I first met Leigh Bardugo when I read her Grisha trilogy beginning with Shadow and Bone. She is clearly a new and exciting voice in the fantasy genre, so when I saw that she had written another novel set in the same Grisha world, I was curious. Needless to say I was not disappointed! Although Six of Crows is set in the same universe as Shadow and Bone, the story is completely different. As someone said, it is Game of Thrones meets Oceans Eleven, which in a very strange but apt description!

Kaz Becker, is a notorious thief and con man in the city of Ketterdam, which is saying a lot since the city is famous for its criminal elements. Kaz, runs the Barrel, a small area within a largely unregulated zone of criminal activity within the city. There he and his cohorts operate various criminal enterprises, dreaming of the one big score that will allow them to break free from the lives they live.

So when Kaz is offered an exorbitant amount of money for an extremely dangerous heist, that just might also save the world, he is all in. But first he must persuade “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 and a thief with a gift for unlikely escapes” to join him in this impossible endeavor.

Told from each participants point of view, the alternating story lines brings you close to each character and their complicated pasts. Suspenseful, with witty, sharp dialogue, this is an engrossing and fun read and I am looking forward to reading the next book in the series-Crooked Kingdom!

Brenda’s Rating: ***1/2 (3 1/2 Out of 5 Stars)

Rcommend this Book to: Lauren and Marian

Book Study Worthy? Yes

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