kaz Brekker and his personally chosen dream team as they attempt to do something no one in their right mind would even think about, breaking in, then out, of a dangerous and highly guarded prison. To do this, Dirtyhands recruits a sharpshooter with an unhealthy passion for gambling, a runaway merchling, an ex-circus performer turned assassin, a woman surviving the slubs with a deadly power, and a slave-trader rescued from a life sentence. With such a talented team, a heist of this nature should be simple, given the crew doesn't kill each other first.
I absolutely adored Six of Crows and am already excited to read it again (even though my tbr list is longer than my entire arm). I have read heist stories before, but nothing like this. The plot is complex and impossible to predict, all you can really do is hold on and hope you don't die of a stress-induced heart attack before your faves make it to safety.
Speaking of faves, I love them all. (especially Kaz: see title). Bardugo does an incredible job of building not only the main six complex characters but also most everyone the crew runs into. All of the characters are genuine and feel like they could step right off of the page at any minute. It's hard not to fall in love with them, or at least feel like you've known them your whole life.
Also incredibly detailed is the world that these characters live in. The world of Six of Crows is complex and well planned out, complete with different regions that have different customs, cultures, and languages. It feels fully formed, which is like a vacation after fantasy after fantasy of half-baked kingdoms with simplistic people and histories. I hope that someone makes a movie adaptation of Six of Crows eventually, I'd love to see this world in the flesh.
Overall, I absolutely loved Six of Crows, five stars no question. I highly recommend it to anyone who enjoys fast-paced, character-driven stories with incredibly well-done worldbuilding. Even if YA isn't usually your thing, I encourage you to give it a read.
(Mostly just so I can say "no mourners, no funerals" and people will know what I'm talking about, but it's whatever.)
Six of Crows is a thrilling young adult heist novel by Grisha Trilogy author Leigh Bardugo that is well worth its 465-page length. It follows Kaz Brekker and his personally chosen dream team as they attempt to do something no one in their right mind would even think about, breaking in, then out, of a dangerous and highly guarded prison. To do this, Dirtyhands recruits a sharpshooter with an unhealthy passion for gambling, a runaway merchling, an ex-circus performer turned assassin, a woman surviving the slubs with a deadly power, and a slave-trader rescued from a life sentence. With such a talented team, a heist of this nature should be simple, given the crew doesn't kill each other first.
I absolutely adored Six of Crows and am already excited to read it again (even though my tbr list is longer than my entire arm). I have read heist stories before, but nothing like this. The plot is complex and impossible to predict, all you can really do is hold on and hope you don't die of a stress-induced heart attack before your faves make it to safety.
Speaking of faves, I love them all. (especially Kaz: see title). Bardugo does an incredible job of building not only the main six complex characters but also most everyone the crew runs into. All of the characters are genuine and feel like they could step right off of the page at any minute. It's hard not to fall in love with them, or at least feel like you've known them your whole life.
Also incredibly detailed is the world that these characters live in. The world of Six of Crows is complex and well planned out, complete with different regions that have different customs, cultures, and languages. It feels fully formed, which is like a vacation after fantasy after fantasy of half-baked kingdoms with simplistic people and histories. I hope that someone makes a movie adaptation of Six of Crows eventually, I'd love to see this world in the flesh.
Overall, I absolutely loved Six of Crows, five stars no question. I highly recommend it to anyone who enjoys fast-paced, character-driven stories with incredibly well-done worldbuilding. Even if YA isn't usually your thing, I encourage you to give it a read.
(Mostly just so I can say "no mourners, no funerals" and people will know what I'm talking about, but it's whatever.)
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