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“Please, my darling Inej, treasure of my heart, won't you do me the honor of acquiring me a new hat?“
Kaz Brekker, Six of Crows

1 - Finishing Dreadful Company tomorrow, started Six of Crows today
2 - Queer Interpretation of Trek by the Women at Warp podcast
3 - I‘ve been talking up the Rivers of London series quite a lot (seriously, anybody who likes urban fantasy and/or unusual police procedurals should give it a try)

#weekendreads @rachelsbrittain

Give me all of the heist novels! And if you add the Ragtag Group of Misfits or Found Family Trope, I will literally cry from happiness.

#audiobaking #audiocheesecaking

I started this as an audiobook but soon realized it's a bit too complicated for me to follow that way. I heard so much good about this 🙂

I‘m gonna be totally honest about this first chapter. If I‘d made my decision whether to purchase this book based on the first two pages, I wouldn‘t have bought it. There are so many issues with those pages, and yet EVERYTHING after that is a different story. The way this chapter builds up to slap you in the face is brilliant. I‘m just hoping the rest of the book reflects everything after the first two pages and not the first two. #FingersCrossed

Decided to finally read Six of Crows, because I‘m going to start writing a similar book later this month. Want to make sure I‘m not repeating too much of what Leigh Bardugo has already done. Nervous about this one, because a friend of mine from work LOVES this book and has read it at least four times. Really hoping I‘ll love it, too. #Grishaverse #AmWriting

“When everyone knows you‘re a monster, you needn‘t waste time doing every monstrous thing.”
Ok, so maybe I‘ve read this book 4 too many times...

Bottom right fan art is my favorite. 😁 I thoroughly enjoyed this dark urban fantasy heist story! It‘s the first in a duology, & though I usually prefer my series installments to have completeness in themselves, I nonetheless loved the way this one ended. Kaz is the ultimate antihero and I can‘t wait to read more set in the Grishaverse! 4.5 stars. 🌟🌟🌟🌟💫

(I also can‘t wait to see it on Netflix!)

Oh ps: #SFMBC on its way to you @cobwebmoth !

What are you reading this weekend? .
@sewhappystitchhappy recommended I read Six of Crows by @lbardugo. I had to create a crow Inspired feather Artmark to match. Available in my shop at www.bookartbookmarks.com

Finally getting back into this after a few month hiatus. I absolutely LOVED the Grisha Trilogy but I think I started this at a bad time when my mental state started fighting against me and my reading goals. But I‘m back into it and hope to at least somewhat fly through this and the sequel. Then I can get to King of Scars

Ever since publishing my own novel I enjoy reading dedications all the more 💖

tfw Actual Queen Leigh Bardugo likes your Dregs tattoo.

BOOK CON 2019: Jacob Javitz Center

For all you Leigh Bardugo fans, I forgot to mention in my earlier post that Leigh Bardugo hinted at a book 3 in the Six of Crows series. The bad news, if she does write it, it will be like 4+ years away.

First 2 panels of #bookcon : Rainbow Rowell, & then Leigh Bardugo in conversation with Jeff Vandermeer and littens @MrBook and @TheSpineView 😄

This book was alright. I don't really like the author's style of breaking up action to tell the backstory of the characters. It broke things up too much and had my head spinning around trying to keep track of all of the timelines. Interesting story, great character building.

I rated this story five stars out of five. I‘m going to pick up Crooked Kingdom the next time I am at Barnes and Noble because I am ready for the next part. I truly enjoyed Bardugo‘s writing. I cannot wait to read more of her work. I wish I could be a Grisha and or join Kaz‘s crew. Maybe even both. #sixofcrows #leighbardugo @bookbrag

Bookcon here we come!! I took the advice of the book community and finally pickled up Six of Crows!

“You shouldn‘t make friends with crows
“Why not? “
“Why not? “
“They don‘t have any manners.”
“Neither do you, Kaz.” #sixofcrows #leighbardugo #kazbrekker #inejghafa

“If we make it out of here alive, I‘m going to kiss you unconscious.” #sixofcrows #leighbardugo

It took me a little while to get into this story but I‘m so glad I stuck with it, as it definitely deserves the hype. I became very attached to all of the characters, and was really rooting for all of the friendships and relationships going forward into Crooked Kingdom. It‘s a completely different feel of a book from the Grisha trilogy that precedes it, it‘s much less of a standard fantasy, and it‘s completely unique.

Goodreads 27/52

Matthias the Tulip 🌷. #sixofcrows #leighbardugo

Having yet another health crisis the past few days, I‘m highly sick of being sick. My GP has an idea it‘s all stemming from an autoimmune problem, so it‘s off to more specialists. Yay. At least I felt well enough to finish Six Of Crows. I very much enjoyed it, it‘s like a fantasy Oceans 11 with magic, prisons & lots of killing. 5⭐️ #MountTBR2019 #Bk20

One of the most gripping fantasy novels that I have read in recent times. A good storyline with excellent dialogues make it a page-turner by all means. I would suggest this book to anyone wanting to read some good old heist combined with a lot of drama and substance in the plot. Can't wait to start the second part!

“Better terrible truths than kind lies.” #sixofcrows #leighbardugo

Now that‘s a nice touch.

Tonight‘s reading. I‘m over halfway through another Bardugo book, I have had multiple copies of this for over a year(this one, the Collectors Edition released last year & the duology boxset with the ref&black sprayed edges)but I‘ve never gotten past pg115 till tonight! So glad I finally did & that I have Crooked Kingdom ready to go next & King Of Scars after that.🦅 #NoMournersNoFunerals #TeamDregs

There‘s a quiz on Bardugo ‘s website: Which Six of Crows Character are you? I‘m trying not to take it personally. (http://www.grishaverse.com/extras/which-six-crows-character-are-you/)

Wrapping up #YAFantasyWeek with my top 6 YA fantasy book picks! Miiiiiight have stretched the definition of fantasy with Undead Girl Gang, but I consider it urban fantasy and fight me if you think different.

“We learn to hold our heads as if we wear crowns”
-Inej Ghafa

Which one should I read? Does it matter which one comes first? Are they related?

#Grishaverse

These books have been on my tbr forever and my sweet hubby just bought me the box set! They‘re so beautiful! Those pages though! 😍

Everyone who ever liked this book needs to listen to this.

//www.youtube.com/watch?v=2e7q2icoU_E

Just as good as the first time I read it 😍😍

I have no faults with this book and I don‘t think I ever will. I adore these characters so much

5 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 #YoungAdult #Grishaverse

Yeah Nina and Matthias definitely like each other , but then again Kaz and Inej have good chemistry! Choices! Choices! #sixofcrows

Surprised at how much I enjoyed this

My new Tattoo so happy #sixofcrows #LeghBardugo

I‘m so happy to be with the Dregs again 🖤

Continuing my #Grishaverse marathon with my favourite bunch of misfits. I love a good reread!

I am halfway through this book and in love with the characters 💕

Super late getting into this. As usual 😂
I haven't been able to focus on a single book all month so I decided I needed a reread! Let's see if I'm doing this right
✅ With a number in the title
✅ With more than 300 pages
✅ With multiple points of view
✅ Is part of a series
Rereads always help a slump. Here's hoping this worked!
#mayscavengerhunt #maymadness
@Clwojick @RadicalReader @TheReadingMermaid

Saints help my tbr pile now I've read Six of Crows 😂

But which should I prioritise next? I want to read Crooked Kingdom really bad but I'm so tempted to get the Shadow and Bone books read first.

Help?! 😂📚

I don't know what it was exactly that I just couldn't read this one. Probably several things. But one of the big issues was that all the characters had terrible childhoods and were just so broken 😢

I‘m starting Six of Crows today.

Leigh Bardugo fans - I am almost half way through Six of Crows but I feel like I'm missing a lot of back story!

Should I have started the Grishaverse somewhere else? Should I stop reading SoC and start this world from a more suitable point??

I hate being out of order!

Is it possible to ship two characters even if one teeters between wanting to kiss another character and wanting to kill them? If so then that‘s what I‘m feeling about Matthias and Nina at this moment. #sixofcrows #leighbardugo

FINALLY lighting my bookish candle of Inej in the library! It smells so good 😍😍

#Grishaverse #SixOfCrows #BookishCandle

My current read - I've had it weeks but prioritised a new, spontaneous purchase.

I'd love to hear what people though of this. at the moment I'm about 50 pages in and finding it a little more scatty than I thought but finding the character development pretty good so it's keeping me satisfied. Wonder if it'll live up to its hype?!

🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
LOVED it!! This was such a fun, action packed romp of a story. I kept hearing that it was good, but I expected a typical YA fantasy that was good but not great. But it exceeded all expectations. Mr. UPS man just delivered book 2, but I've got a few I want to get to first.
#24B4Monday

I'm starting off the #24B4Monday trying to finish up the final 200 pages of Six of Crows (which is in my lap and not in the photo). This is my updated pull-from stack. Today will likely just be SoC and finishing Becoming (I'm about halfway through that). After those, I'll pull from the #PopJarGame mug for my next book.

@TheReadingMermaid
@Andrew65