bonkers fkin crazy. man. standing ovation bro. the heist novel to end all heist novels. my brain is so full. these guys are unhinged. they're TEENAGERS. this was so good man. i JUST finished it but i feel like it'd be better if i write this review tomorrow after i have processed this iconic mayhem of a book.
(since im so fkin bored at a wedding i might as well write the processed review for six of crows) i feel like there’s this thing where authors often thrive and write their best stories in an already established world. the grisha trilogy (even tho i haven’t read it) felt like leigh bardugo feeling her world out and tracking its limits; six of crows was the peak she reached in her craft and storytelling within the confines of this world because it feels so realised that it’s hard to find any faults within it. the flashbacks were so seamlessly intertwined and me personally, i was a BIG fan of nina and matthias' past lore sections and their dynamic in general. i think the character dynamics really sell this story because as abby mentioned, the characters are three-dimensional—they don't feel fictional, they are alive. and that's literally peak writing. i told her that reading this book made me feel the same as i did when i read Jade City and honestly, is there any bigger praise than that? i literally woke up in the morning and my first thought was "i need to wake up to read this book". this story gave me a reason to wake up lol. kaz and inej? u got me. i was SOLD. i predicted nina taking the jurda parem too (it was hype asf to me but poor her she gonna be suffering in the next book if she doesn't get better). and i am so invested in jesper and wylan's relationship bro UGH. btw lemme just say, these dumb fkin group of the stupidest yet smartest teenagers in all of ketterdam only survived that impossible heist because lady luck took pity on them and decided to be a little nice (i said a "little" nice for a reason. my girl inej done got snatched up after). i can't wait to see the finale of this duology bro. GOATED book deadass.
