If you’ve been following me for a while or at least have read my recent review of Rule of Wolves, you’d know that I am a fan of the Grishaverse and an even bigger fan of Six of Crows in particular. I truly think it’s one of the best fantasies I’ve read.
Leigh Bardugo, the creator and author of the Grishaverse books and universe has stated that she will be writing a third Six of Crows book, featuring the cast many years down the line in a tweet back in March 2018.
It’s unsure if it’s going to be one book or a whole new series. Ever since that announcement however, fans up till recently are still circulating rumors, cast deaths, plot theories on platforms like Reddit, Twitter, Blogs, and now TikTok. It’s safe to say people are going WILD.
Now here’s my take on it.
I personally don’t want a third Six of Crows book. Now wait keep your pitchforks aside, I’ll tell you why:
▪️ Ending had it’s closure: Crooked Kingdom was in my opinion a successful closure for The Crows and their storylines, to me it was a satisfying ending with the fact that every plot line was addressed and sealed. Though we don’t get a full epilogue of where the The Crows end up, it is heavily implied how their lives are going to go from there.
▪️ I don’t trust Leigh Bardugo: Not in her writing skills but she does have a tendency to rip your heart out by killing off lovable characters, and so I’m not certain we’ll get happy tales from Six of Crows 3 and honestly I don’t want any of them to die.
▪️ Will the sentiments and myth still be there? There is nothing worse than having epic characters turn into “a shadow of the great men they were”, and I don’t want that to happen with The Crows. With that open ended ending your mind had the freedom to go wild with imagination as to where they’ll end up, with a written book as older characters that freedom is taken away. This could either go well (with a better book that Six of Crows duology or a disaster).
Will I read it if it comes out? I’m thinking it’s going to be one of those books who’s fanart will make me read it 😂 But if I do hear of any character deaths, I seriously might reconsider; I just can’t take any character deaths anymore 😭
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i agree with you tbh! i love all the characters with all my heart but i would prefer a shorter novella or just some character scenes instead of a full blown novel 🤧
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Yes please a novella with their shenanigans and probably just all of them playing Monopoly (I know Kaz would love that game lol) or them going out for karaoke (Jesper or Nina would kill it).
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In a strange way I think I like when writers kill off the lovable characters, I think it makes it like more heartfelt. Am I alone? Lol! Probably alone! Great post!
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Thanks for reading! I have to admit your point is what makes fantasy in particular high fantasy a hard to put down read. Though I wouldn’t handle it if something happens to The Crows! (they’re an exception!)
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this is such a fantastic post! you’ve honestly brought up great reasons. personally, the only thing that’s driving me towards a third six of crows book would be Kanej and getting more moments and closure for them😂😅 but I agree with you: if anyone died, it would be AWFUL.
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SAME, Kanej is my life. I honestly wouldn’t take it if something happened to them.
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i was actually hoping for a third book, but after reading your post i think crooked kingdom was a good end 😂 if leigh killed off a character it would be really sad i love them all so much ahhhh. lovely post!! 💕
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Thanks for reading Ahaana! I thought I’d be really excited too but the more I thought about it, I wasn’t so sure anymore. I love them too much to see anything bad happen to them 😭 ❤️
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i’m always worried about authors who keep writing because it’s what the fans want, or where the money is. it’s usually not as good as the original material, and as you’ve mentioned, all the loveable characters end up being killed off.
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I agree! Please don’t touch something that’s already perfect 😭❤️
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