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Title: Six of Crows
Author: Leigh Bardugo
Narrators: Jay Snyder, Brandon Rubin, Fred Berman, Lauren Fortgang, Roger Clark, Elizabeth Evans, Tristan Morris
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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This was my first Leigh Bardugo book, and I can’t believe I waited this long to finally read it!
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Six of Crows is such an amazing fantasy, and I love how it also played out as a Crime Drama. I enjoyed every single thing about this book, and I’m glad I read it. The book was so well written, and the characters were loveable and enjoyable. I loved reading about them and their relationship dynamics. The slow burn romance, the M/M romance, and the lovers-to-enemies-to-lovers romance. Another aspect I appreciate about this book is the absence of love triangles. There was a lot going on in this book, and triangles would have just muddled things up. The characters were so well developed, and I love how Leigh Bardugo wrote them. The story was told in multiple POVs, each chapter rotating among the characters – Kaz, Inej, Nina, Jesper, and Matthias. The author brilliantly used flashbacks to give us their backstories.
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The worldbuilding was awesome. This isn’t the first book in the Grisha series, but with this book, I was able to get a hang on the Grisha hierarchy and what the world was like. I understood the magic, the politics, and the rules of the world.
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The action was also insane, and I loved reading about all the fight scenes and the gang rivalry. As I mentioned earlier, I love the fact that this book has a lot of crime drama elements. The inclusion of gangs, their rivalry, and the hierarchies in the Barrel are great! The politics of the city were also interesting to navigate.
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The audiobook narration was so so good, and I enjoyed it a bit too much. The narrators were amazing, and I loved that there was a full cast, at least 1 narrator for every main character with a POV.
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I enjoyed this book and highly recommend it.
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Blurb

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.

The Author

Leigh Bardugo is the New York Times-bestselling author of Ninth House and the creator of the Grishaverse (coming soon to Netflix) which spans the Shadow and Bone trilogy, the Six of Crows duology, the King of Scars duology, The Language of Thorns, and The Lives of Saints― with more to come. Her short stories can be found in multiple anthologies, including Best American Science Fiction & Fantasy. Leigh grew up in Southern California and graduated from Yale University. These days she lives and writes in Los Angeles.