Book Review: Six of Crows (Six of Crows, #1)

Author: Leigh Bardugo

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Edition: Hardcover

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Related: Shadow and Bone

Rating: 4 Stars

This is one of the most hyped books in the bookish community, and I can definitely see why.  It's got an awesome plot, fantastic characters, and beautiful writing. But I did have a few problems with it that led to me not rating it five stars.

Six of Crows follows several perspectives, most notably Kaz, Inej, Jesper, Nina, and Mattias.  After being hired by a merchant to steal a man with secrets out of an impenetrable foreign city for an ungodly sum of money, they begin a heist that would make any good spy movie proud.

While I loved the characters and the plot, I thought both relied too heavily on flashbacks, which, while very interesting, weren't as interesting as the plot itself.  I wish less time had been spent on these flashbacks, honestly.  It also took me a while to really get to know most of the characters.  Which is fine, but it just felt a little impersonal for the first third of the book when I wanted to connect with someone.  My favorite character was easily Nina.  She's awesome, and I relate to her very well.  She's a little bit of the person I'd like to be, if I'm being honest.

It may sound a little as if I'm bashing this book, but it really was good, and there's little I can say that hasn't been said by the million other people who've read it :)  It deserves the hype it's getting right now.  Plus, it's an absolutely gorgeous book and I can't wait to see how it looks on my shelves at home.  If you're still not sure if this book is for you, if you liked The Bone Season/The Mime Order than you'll probably like this one.  This reminded me of that one quite a bit.

Waiting On Wednesday: Crooked Kingdom

Waiting on Wednesday is hosted by Breaking the Spine.

Kaz Brekker and his crew have just pulled off a heist so daring even they didn't think they'd survive. But instead of divvying up a fat reward, they're right back to fighting for their lives. Double-crossed and left crippled by the kidnapping of a valuable team member, the crew is low on resources, allies, and hope. As powerful forces from around the world descend on Ketterdam to root out the secrets of the dangerous drug known as jurda parem, old rivals and new enemies emerge to challenge Kaz's cunning and test the team's fragile loyalties. A war will be waged on the city's dark and twisting streets―a battle for revenge and redemption that will decide the fate of magic in the Grisha world.

Why I'm Waiting

I finished Six of Crows and, while not completely murdered by that cliff-hanger, I am anticipating this book very much.  I'm glad it's only a duet because I want to know how everyone's storylines end.

Crooked Kingdom releases on September 22nd, 2016 

February TBR

We're officially a month into 2016!  Wow, that's really crazy to think about.  I haven't had such a hard time writing 2016 instead of 2015 as I thought I would, but I am having trouble getting over the fact that 2006 was SIX YEARS AGO!  I mean, that feels like two years ago, honestly.

Anyway, this month I'm super excited for the books I'll be reading.  One of them is particularly exciting and will absolutely break my heart and put me into a book hangover, I expect nothing less.

1. Six of Crows

So, originally, I was going to finish the Grisha trilogy before reading this one, but you know what? I know that you don't have to read them in that order and I just don't want to put this one off anymore because I every day I wake up and stroke it for a few seconds.  So, yeah, I'm super ready to read this one, and I'll be starting it ASAP.

2. Passenger

I wasn't a huge fan of the Darkest Minds, but I've heard really great things about this one, and also, time travel (my favorite genre).  So, yeah, this is going to be an awesome read and I'm super ecstatic to get to it!

3. Morning Star

This is the book that will leave me absolutely heartbroken and torn to pieces and with such a book hangover that I'm a little afraid to start it, actually.  I thoroughly expect to have to skip classes to get over this one.  We'll see how hard it hits me.  I've already read the free preview which was the first five chapters (I think) and I was a puddle of feelz after page one.

4. Tell the Wind and Fire

I received an ARC of this one from Netgalley and I'm rather excited to read it, since it's one of my most anticipated of the new year!

5. Winter

I'm going to finish this series guys and I don't think I'm ready!  I've heard great things about this conclusion (and I've managed to avoid spoilers!) and I cannot wait to finally take the plunge.

6. Words of Radiance

I've been "currently reading" this one on Goodreads for several months and I really need to finish this.  I love what I've read of it, but the size has just daunted me.  I need to sit down and just finish it at this point.

So what are you guys planning to read this month?  Let me know in the comments!