Eric Stone
I burned through Six of Crows in about two days, though to be fair, that’s just my usual pace and not necessarily a glowing endorsement. It’s a bit of a weird one for me. On paper, it has the goods: a fun magic system and some solid class warfare themes that actually kept me engaged for a while. But despite the high stakes, I found myself zoning out hard somewhere in the middle.
The characters are all supposed to be in their late teens, but I didn't feel any of that "transport" I usually look for. It didn't bring me back to being that age even for a second; they felt more like seasoned 40yos trapped in teenage bodies. By the time I hit the halfway mark, I was already mentally browsing my shelves for what I was going to read next.
There’s a cliffhanger at the end, but I’m mostly indifferent to it. Usually, a cliffhanger makes me want to immediately track down the sequel, but this one just left me standing on the edge of the cliff feeling nothing in particular. It’s a "mostly okay" read that somehow missed the mark for me. If you’re into the Grishaverse you'll probably dig the magic, but for me, it was just... fine.
The version of the hardcover I read had black edges - the actual book itself was really cool. That, plus the fact that everyone tells me Part 2 is even better... that's keeping Crooked Kingdom on my TBR.
I burned through Six of Crows in about two days, though to be fair, that’s just my usual pace and not necessarily a glowing endorsement. It’s a bit of a weird one for me. On paper, it has the goods: a fun magic system and some solid class warfare themes that actually kept me engaged for a while. But despite the high stakes, I found myself zoning out hard somewhere in the middle.
The characters are all supposed to be in their late teens, but I didn't feel any of that "transport" I usually look for. It didn't bring me back to being that age even for a second; they felt more like seasoned 40yos trapped in teenage bodies. By the time I hit the halfway mark, I was already mentally browsing my shelves for what I was going to read next.
There’s a cliffhanger at the end, but I’m mostly indifferent to it. Usually, a cliffhanger makes me want to immediately track down the sequel, but this one just left me standing on the edge of the cliff feeling nothing in particular. It’s a "mostly okay" read that somehow missed the mark for me. If you’re into the Grishaverse you'll probably dig the magic, but for me, it was just... fine.
The version of the hardcover I read had black edges - the actual book itself was really cool. That, plus the fact that everyone tells me Part 2 is even better... that's keeping Crooked Kingdom on my TBR.