Six of Crows Leigh Bardugo Collection 2 Books Bundle (Six of Crows: Book 1, Crooked Kingdom: Book 2)

Recently got back into shadow and bone, I've been meaning to get into the books since the series was released but never did until a few days ago, the books are amazing. Absolutely recommend

Thank the book gods I decided to stick with this duology, because Crooked Kingdom... delivered. Where the first book took its time warming up, this one launches straight into the action. The pacing is tighter and the stakes are higher I kept telling myself “just one more chapter” into the early hours. The crew was already interesting, but here they really shine. I was fully invested in all of them, which made the twists and turns much more effective. I still stand by my belief that they should all be at least a decade older, teenage criminal masterminds remain a stretch for me. However, the storytelling here is strong enough that I was finally able to move past it and just enjoy the ride. A huge step up from the first book for me and an easy five stars.

I read Bardugo's 'Grisha Trilogy' before 'Six of Crows' - whilst I thoroughly enjoyed the former, the latter is a step up in terms of character, narrative and storytelling. Told from multiple perspectives, it features a diverse cast of characters that feels natural and engrossing from the start. Most multiple-POV books have a character I'm not interested in reading and want the chapter to be done so I can get back to the ones I like - not so with 'Six of Crows'. I was interested in reading everyone's POV chapters. Bardugo weaves a complicated plot without losing the reader, and blending in organic character development and struggles in excellent fashion. The duology definitely shows her developing skill as an author and I look forward to more of her work.

“There was no part of him that was not broken, that had not healed wrong, and there was no part of him that was not stronger for having been broken“ These books are amazing to put it simply. Kaz is everything you could possibly want in a morally grey character (let’s be honest the more morally grey the better) he’s ruthless and powerful but also utterly loyal and funny too which really speaks to the amazing writing when developing his type of character. It’s so refreshing to see a character hold so much power over others whilst using his physical disability to his own strength, so many novels depict their main characters in ‘prime health/fitness’ and like nothing could ever impede them which can easily become tiresome. Kaz and Inej were so beautifully created and for two people that barely touch they have some of the most intimate chemistry I’ve ever come across! They’re displayed as 2 sides of the same coin. You see Inej values faith whereas Kaz values money and power, or where Inej values action, Kaz will prioritise strategy making them a perfect match. The friendship between each and every one of the crows makes it even a heartwarming read despite some of the themes throughout and once again the sarcasm is just 👏🏼👏🏼(thank you Jesper bby). The twists throughout make the books impossible to put down, and believe me if you think you understand the plan, you don’t Across these two novels there is so much I want to say and so many people I want to talk about but I try to avoid spoilers within my reviews as much as possible. Lastly, I love that Grisha power is created from science, and how they utilise the elements to be able to ‘amplify’ it into power! Although the characters don’t overlap, I would recommend reading the trilogy before these books as it does allow for deeper understanding. Overall, this duology is amazing and I just think it deserves every bit of hype it receives.

This set was a gift for my nephew. He only asked for the first two but was delighted to receive the whole saga. Looks interesting.

Was a gift for my daughter. She has loved it. she had watched shadow and bone on Netflix and wanted to read about kaz and the gang.

Absolutely brilliant, think these stories are even better than Shadow and Bone. Great characters who are all equally important to the story and have development throughout

I have started reading these myself and thought they would be a gift for someone. It's like oceans 11 meets game of thrones