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Gwayne capturing all the family drama

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Same man, different font

Ben Whishaw (James Bond franchise)

Matthew Needham (Summer and Smoke)

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Six of Crows Live Blog - Chapter 43-End

What ship is this, the S.S. Angst?

I can't help but just picture Jan van Eyck sometimes, the painter

You're gonna double-cross Kaz Brekker? Bitch, he practically invented the double-cross! *remembers how the book ends* Ow fuck-

Aww, Kaz is proud of Wylan

"I'm going to get my money. And I'm going to get my girl." Yas king let's go

And there you have it! I'll probably do a live blog for CK at some point, but at the moment my studies are keeping my more than busy. I hope you've all enjoyed this, and I'll see you for the next one😉

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Six of Crows Live Blog - Chapter 39-42

Cary Elwes voice: "Prepare for the fight scene!"

🎵I believe I can fly🎵

Tank time!

Jesper's mad scientist cackle😂 The things he and David could get up to

"You know what they don't have? A bridge. Yeet!"

I can't possibly overstate how much I fucking love the tank sequence

And thus, the Corpsewitch is born

At least let her kill Brum

"I will have you without armor, Kaz Brekker. Or I will not have you at all." PAAAAAAIIIIIIIN

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Six of Crows Live Blog - Chapter 37-38

I like that just because they're religious, the Fjerdans aren't just all zealots. Their god doesn't absolve them of all their crimes. They don't all think they're holy warriors (there are exceptions). "Djel is the god of live, not death." It's about how you interpret your religion, and how you live by it.

Just in case you needed more confirmation, Kaz absolutely doesn't care about your religion. Here, he'll prove it! *ancient tree gets murked*

Kaz Brekker, Helvar shipper

Kaz' indignation at anyone but himself doing something that wasn't discussed in the plan😂

"Numbers had always been his allies." Hard cut to Kaz & Wylan solving sudoku's together

"She'd laughed, and if he could have bottled the sound and gotten drunk on it every night, he would have. It terrified him." Damn you, Leigh Bardugo

"He needed to thank her for his new hat."🎩😂

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Six of Crows Live Blog - Chapter 31-36

Nina can be such a goof, I keep forgetting she's a trained spy

That guy's gonna think twice before touching up another woman

"Just girls?" "No, not just girls." Screaming

Inej's idea of being assertive is impersonating Nina😂

Get her, girl!

I agree with Matthias rn, sometimes Nina is a bit too brave for her own good

"A wolf with a screaming double eagle in its jaws." Subtle

Matthias you bitch

Kaz Brekker you smart bastard

The mindgames have high stakes in this one. Just how we like it

The first instance of something I love in this series: finding new, innovative uses for Grisha power. It's a really interesting part of the Nikolai-duology, too. It's Grisha making their power their own, but in whole new ways, and of their own volition.

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Six of Crows Live Blog - Chapter 27-30

"His shirt was covered in blood, his dark hair a wild mess." Peak Ketterdam fashion

"That bad?" "No, you just have really ugly feet." Sir, we don't have time for your stand-up routine

First Kanej skin-on-skin contact!

"She knew it was the best he could offer. It was not enough." PAIN

Nina, you smooth motherfucker

Wylan is never going to beat the mini Kaz-allegations

"I love puzzles." Hard cut to Kaz doing a jigsaw in his office

"You stink of decency" is such a specific and fitting insult

This is why you need someone with levels of bard in your party

"I'm not big on killing unconscious men." "We could wake them up." Jesper, marry this man

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Six of Crows Live Blog - Chapter 24-26

Welcome to stealth-mode

Multiple Crows getting homesick🥺

Nina, girlie, you done fucked up

Inej wearing Kaz' gloves

Inej's climb sounds like a punishment straight out of Greek mythology

Love the impulse to survive out of spite alone

"Better terrible truths than kind lies"❤️

"Part of him felt unhinged." Only a part?

Now, I know they say teenagers are monsters, but early teenage Kaz is fucking ruthless

Oh-ow...

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Six of Crows Live Blog - Chapter 22-23

Oh boy, here we go

Jordie😭 Baby Kaz😭

The image of little Kaz shouting "I'm alive" surrounded by corpses is so powerfully heartbreaking

If this doesn't give you an aversion to touch, I don't know what will

Oh look, Chekhov's tank

Get your hands OFF HIM

"Kaz knew the word for cripple in plenty of languages"🥺

Jesper berating himself for caring about Kaz🥺

And his crush on Kaz. Never change, you beautiful bisexual mess

"You're cuter when you're smarter." See, he gets it

Jesper-Matthias banter👌

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Six of Crows Live Blog - Chapter 21

Eyy another part of the map unlocked!

"She preferred not to think of what tomorrow night might look like if the plan went wrong." I've got bad news for ya

Rare book library, you say?

Kaz doesn't care about your religion, bro

"What does it say?" Wylan😭

*Gets distracted trying to mentally draw up plans for making a backless book even though I'll never need one*

Nine critiquing Kaz' haircut😂

"Mean." "Factual." Nina😂

Most of these people use humour as a coping mechanism and I'm here for it

Inej calling out Matthias but not Kaz... Girl, you're projecting (You're also right though)

Say what you wil, if the Grishaverse ever has a deforestation problem, it won't be the Fjerdans' fault

Oh fun, one of Kaz' worst nightmares!

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Six of Crows Live Blog - Chapter 18-20

"Because I've been looking for an excuse to talk to you for two days"; "He needed to know she believed in him" The burn is slow

Kaz’s touch-aversion being less bad when he’s with Inej🥺

"You Inej, you" PAIN

✨backstory✨trauma✨

The Amsterdam vibes are strong with this one

"I've never heard you admit you're not good at something" "Well, it happens so rarely" Never change, Nina

Matthias reaffirming what I brought up in my live blog of chapter 10-12 - talismans have their power

“There is no diplomat of the group” no kidding

“Nina can sing” Inej no-

Nina and Matthias taunting each other into surviving is 100% their vibe

"It's not natural for someone to be as stupid as he is tall, and yet there you stand" I love this sassy line so much

"He'd lied. He did like the way she talked"

"Don't mock what you don't understand" Bit hypocritical, Mattias

Nina being able to empathise with Matthias by epuating Zoya with Brum...

I love how the drüskelle oath works so well for the Helvar relationship

Nina being able to tell Kaz everything when she could tell no one else, knowing there would be no judgement. Another layer to a friendship I love so much

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Six of Crows Live Blog - Chapter 17

Wylan, Kaz is not exactly generous with compliments, take the win

Don’t addiction-shame, kids

I see your ADHD, sir

Jesper really said “check your privilege, rich kid” sir that’s your future boyfriend

Inej, don’t challenge a bisexual like that

Jesper is not invited to the girls’ brunch🥺

“Would it kill him to smile every once in a while?” “Very possibly”

Jesper: Putting your life very much on the line for others is a great way to make friends. Inej: “As long as I don’t have to start going to parties” girl fr I feel you

The cruelty of Van Eck’s letters to Wylan when you know…

The Jesper-Inej friendship♥️

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Six of Crows Live Blog - Chapter 14-16

Nikolai mention😊

Nina’s crush on Zoya👌

“Seems to me if they don’t want to be found, you should just let them be.” Jesper😭😭don’t do that to me

Not quite a meet cute, huh?

Nina damning herself for not studying long enough and not being a better Healer for Inej🥺

“Matthias had always fought his own decency” That’s his character right there. Perfectly distilled into a single statement. Leigh Bardugo, genius wordsmith that you are.

He dreamt of me? Aww. Oh. OH.

“I might have loved you” BRO

Matthias internally refering to Wylan as “the soft one” is so accurate for them and so funny

They really can’t stop caring for each other deep down (Helvar? Kanej? ¿Por qué no los dos?)

“Stop glaring at me” “No”

Kaz can truly only be an optimist when he’s scheming planning

Kaz’s immediate “Who’s watching Inej?” when Nina appears - bro you’re being so obvious

I love the ghost banter so much

“My ghost won’t associate with your ghost”🤣

Nina holding Inej’s hand while she sleeps and then immediately crying when she sees that Inej is awake

Jesper being extra hyperactive because he’s worried about Inej

The little jab at Tolya

Kaz gave Inej her first knife🥺

“Five more minutes, Papa”🥺😭

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Six of Crows Live Blog - Chapter 13

Buckle the fuck up it's eye o'clock

Aggressively protective Kaz >>>

I forgot how graphic the description was damn

He really said yeet get off my ship

Oh Wylan, you poor naive baby. You'll learn.

Can't wait for Kaz to go full Percival de Rolo/Count of Monte Cristo on Pekka Rollins' ass

Fun fact: I read this chapter while on public transport. I hope I entertained the other passengers with my facial expressions.

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Six of Crows Live Blog - Chapter 10-12

Time to trauma dump

Get your hands OFF HER

I love the detail of multiple crows having an item that brings them comfort - Jesper's guns, Inej's knives, Kaz's cane

Jesper, your masochism is showing

Leigh has really nailed the first rules of writing a heist: if you're gonna explain the plan, the heist cannot go according to plan + surprise the reader (and multiple characters) with hidden parts of the plan, for which Kaz is the perfect catalyst

At least Matthias has his priorities straight

Get him Inej, right in the nuts

"He couldn't carry her and use his cane" Fucking OUCH

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My AO3 account, should anyone be interested ;)

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Six of Crows Live Blog - Chapter 8-9

First Jesper pov let's go

Wylan Van Eck's cv: Demolitions - Passable; Hostage - Excellent; Flute - Marvelous

He’s a ✨musician ✨

He’s an ✨artist ✨

He can ✨express his feelings ✨

Bickering is one of their love languages (Am I talking about Wesper or Kesper? Yes)

"Scheming face" "Definitely"

We love a polyglot queen

Kaz' "how to steal a wallet"-tutorial is one of my favourite moments in this book

"'You're all horrible,' said Matthias". Eyy he's starting to catch on

MATTHIAS HELVAR GET YOUR HANDS OFF HIM

Aww Kaz has a new nickname