Six of Crows
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Leigh Bardugo
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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.
©2015 Leigh Bardugo (P)2015 Audible, Inc.
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If you could sum up Six of Crows in three words, what would they be?
Really great world-buildingWhat did you like best about this story?
I loved how the differing viewpoints of the characters merged together to gift the reader with a multi-dimensional Big Picture, as well as delving into each Dreg's backstory to round everything out. The setting was superb, the world-building phenomenal and the emotional impact ranged from in-your-face to very subtle. I've seen the book described as "Game of Thrones meets Ocean's Eleven" and there is some truth in this, since it's a twisty tale of outcast, misfit teens sent off to perform the craziest of heists, but if you're thinking it's derivative, think again. For me, at least, it was startlingly original, hugely entertaining and surprisingly moving in parts.What about the narrators’s performance did you like?
I was really glad the actor playing Kaz Brekker, teen crime lord extraordinaire, had a genuinely rough, husky voice (or if not, managed to fake it brilliantly), since this is one of his key characteristics in the book. Inej, too (probably my favourite character) also had a wonderfully evocative accent.If you made a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?
I think I'll leave that to the professionals!"Kaz Brekker didn't need a reason ... but they all needed him ..." ?
Any additional comments?
I haven't owned this audiobook for long, or the print version either, but it got under my skin very quickly. I've listened to it a few times, read the book a few times and have already pre-ordered the sequel, The Crooked Kingdom, which is released towards the end of September 2016. It's that good.Climb, Inej
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Ok story
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slow to start but good when going.
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The world and characters were once again intriguing and it was nice to see chronic pain and PTSD represented well and within one character as well. These are a group of characters that I can't wait to spend more time with!
The only thing I found was because the narrators weren't specifically doing a particular character it was sometimes difficult to tell what character was talking when but not off putting enough to put me off listening to Crooked Kingdom.
Good once it gets going
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It starts with 6 diverse characters, outcasts known as the Dregs: Kaz, Inej, Nina, Jesper, Wylan and then there was Matthias, Fierdan; all the Dregs were young teenagers, which seemed at odds with their persona. The Job: Break into the Fjerda Ice Court and retrieve a package, which is all but a death sentence, But, who thinks of dying when the rewards are beyond anything they could dream of. And, of course, there is the revenge.
Its a fair book with murmurings of Oceans 11, although not one of the best I have listened to. However, it will not stop me following on with the Crooked Kingdom.
Without Pity
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