4.5 Fangs 
 "Crows remember human faces. They remember the people who feed them, who are kind to them. And the people who wrong them too. They don't forget. They tell each other who to look after and who to watch out for." 
 What an amazing storyteller Leigh Bardugo is! 
 From the first moment I grabbed Six of Crows, I knew it was going to be one of my favorite series. Crooked Kingdom is most definitely at par. 
 By now, you know these six characters are trying to stay alive while Kaz devises a plan to achieve it. Also, they are counting on Kaz to help them get their money back. For someone who's not supposed to be likable, the other five are solely counting on him (and his conniving ways) to get them away in one piece. 
 For his part, Kaz wants revenge. Revenge on Pekka Rollins and Jan Van Eck. Kaz has wanted revenge on Pekka for some time. 
 "Brick by Brick" 
 Kaz won't forget what he did to him and his brother Jordie, but now more important is to retrieve Inej and then, once she is safe, making sure Van Eck pays too. He will learn that no one crosses Kaz without expecting trouble. 
 Crooked Kingdom had so many funny moments involving all six characters: 
 "Have any of you wondered what I did with all the cash Pekka Rollins gave us?" 
 "Guns?" asked Jesper. 
 "Ships?" queried Inej. 
 "Bombs?" suggested Wylan. 
 "Political bribes?" offered Nina. 
 They all looked at Matthias. 
 "This is where you tell us how awful we are," she whispered." 
 It also had sad ones too. My poor heart was broken. Broken in little tiny pieces.... but is it wrong for me to hope for a phoenix? 
 "They were twin souls, soldiers destined to fight for different sides, to find each other and lose each other too quickly. She would not keep him here. Not like this." 
 Leigh Bardugo made me love all six characters. They all had great personalities and she made them so real. I was definitely Team Barrell. They deserved to win and to find happiness. I was rooting for all of them to survive it. If anyone could accomplish that, Kaz could. I adored him. 
 I had a soft spot for Inej and Kaz. They made so much sense together. 
 "I would have come for you. And if I couldn't walk, I'd crawl to you, and no matter how broken we were, we'd fight our way out together-knives drawn, pistols blazing. Because that's what we do. We never stop fighting." 
 Nina and Matthias had some very sweet moments. Matthias was unwilling to leave Nina's side. He was confident he could keep her safe. He would give his life for her. Nina, for her part, loved to flirt with him. She made me laugh every time she did. 
 "You're better that waffles, Matthias Helvar." 
 Jesper and Wyland were a good team too. Wyland helped Jesper realized his gift was there for a reason. Using it helped him keep grounded. 
 "This action will have no echo." 
 It saddens me to know there are no more books in the Six of Crows series. A duology is not enough for me. I felt like some of my questions were not answered. Some subplots needed a resolution. What happens with Kuwei and the antidote? Why mention the druskella wolf without getting him back safe? What of Nina and the Ice? And I'm not going to even touch the elephant in the room, right? 
 You see my point? Am I crazy for wanting Mrs. Bardugo to write more books in the Grisha world? I sure hope we can get at least one more. 
 "No mourners, no funerals." 
 4.5/5 Fangs 
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