Audiobook Review: Six of Crows

Title: Six of Crows
Author: Leigh Bardugo
Publisher: Henry Holt and Co./Audible Studios
Release Date: September 29, 2015

Ketterdam: a bustling hub of international trade where anything can be had for the right price—and no one knows that better than criminal prodigy Kaz Brekker. Kaz is offered a chance at a deadly heist that could make him rich beyond his wildest dreams. But he can't pull it off alone...

A convict with a thirst for revenge.

A sharpshooter who can't walk away from a wager.

A runaway with a privileged past.

A spy known as the Wraith.

A Heartrender using her magic to survive the slums.

A thief with a gift for unlikely escapes.

Kaz's crew are the only ones who might stand between the world and destruction—if they don't kill each other first.

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So I read this one in a bit of a different manner. Usually, I listen to audiobooks while I'm driving or at work. But since I was off work, I decided to read my hardcover along with the narration.  There was so much hype around this book.  And my mind is blown.

First I want to talk about each of the narrators (there are seven of them).  Mainly, would I listen to them again?

Tristan Morris - Joost

This poor narrator only had one chapter to narrate!  That's okay.  He did an excellent job.  There are so many times with audio narrators that I'm not enthralled.  But I quite enjoyed his voice and his different accents.  He also did different voices very well, making him someone I would go back to again and again.

Lauren Fortgang - Inej

Inej was one of my favorite characters to listen to.  Hell, I loved reading her scenes too.  She was a super interesting character, but the narrator really brought her to life.  I would definitely listen to Lauren Fortgang narrate other stories.  

David Ledoux - Kaz

I've listened to this narrator before.  He read the Sam chapters in Shiver.  He's not my favorite narrator, but I don't particularly dislike him.  He did a decent job as Kaz, and I would listen to other things he narrated.  I wouldn't go out of my way for it though.

Elizabeth Evans - Nina

If you listened to the ToG audiobooks, you know this narrator.  She's wonderful and has a rather witty and sassy sound to her voice.  I haven't listened to anything else by her, but I loved her performance.  She brought the perfect amount of sass to the part of Nina.

Brandon Rubin - Jesper

Overall, the cadence of his voice was quite pleasant.  The issue that I took with him was that he didn't do any different "voices" for the different characters, making it confusing and sometimes a bit boring.  I oftentimes found myself reading ahead of the narration during the Jesper chapters.  And gosh there were a lot of Jesper chapters.  Honestly, I wouldn't listen to this narrator again.

Jay Snyder - Matthias

Oh his voice was so dark and deep I was almost lulled to sleep by it.  Not in a bad way of it being boring!  I mean it was just so soothing and relaxing lol.  I enjoyed him.  I don't know that I would search him out, but I wouldn't exclude any books he narrated.

Roger Clark - Pekka

Another narrator that only had one chapter.  He did a phenomenal job.  I love his voice and the amount of inflection he used.  He did excellent at making different voices.  And I would love to hear more from him.

Okay, so for the story itself.

I don't really feel like writing a full review.  But I will say that I enjoyed actually reading this more than listening to it, mostly due to one or two narrators I didn't enjoy so much.  Either way, it was still an excellent story and I can't wait to get my hands on the next.

Reasons you should read Six of Crows

1 - You like shipping people - There are so many ships in this book, my heart was constantly full of joy to see people getting pushed together into awkward situations.

2 - You like to stay guessing - There is never a dull moment.  Bardugo has you guessing at what is going on to what will happen next from the very beginning.  

3 - You like dark fantasy - Well yea.  It's part of the Grishaverse so it's pretty dark!

4 - You liked the Grisha Trilogy - Um yes?  If you liked Bardugo's other series in the same world, you will love this one!  It's even better.

Honestly, I could go on and on listing reasons.  So really, you should just read this book.  

Overall

Would I recommend the audiobook?  Absolutely.  It was quite enjoyable, especially if you have a long car trip or whatever.  Most of the narrators were great.  But, I enjoyed reading the book myself to the audio.