Six of Crows

This book was recommended so many times, but every time I looked at the synopsis I wasn't thrilled by it, but it just kept popping up and eventually I couldn't resist giving it a go - and man this is one of those times that I was glad to be wrong about my instincts! I loved it! The magic, the characters and the story just pulled me in from page one and had me hooked all the way through. There are no sappy love stories or triangles, there are no heroes journey storylines and though the magical heist sounds cliche, Leigh Bardugo did it so well in this book that you can't fault it for that. The characters are ‘grey' but still extremely likeable and their banter is one the highlights of the books. You are never sure where loyalties lie or what's around the corner and that made it a very compelling read. I haven't read the other Grisha books, but I liked the magic, even if it wasn't the focus of the story here. I liked that the story felt like it was in this big epic fantasy world of magic, but focused on the small part of it with bigger implications on the horizon. I am VERY much looking forward to book two and highly recommend Six of Crows if you enjoy fantasy, but are maybe tired of the usually fare, but still want a good story, good characters and a place you can get lost in for a while.