I was advised to read The Shadow and Bone Trilogy (Shadow and Bone, Siege and Storm, Ruin and Rising) before I read The Six of Crows Duology because it would give me context for some of the events and people referenced and it was. So if you are new to The Grishaverse that is what I would suggest you do too.
The tone of this story has a very different feel than The Shadow and Bone Trilogy. That isn't a bad thing just something to be aware of. These characters are a study in contrasts. Kaz, is he just a heartless thief who has had anything good in him killed off by childhood trauma? Is there hope of any kind of peace and friendship possible between Matthias and Nina when everything he has ever been told throughout his entire life has him thinking Nina and all other Grisha are evil witches? Will Inej ever be free of the fear her time in The Menagerie as done to her? Can a young gang of crooks become a family?
Six of Crows is a heist story and also a character story. As the big score, the one that could free the crew from their debts and indentured status, is planned and carried out their stories begin to be revealed and all that they have seen, done, and had done to them before colors their actions and choices now. Will that help or hamper their score? And what's with Kaz's gloves?
I can't really compare the two sets of stories, they take place in the same world around the same time but have such a different cast and tone. I don't know if more overlap happens in book 2 but I guess I will find out shortly.
(Finished January 17, 2020)
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