

Lexile Measure: HL790L (What's this?)
Series: Six of Crows (Book 1)
Hardcover: 480 pages
Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. (BYR) (September 29, 2015)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1627792120
ISBN-13: 978-1627792127
Product Dimensions: 6.4 x 1.5 x 9.6 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (496 customer reviews)
Best Sellers Rank: #1,766 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #3 in Books > Teens > Mysteries & Thrillers > Law & Crime #7 in Books > Teens > Mysteries & Thrillers > Thrillers & Suspense #8 in Books > Teens > Mysteries & Thrillers > Fantasy & Supernatural
Age Range: 12 - 18 years
Grade Level: 7 and up

For Kaz Brekker, no job is too big, for the right price. As a member of the gang called the Dregs, Kaz assembles and leads the best team to commit less-than-savory jobs. When Kaz is approached by a powerful man to break into the well-guarded Ice Court and rescue a scientist with a dangerous formula that has the potential to start a war, Kaz must find just the right partners to pull off the ambitious heist. The odds are stacked against him and with a team full of people with questionable pasts, this job may not just be impossible, it may be their last.Six of Crows is the first installment in Leigh Bardugoâs new series which takes place in the same universe as her immensely popular Grisha trilogy. If you are unfamiliar with her debut series, this one might be a little confusing as it is written with the understanding that the reader already has a grasp on the world involving Grisha. Bardugoâs writing immediately drew me in, her world is rich, her characters are complex, and the story line provided plenty of twists that kept me guessing till the end. Though the characters in this novel are in their teens, they could have easily been written as older characters with burdensome backstories and intelligent personalities.Six of Crows focuses on six different characters. Kaz, infamous thief called Dirtyhands, always has a trick up his sleeve, heâs incredibly clever and savvy. He plays his cards close to his chest, making him unreadable and unnervingly unflappable. Because of his closed-off personality, even those who know him feel that theyâve never seen the real Kaz, something he has made sure of. Known as the Wraith, Inejâs specialty is stealth, able to blend into the shadows and deadly in fight. Sheâs tried her best to forget the horrors of her past but some scars are hard to erase.Nina is a Heartrender, a Grisha with the ability to manipulate a personâs organs. Her complicated history with the Fjerdan Matthias managed to break my heart even before I knew what led to one being imprisoned in Hellgate. As a former drüskelle, Fjerdan soldiers tasked with hunting down Grisha, Matthias struggles to reconcile his peopleâs image of the threatening Grisha with Nina. Rounding out Kazâs crew is the jovial Jesper, with secrets of his own and knack for getting into trouble, and Wylan, a newbie to the seedy underworld of Ketterdam, who eventually earns his keep in the group.Leigh Bardugoâs Six of Crows is a thrilling ride, which manages to be fun while taking the reader on a dangerous adventure. Brilliantly paced, this first installment had me wishing it would never end and I cannot wait to find out what happens next.
SERIOUSLY!?!You donât understand. I skipped the gym, lunches, Game of Thrones. I skipped making tea, going to dinner with friends.So when I tell you that Six of Crows is one of my favorite books this year, I am not joking.Six of Crows takes you back into the world of Grisha. Magic, evil and darkness surround a band of six misfits as they join to pull off the ultimate heist. Thereâs danger, adventure, breaking into a prison and betrayal. Thereâs even a little romance.Iâm not going to go through all the characters, but I want to mention how much I love Love LOVE Kai. I love his clever mind, his thinking, his deviousness. He is the mastermind, a self made man whose shadowy tragic past he keeps so close to his chest, even his friends donât know his real name. I love the physical and mental challenges Bardugo gave him, creating a strong, powerful underdog. He is one of my favorite YA characters. Strong, self sufficient and tortured.I also want to talk about Matthias and Nina, two enemies that had to lean on each other a long time ago to survive. Theyâre thrown into this together and their tension escalates the book to a new level. Their hate/love relationship drives a lot of the unknown danger, especially at the end. Matthias is a wild card. He doesnât want the money. He only wants his name cleared. The only thing he wants more than that is to kill Nina. Wow.The story holds your heart. I read it slowly because every word is carefully chosen to cause the most amount of pain, anticipation, passion. This Grisha world is terrifying and captivating. I am not going to mention anything else about the plot because I donât want to give it away. Do not read spoilers. Do not look it up. Just start reading.Trust me.Now⦠when can I get my grabby hands on the next book? Iâm dying over here.
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