4.5 stars 
 "There was no part of him that was not broken, that had not healed wrong, and there was no part of him that was not stronger for having been broken. [...] No one knew who he was. No one knew where he came from. He'd become Kaz Brekker, cripple and confidence man, bastard of the Barrel." 
 Chapter two. With the first appereance of Kaz Brekker, I understood that there was no turning back. Zac! Coup de foudre. Love at first sight. My new prince charming was arrived. 
 Well, if with prince you mean a 
 merciless, totally reckless, apparently apathetic, unpredictable, vindictive, with inventive though ridiculous plans, sarcastic to the bones and marked by a dark past thief. 
 But he's even got some flaws, like 
 flirting skill similar to the ones of a jellyfish. 
 "What do you want then?" 
 You. You. He shrugged and turned away. "To be buried under the weight of my own gold". 
 Reading this book was like riding a roller-coaster (cit. Augustus): 
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 first part of the chapter 
 spent laughing like an idiot because of the hilarious scenes even in the worst situations, shouting for joy AND annoyance due to the sweet, adorable ships I found really irresistible. 
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 second part 
 spent crying/swearing against everything and everybody/begging the saints to keep everyone alive/going in tachycardia because of the plot twist 
 It is really something unique, one of the few cases I read where action is at the first place and romance rather a "background", but what a background! I craved even for just a line that suggested a possible relationship between two characters (e. g. verbal scuffles), highlighted half dialogues, fangirled all the time. 
 At the same time I was completely captivative by the story rich of 
 catches, unexpected circumstances and fights intertwined with the characters's pasts. 
 Leigh Bardugo has a really balanced writing style, that makes each of her stories amazing, unforgettable and involving. She makes us plunge into the story, not only read it. We don't just get to know the characters. We ARE the characters. This is why Six of Crows is so incredible. 
 "I'm a business man," he'd told her. "No more, no less." 
 "You're a thief, Kaz." 
 "Isn't that what I just said?"