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Six of Crows Duology by Leigh Bardugo
I really enjoyed them.
+ I loved the characters. Kaz is exactly a type of character I love - schemes within schemes, keeping all his plans close to the chest, quick-thinking and quick at both planning and improvising when a plan fails. He was excellent from start to finish. He and Inej were my favourites but all of them were interesting and great. Wylan I was most neutral about at the beginning but by the end I loved where he and his story went.
+ I really loved them as a gang. The loyalty and growing bond between them even as they fought uncertainty and distrust.
+ I liked all three romances and I liked how different they all were.
+ I enjoyed all the different heists. I also enjoyed how competent everyone was.
+ I was not a fan of Matthias death. At all. It didn't fit. It came off like the author felt she couldn't let all the gang survive but then threw the death in randomly at the end. She didn't do a good enough job leading up to his death. I couldn't stop wondering how the heck the young druskelle managed to follow them to the hospital without being seen, especially considering the lockdown. It doesn't make sense to me. It came out of nowhere and felt pointless, and it made the book feel weirdly unfinished. Especially since over the course of the book Matthias had made peace with his choices and found a new purpose in life.
+ Considering Nina's new powers I really was expecting her to raise him from the dead. Not as a mindless zombie like the other bodies but in her rage and grief actually managing to bring Matthias back even if it was into a dead body. That would have been far more interesting to my mind.
+ I love the idea of isenulf but what happens to them if their druskelle is killed is too sad. The idea of Trassel and those other loyal wolves being abandoned in the far north to die is wrong. I'm choosing to believe that they've created their own packs of former isenulf and survive and thrive in the north.
+ I was surprised that Pekka Rollins survived the books. Honestly, I'm surprised that Kaz would be satisfied to run him from town. Sure, his empire and the power/respect/money are gone. But Pekka still has enough money to still be rich, he has his son and he can start over. The nightmares and fear and looking over his shoulder are a good revenge but there is no guarantee they'll last past relocation.
+ I like that each chapter switched POVs between the gang.
+ I wish the characters were at least in their twenties because I had a hard time buying them all being late teens.
+ I loved the characters. Kaz is exactly a type of character I love - schemes within schemes, keeping all his plans close to the chest, quick-thinking and quick at both planning and improvising when a plan fails. He was excellent from start to finish. He and Inej were my favourites but all of them were interesting and great. Wylan I was most neutral about at the beginning but by the end I loved where he and his story went.
+ I really loved them as a gang. The loyalty and growing bond between them even as they fought uncertainty and distrust.
+ I liked all three romances and I liked how different they all were.
+ I enjoyed all the different heists. I also enjoyed how competent everyone was.
+ I was not a fan of Matthias death. At all. It didn't fit. It came off like the author felt she couldn't let all the gang survive but then threw the death in randomly at the end. She didn't do a good enough job leading up to his death. I couldn't stop wondering how the heck the young druskelle managed to follow them to the hospital without being seen, especially considering the lockdown. It doesn't make sense to me. It came out of nowhere and felt pointless, and it made the book feel weirdly unfinished. Especially since over the course of the book Matthias had made peace with his choices and found a new purpose in life.
+ Considering Nina's new powers I really was expecting her to raise him from the dead. Not as a mindless zombie like the other bodies but in her rage and grief actually managing to bring Matthias back even if it was into a dead body. That would have been far more interesting to my mind.
+ I love the idea of isenulf but what happens to them if their druskelle is killed is too sad. The idea of Trassel and those other loyal wolves being abandoned in the far north to die is wrong. I'm choosing to believe that they've created their own packs of former isenulf and survive and thrive in the north.
+ I was surprised that Pekka Rollins survived the books. Honestly, I'm surprised that Kaz would be satisfied to run him from town. Sure, his empire and the power/respect/money are gone. But Pekka still has enough money to still be rich, he has his son and he can start over. The nightmares and fear and looking over his shoulder are a good revenge but there is no guarantee they'll last past relocation.
+ I like that each chapter switched POVs between the gang.
+ I wish the characters were at least in their twenties because I had a hard time buying them all being late teens.