{"id":634,"date":"2019-02-16T16:01:24","date_gmt":"2019-02-16T14:01:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/erikawinterlia.winterlia.se\/web\/?p=634"},"modified":"2019-02-18T14:50:19","modified_gmt":"2019-02-18T12:50:19","slug":"six-of-crows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erikawinterlia.com\/?p=634","title":{"rendered":"Six of Crows"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

by<\/strong>
Leigh Bardugo<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It took me quite some time to get to this book, mostly because I never managed to read the original Grisha trilogy, I tried several times to get started with it, but there was something about it that didn\u2019t quite suck me in. Eventually though, I gave up that series and decided to dig into Six of Crows even though I had not read the Grisha trilogy in advance. And I am happy that I did because Six of Crows was an easy read that pulled me in rather quickly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Six of Crows we follow a group of six criminals from a gang called the Dregs, and when their leader, Kaz, gets a job that would change their lives forever, he can\u2019t say no, despite the job being as impossible as it gets. So, in this book, we get to come along on the quest as they set out to break into one of the most secure prisoners in Fjerda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There\u2019s a lot of things that I really enjoy in this book, but also a few things that slightly annoyed me. But for the most part this is a great read and the way the author has managed to keep the reader invested in all three characters and their separate POVs is impressive, not once did I feel like any of the characters were unnecessary or flat. Every character is well developed with interesting backstory and there\u2019s also a lot going on in their relationships and thanks to the separate POV\u2019s you get a very intimate connection to each an ever characters emotions and reasons to what they do. It\u2019s, like I said, beautifully crafted and the writing too is beautiful and vivid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The wordbuiling is great and Bardugo manages to incorporate details of the world and the scenery in the story without it feeling heavy with information. It all flows very well, and as I read it was easy to picture the scenes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The plot was interesting, full of twists and turns and seeing the team\u2019s job take shape from the eyes of multiple POVs made for a very interesting read and also gave the heist that sense of mystery and surprise that we\u2019re used to seeing on tv and in movies. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As for the things that I didn\u2019t quite like most was not bad enough to really make a difference in the overall rating, but it was still things that stuck out to me. The first being that I felt like the heist sometimes got overshadowed by massive bits of backstory. The backstory itself didn\u2019t bother me because they were interesting and great, and they made me understand and connect with the character a lot more, but I didn\u2019t feel like they were necessary for the story in that elaborated manor they had been written in, less information had been enough and kept the pacing of the main plot more consistent. So, even though I enjoyed learning about the characters pasts and the reasons they ended up in the gang, I would have preferred more focus on the heist itself. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The second thing is the beginning. It was unnecessary and pointless. Why make us invested in Joost and Anya just to basically never mention them again? I get the point of showing what the drug could do, but there must have been a better way to do it.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, overall, this book will get a solid 4\/5 stars from me, and I can\u2019t wait to dig into the sequel. I can also highly recommend this book to basically everyone, it\u2019s a great read and the way Leigh Bardugo handled all six POVs is reason enough for every author to pick up this book.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pick this book up on Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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