Crooked Kingdom Collector's Edition: Leigh Bardugo (Six of Crows)

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Each and every character in this book were likable and bad-ass, and they literally felt like real characters. I love these books with my entire soul and heart. I wish I was an octopus so I had three hearts to love it with in place of one. It was so well written, and I was in love with the plot from the beginning. Despite being slightly slow in the beginning, it really helped the build up in the first book. And the second book...Just - O.M.G! The ship listed gently. The laterns swayed. His eyes were blue fire. “Everything,” he said, as he turned to go. “Everything.”

Matthias a former Druskelle, soldiers from Fjerda. He has history with Nina as the two of them helped each other after a storm destroyed their ship, with the two of them developing a trust. Nina betrays him which causes him to hate her, but he also loves her. Nearly most importantly of all, there is a HEIST. Everyone who’s anyone knows that the best trope-y plotline is a heist. We get squads and excitement and scheming and risk and THEFT. And just yesterday someone asked me earnestly if I’m a kleptomaniac, to which, after a bit of reflection, I answered “Yes.” And for people who claim to be the most open minded fandom who support every kind of freaking diversity known to man, some of you sure aren't what you'd like to believe lol. me: okay. school's amping up. extracurriculars are starting. the internship search is well under way. what should we do first?I am a loyal fan of the GrishaVerse books, and the main reason why is because of how Bardugo does her worldbuilding. She takes inspiration from real countries and places from around the world, which is one of the reasons the world she's built feels so real! She describes the surroundings of the characters so beautifully. I can easily picture myself on the streets of Ketterdam or in the Ice Court. Matthias is honestly my least favorite. He's dynamic enough and he's got a great character arc, but I don't feel as if he's nearly as original a character as my five. Whatever, I still like him.

As I mentioned, the characters are so so good. We have the leader - Kaz - who is an intimidating criminal prodigy with a secret past. We have the mixture of drama and humour offered by Jesper and Wylan. And there's the totally badass Inej: God that woman is so fierce and has the heart of a lion!!! Nina is so compassionate and lovely and I immediately loved her for it! She’s never afraid to say what she’s thinking and she’s loyal to a fault. I just adored her for being so passionate and I was so sad when Matthias rejected her at the beginning. Not that this would have had any visible impact on her, after all she still had a sharp tongue and made sure to use it. *lol* ;-P Judging by what I read about this world to be one of the Grisha isn’t easy, but Nina nevertheless always somehow managed to stand her ground! jesper fahey. the way he had so much hidden depth, masking his true feelings with banter and humor and sarcasm and wit? i — that hit far too close to home, and that’s probably why i kinda get him. he’s one of those characters no one can help loving. but he also loves shooting at his enemies, so he isn’t just a character who’d lighten the mood, he’s one of those who’d kill people for you if you were his friend and that type of loyalty is something else. i wanna be friends with him 👉👈She’d laughed, and if he could have bottled the sound and got drunk on it every night, he would have. It terrified him. The Ice Court is the most highly protected place in Fjerda, and Kaz won't be able to gatecrash it alone. He needs a crew. There was a long silence, and then, eyes trained on the notch they’d created in the link, Wylan said, “Just girls?” TL;DR: I was never bored by this book, and I love the characters more than my own life. Highly recommended.

Next, Kaz recruits Jesper Fahey. He is the crew's sharpshooter. Jesper is a lighthearted and sarcastic character, who enjoys gambling a bit more than he should.

Summary

He released her hand, his shoulders bunching, his gaze angry and ashamed as he turned his face to the sea. Join Kaz, Inej, Jesper, Nina, Matthias, and Wylan as they navigate the dangerous streets of Ketterdam for what is undoubtedly the greatest heist in Ketterdam history. This box set marks the beginning of our exciting collaboration with Leigh Bardugo, with the release of box sets for Shadow and Bone and King of Scars coming in the next year. Don't miss out on the opportunity to own this stunning edition of the Six of Crows duology! The ship listed gently. The lanterns swayed. His eyes were blue fire. “Everything,” he said, as he turned to go. “Everything.”