REVIEW (Sort of) : Six of Crows

My first book of 2016 was Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo and, man, did it not let me down. It reminded me, a lot, of the Gentleman Bastard books, with a little bit of The Name of the Wind. What I find, sometimes, is that books that have really great characters don't always have really great plots and vice-versa, but what all three of those books have in common is that the plot is super engaging and the characters are people who, while they might not be NICE or GOOD, are definitely people that you want to spend time getting to know.

For example: Kaz Brekker. Kaz.

I was pretty much in love with Kaz by the end of his first POV chapter. I am the first person to admit that I have a type when it comes to fictional characters, which has always boiled down to "fuck-ups, heroes and fucked up heroes". Kaz is...well. He's a bastard. But he's fucked-up and he occasionally does something heroic, usually by accident or because it'll get him something he wants.

It's a heist novel, basically, with a really diverse cast (canon POC! canon character with disability which is a PART of him but does not diminish his ability to be an absolute bad-ass! canon queer! amazing female characters!). Basically, you should read it.

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