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| Shadow and Bone VS Six of Crows |
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Shadow and Bone-setting/world-building: 4/5
-plot: 2/3
-characters: 1/3
-interactions: 1/2
-ending: 0/2
total: 8/15
Six of Crows
-setting/world-building: 4/5
-plot: 3/3
-characters: 3/3
-interactions: 2/2
-ending: 2/2
total: 14/15
~final thoughts~ :
SoC is, in my opinion, way better than Shadow and bone. The characters in S&B honestly didn't have much to them, where the characters from SoC had me instantly falling in love. The plot and writing in general was also just better in SoC.
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-setting/world-building: 3/5
-plot: 3/3
-characters: 3/3
-interactions: 1/2
-ending: 1.5/2
total: 11.5/15
Six of Crows
-setting/world-building:4 /5
-plot: 1.5/3
-characters: 1/3 (1 for Jesper)
-interactions: 2/2
-ending: 2/2
total: 10.5/15
~final thoughts~ :
Shadow and Bone is better SoC in my opinion
Shadow and bone::
Pros:
⭐Much more relatable characters
⭐Darkling and Nikolai
⭐Alina and Nikolai in a positive character were wonderful
⭐Even darkling in a negative character totally stole my heart
⭐The book was engaging and plot was something new
Cons:
⭐The setting/background was not explained
⭐Mal's jealousy ruined my mood
⭐I tolerated and liked the ending only because nikolai became the king
Six of Crows::
Pros
⭐Better background setting
⭐Nina is love
⭐Mathhias and Jesper were totally high school heartthrob
⭐Inej's character was pretty strong and bold
Cons:
⭐I dont like kaz
⭐The plot wasnt engaging and it was pretty basic
⭐The characters werent that relatable
Shadow and Bone-setting/world-building: 4/5
-plot: 1/3
-characters: 2/3
-interactions: 1/2
-ending: 1/2
total: 9/15
Six of Crows
-setting/world-building: 3/5
-plot: 3/3
-characters: 3/3
-interactions: 2/2
-ending: 2/2
total: 13/15
~final thoughts~ : SoC stole my heart right off the bat. I think S&B is a good series too, but I just noticed a lot of missing elements to it. SoC has so many great characters that have great depth and that I actually care about in comparison to S&B. And the plot is much more gripping and exciting for me.
Shadow and Bone-setting/world-building: 5/5
-plot: 2/3
-characters: 1.5/3
-interactions: 0.5/2
-ending: 0/2
total: 9/15
Six of Crows
-setting/world-building: 5/5
-plot: 2.5/3
-characters: 2/3
-interactions: 1.5/2
-ending: 2/2
total: 13/15
~final thoughts~ : I have various thoughts about each, so let's start with Shadow and Bone. My problem, or one of my problem, is that I HATE Mal, I hate him, I can not stand the sight of him, he really irks me to no end. I really really liked Aline, so seeing end up with half the man she is really rubbed me the wrong way. I mean, he is controlling, possesive, jealous, self-centered... do I need to go on? I also feel like the rest of the characters were too much in the background of the book and didn't have almost any interactions in the plot. The great thing about S&B is the universe, the setting and of course, the villain, who we always think he may be redemned. Which is why the ending falls so short. I mean, death by dagger? of a millenium old wizard? c'mon
now, my thoughts on SIx of Crows are a tiny bit conflicting. I loved the characters, loved them. But god, I couldn't stand Kaz sometimes, Inej is almsot the onyl reason I cared about him. I also feel like the it centers a tiny bit too much around the romantic relationships and not enough on the friendships. I mean aside from Nina and Inej and Jesper and Kaz, are any of them forming any bond with their crew members? I wanna think so, I truly do, so why can't we see it? But aside from that, I loved both Six of Crows and crooked Kingdom so much.
Shadow and Bone:-world building: 2/5
-plot: 1.5/3
-characters: 1/3
-interactions: 0.5/2
-ending: 0/2
total:5/15
Six of Crows:
-world building: 4/5
-plot: 3/3
-characters: 3/3
-interactions: 2/2
-ending: 2/2
total:14/15
final thoughts: i started reading s&b so that i could watch the show and was really disappointed. i wasn’t going to read soc because i thought since it was the same author i wouldn’t like it. i was so wrong. soc is one of my favorite books!
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Btw stay tuned fellas, because we got a surprise challenge coming up with the SoC duology.
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Here's the template:
Shadow and Bone
-setting/world-building: /5
-plot: /3
-characters: /3
-interactions: /2
-ending: /2
total: /15
Six of Crows
-setting/world-building: /5
-plot: /3
-characters: /3
-interactions: /2
-ending: /2
total: /15
~final thoughts~ :