What’s really special about these books is the unique way in which the author deals with trauma and diversity within YA fiction. This makes the characters both relatable and sympathetic, despite the fantastical setting and their questionable morality. Each character is multidimensional and develops and changes in meaningful, substantial ways over the course of the two books. It’s compulsively readable, but relies on character development just as much as plot to move the story forward. This particular series sucks you into a fast-paced flow of action, revenge and redemption from the first chapter and won’t let you go until you finish the very last page. This perspective, just like any other, allows readers to broaden their horizons and practice empathy, something our world is in desperate need of at the moment. Not only are these books just as good or better than adult literature in terms of writing, characters and story, but reading YA can give you a unique perspective of younger protagonists that isn’t offered by books written for an older audience. This fantastical two-book series follows this six-person crew through every point of view as they take on an impossible heist and then must deal with the aftermath of their actions.īecause these books fall within the Young Adult (YA) genre, many college students may pass over them, intentionally or not. The rest of the cast is filled out by extraordinary characters, who excel at everything from sharpshooting to demolition to controlling the human body. He’s one of six main characters in the “Six of Crows” series, authored by Leigh Bardugo. It’s a job for thugs and thieves.” Or so says the infamous Kaz Brekker, the leader of the scrappiest gang in Ketterdam.

“This isn’t a job for trained soldiers and spies.

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