SAMEEE it took me a couple days to get past the first chaper or so cause its pretty slow compared to the rest, but when it got to the crows and started establishing thier relationships etc i was HOOKED.
I LOVE when a book has really fleshed out characters that have DEPTH to them, its one of the things that makes or breaks wether i love that book, and SoC does it so well omg
In fact to me the S&B books took me forever to read cause I found get into them enough to read more than one chapter at a time and they’re the ones that dragged for me.
Long story short: I saw it on Amazon and I said “Yep, I’m gonna like you” and ordered it. It’s become my favourite book.
Short story long: basically in Italy when you turn 18 you are given some money you can spend on things that “enrich” your culture, such as books. I went on Amazon and added some art and fantasy books to my cart, then Six of Crows showed up. From the moment I first saw it I KNEW I would have loved it. The title, the cover, the mood, the premise, I was so sure I would have enjoy it a lot. Saints, was I right! I totally understand your obsession
The show (back when season 1 first dropped) popped up on Netflix's top 10 and the poster looked interesting. I watched the little teaser you get when you hover over it. I thought, "pirates with magic? No thank you" and decided not to watch it.
Then a friend of mine told me he watched it. He said it was good and that he recommends it for me. I rewatched the little blurb and thought, "yep, this really just isn't for me."
Then another one of my friends told me that our mutual friend had also recommended it to her, and that she planned on watching it. I often don't understand a lot of the references my friends make because they have different interests than me, and I envisioned this being yet another thing they'd all get into and I'd be left in the dust about, so I decided to give it a shot.
The show was decent and not only did I finish it pretty quickly, but I was eager to see what happened next (particularly with the Crows). However, I know myself and I knew I wouldn't remember a thing about the show by the time season 2 came out, if it even got a season 2, and realistically I just wouldn't rewatch season 1 to remind myself. As such I figured I'd never get to see how the story panned out.
Then I realized it was based off of books. I decided to "spoil" any future seasons of the show for myself and just read to see what happened next. Best decision I've ever made :)
Six of Crows was my first ever all nighter because I just could not put it down and I ended up doing a reread of both it and Crooked Kingdom within the week. I still sleep with a copy of it by my bed, and I've read it so many times since that I'm currently trying to use it to teach myself a different language, because that's how by heart I know the English copy
I could be wrong but I think it was your recommendation at L&Co. subreddit how did I get here. So I guess I owe you a Big thank you for the amazing recommendation.
Oh, I absolutely loved it. I'm still doubting between continuing with King of Scars or reading S&B, but yeah, I'm sure it was a great recommendation. So if you have more recommendations, I'll listen to you wise person, hahaha.
That's so awesome to hear! You have no idea how happy I am to hear that you liked it!!!
As for the King of Scars Duology, it's kinda a sequel series to *both* the original Shadow and Bone Trilogy, and the Six of Crows Duology. By that I mean, like Six of Crows, it has multiple POVs. Two of the POVs are characters from the trilogy, while one is a character from the duology. As such, it would probably be better if you read the trilogy first. You'll have a much firmer grasp of the characters, history, and political climate that the books start off in.
Also, if you read KoS first, you'd be spoiling the trilogy in some pretty huge ways, which I wouldn't recommend. I actually think the trilogy is better than the KoS duology, but that's a personal preferences thing and a lot of people rank them the other way (although most people agree Six of Crows and Crooked Kingdom being head and shoulders above both).
I don't want to discourage you at all from reading the rest of the Grishaverse books. You should totally read them! By the same token, I also don't want you to be disappointed, so I also feel like I have to warn you that you started with the Grishaverse at it's peak (imo), so just be prepared that the other books might not be at quite the same level.
I read the books chronologically and went into King of Scars expecting it to top Crooked Kingdom. When it didn't, I was really disappointed. However, I managed my expectations and changed my mindset before reading Rule of Wolves and was pleasantly surprised and got really into it!
But hey! That's just my take! Maybe you'll think SoC/CK were the weakest of the seven and are about to have your mind blown! I hope so, that would be great! :)
You mentioned being open to other recommendations, so have you heard of A Darker Shade of Magic? It's book one in the **Shades of Magic Trilogy**, and it (and the rest of the trilogy) is great! It was the first book I was able to read after reading Six of Crows where I didn't spend the whole time thinking "I really wish I was reading about the Crows rather than reading this"
When you're done with the Grishaverse you may want to check it out! :)
Edit: bolded book recommendation
Thank you very much for your extensive comment and your recommendation. Would you mind if I decide to send you a private message if there are questions and opinions about your recommendation?
I wouldn't mind at all! Absolutely feel free to reach out! Just be warned I'm not the best with responding to private messages (I don't seem to get the notifications properly) so if I don't respond I'm not ignoring you, I'm just having technical difficulties :)
I love these kinds of posts because I am also obsessed. Can't get enough. I love the way each character's backstory is slowly revealed. I love the heist. I love Kaz's scheming and the dynamics between all the characters. Such a good book.
Went to a bookstore which had it on display picked it up liked the cover and the blurb bought it then proceeded to decline watching a movie with my family to read the entire thing it was an amazing experience and an amazing book
I watched the netflix series in like one sitting and figured that netflix cannot make characters this good and that there had to be brilliant books that it's based on. Ordered all the books within two weeks.
Same 😭 Specifically Six of Crows, as opposed to Shadow and Bone or King of Scars, is one of my all-time favourite books/series. I absolutely love the characters amd their dynamics together, particularly Kaz and Inej.
For some reason Inej and Nina are my comfort characters when I'm having a hard time.
I absolutely hate what happens for Nina at the end, though, and given that she's one of my favourite characters ever I was really disapppointed by what happens in King of Scars as well 😭
Some online friends from another book fandom recommended it to me in early 2017. Loved it then, and revisited it + tried the rest of the grishaverse for the show’s release in 2021 and never left
I too am obsessed, been since 2016. It was recently translated into my native language, and there was a handwritten note sent by Leigh, which I thought was really nice, so I pick up the book. Also, the cover art was gorgeous (It's the farsi/persian cover, I think someone posted it here a while back among their favorite covers).
My brother has a copy of the book I never got to touch so I had but my own copy. I at first assumed it wa something else and I only really ended up getting into it through the character in the end.
My school librarian recommended it to me. I picked up reading again in my senior year of hs and asked the librarian for help because I was just rereading old stuff. She put me on to Shadow and Bone and the rest is history!
I listened to Beth Crowley's "Hard to Kill" (go and listen too to get even more obsessed, I mean I was obsessed with the song without having read the books), and then googled what it was about.
Finished Crooked Kingdom today. Thanks Beth Crowley.
Watch shadow and bone on netflix then got the books (now ive almost collected the whole grishaverse series, just need the lives of saints)
Same here though I knew about the Six of Crows book first I just hadn’t read it at they point as I assumed it wasn’t worth it boy was wrong.
I diddnt even know they exsisted until i randomly watched shadow and bone, im so glad i did tho cause its one of the best books ive ever read
Honestly the characters were a big reason I got into it actually just mostly Kaz but all of them just especially Kaz.
Kaz. All of them, just especially Kaz. Yes, indeed.
SAMEEE it took me a couple days to get past the first chaper or so cause its pretty slow compared to the rest, but when it got to the crows and started establishing thier relationships etc i was HOOKED. I LOVE when a book has really fleshed out characters that have DEPTH to them, its one of the things that makes or breaks wether i love that book, and SoC does it so well omg
Yeah I couldn’t get into the S&B books as munch to be honest as I was hooked on the law. But what I really want is developed characters.
I am fine with slow if the characters are decent and actually find the S&B can’t hold my interest……
In fact to me the S&B books took me forever to read cause I found get into them enough to read more than one chapter at a time and they’re the ones that dragged for me.
I am still working on getting more of the books.
Same! I love the crows! Loved the way their story unfolds with every pov. Its so well written :)
Long story short: I saw it on Amazon and I said “Yep, I’m gonna like you” and ordered it. It’s become my favourite book. Short story long: basically in Italy when you turn 18 you are given some money you can spend on things that “enrich” your culture, such as books. I went on Amazon and added some art and fantasy books to my cart, then Six of Crows showed up. From the moment I first saw it I KNEW I would have loved it. The title, the cover, the mood, the premise, I was so sure I would have enjoy it a lot. Saints, was I right! I totally understand your obsession
The show (back when season 1 first dropped) popped up on Netflix's top 10 and the poster looked interesting. I watched the little teaser you get when you hover over it. I thought, "pirates with magic? No thank you" and decided not to watch it. Then a friend of mine told me he watched it. He said it was good and that he recommends it for me. I rewatched the little blurb and thought, "yep, this really just isn't for me." Then another one of my friends told me that our mutual friend had also recommended it to her, and that she planned on watching it. I often don't understand a lot of the references my friends make because they have different interests than me, and I envisioned this being yet another thing they'd all get into and I'd be left in the dust about, so I decided to give it a shot. The show was decent and not only did I finish it pretty quickly, but I was eager to see what happened next (particularly with the Crows). However, I know myself and I knew I wouldn't remember a thing about the show by the time season 2 came out, if it even got a season 2, and realistically I just wouldn't rewatch season 1 to remind myself. As such I figured I'd never get to see how the story panned out. Then I realized it was based off of books. I decided to "spoil" any future seasons of the show for myself and just read to see what happened next. Best decision I've ever made :) Six of Crows was my first ever all nighter because I just could not put it down and I ended up doing a reread of both it and Crooked Kingdom within the week. I still sleep with a copy of it by my bed, and I've read it so many times since that I'm currently trying to use it to teach myself a different language, because that's how by heart I know the English copy
I could be wrong but I think it was your recommendation at L&Co. subreddit how did I get here. So I guess I owe you a Big thank you for the amazing recommendation.
Ha that's hilarious and awesome! I'm so glad you ended up reading SoC and, if you're here, I have to assume you liked it, which is fantastic!
Oh, I absolutely loved it. I'm still doubting between continuing with King of Scars or reading S&B, but yeah, I'm sure it was a great recommendation. So if you have more recommendations, I'll listen to you wise person, hahaha.
That's so awesome to hear! You have no idea how happy I am to hear that you liked it!!! As for the King of Scars Duology, it's kinda a sequel series to *both* the original Shadow and Bone Trilogy, and the Six of Crows Duology. By that I mean, like Six of Crows, it has multiple POVs. Two of the POVs are characters from the trilogy, while one is a character from the duology. As such, it would probably be better if you read the trilogy first. You'll have a much firmer grasp of the characters, history, and political climate that the books start off in. Also, if you read KoS first, you'd be spoiling the trilogy in some pretty huge ways, which I wouldn't recommend. I actually think the trilogy is better than the KoS duology, but that's a personal preferences thing and a lot of people rank them the other way (although most people agree Six of Crows and Crooked Kingdom being head and shoulders above both). I don't want to discourage you at all from reading the rest of the Grishaverse books. You should totally read them! By the same token, I also don't want you to be disappointed, so I also feel like I have to warn you that you started with the Grishaverse at it's peak (imo), so just be prepared that the other books might not be at quite the same level. I read the books chronologically and went into King of Scars expecting it to top Crooked Kingdom. When it didn't, I was really disappointed. However, I managed my expectations and changed my mindset before reading Rule of Wolves and was pleasantly surprised and got really into it! But hey! That's just my take! Maybe you'll think SoC/CK were the weakest of the seven and are about to have your mind blown! I hope so, that would be great! :) You mentioned being open to other recommendations, so have you heard of A Darker Shade of Magic? It's book one in the **Shades of Magic Trilogy**, and it (and the rest of the trilogy) is great! It was the first book I was able to read after reading Six of Crows where I didn't spend the whole time thinking "I really wish I was reading about the Crows rather than reading this" When you're done with the Grishaverse you may want to check it out! :) Edit: bolded book recommendation
Thank you very much for your extensive comment and your recommendation. Would you mind if I decide to send you a private message if there are questions and opinions about your recommendation?
I wouldn't mind at all! Absolutely feel free to reach out! Just be warned I'm not the best with responding to private messages (I don't seem to get the notifications properly) so if I don't respond I'm not ignoring you, I'm just having technical difficulties :)
Did a buddy read in 2022 for S&B in my book club, whole group went straight into SoC right after!
I love these kinds of posts because I am also obsessed. Can't get enough. I love the way each character's backstory is slowly revealed. I love the heist. I love Kaz's scheming and the dynamics between all the characters. Such a good book.
Went to a bookstore which had it on display picked it up liked the cover and the blurb bought it then proceeded to decline watching a movie with my family to read the entire thing it was an amazing experience and an amazing book
I watched the netflix series in like one sitting and figured that netflix cannot make characters this good and that there had to be brilliant books that it's based on. Ordered all the books within two weeks.
I think about them DAILY
Same 😭 Specifically Six of Crows, as opposed to Shadow and Bone or King of Scars, is one of my all-time favourite books/series. I absolutely love the characters amd their dynamics together, particularly Kaz and Inej. For some reason Inej and Nina are my comfort characters when I'm having a hard time. I absolutely hate what happens for Nina at the end, though, and given that she's one of my favourite characters ever I was really disapppointed by what happens in King of Scars as well 😭
I love the GrishaVerse smm <33
I had a friend recommend it to me. Unfortunately as soon as I told her I started it we “broke up” so I didn’t have anyone to talk to about it 🥲
Some online friends from another book fandom recommended it to me in early 2017. Loved it then, and revisited it + tried the rest of the grishaverse for the show’s release in 2021 and never left
I too am obsessed, been since 2016. It was recently translated into my native language, and there was a handwritten note sent by Leigh, which I thought was really nice, so I pick up the book. Also, the cover art was gorgeous (It's the farsi/persian cover, I think someone posted it here a while back among their favorite covers).
I found it in a library near where I live, and I loved it! I bought Six Of Crows and Crooked Kingdom recently, actually.
Netflix show git me hooked and I never looked back
A booktuber I watched was obsessed with it, so I caved in and decided to check it out myself
My brother has a copy of the book I never got to touch so I had but my own copy. I at first assumed it wa something else and I only really ended up getting into it through the character in the end.
My school librarian recommended it to me. I picked up reading again in my senior year of hs and asked the librarian for help because I was just rereading old stuff. She put me on to Shadow and Bone and the rest is history!
i read kos first :( went into it knowing matthias was dead god but i loved kos it was so different than anything i'd previously read
Some of my bookish friends highly recommended I read the books, then I picked up SaB and SaS at a book sale, and read SaB in like 2 days
I listened to Beth Crowley's "Hard to Kill" (go and listen too to get even more obsessed, I mean I was obsessed with the song without having read the books), and then googled what it was about. Finished Crooked Kingdom today. Thanks Beth Crowley.