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Fifth Post / Six of Crows and Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo

Two for one post coming at you HOT! I read these books in rapid succession and, as they are a duology, I figured it makes sense to post about them together. I confess that I am starting to fall behind with my posting... but I refuse to give-up on this self-imposed exercise!!

I’m gonna shake things up a bit here -- rather than follow my usual review format I would like to take this opportunity to present you with my thesis on:

SIX OF CROWS and CROOKED KINGDOM by LEIGH BARDUGO....

... AS VIEWED THROUGH A BROOKLYN NINE-NINE LENSE.

SO literally the entire time I was reading these books I couldn’t help but think about the recurring Halloween Heist episodes found in each season of Brooklyn Nine-Nine. You know the ones. Six of Crows centers around one big heist, while Crooked Kingdom has a series of heists that are pulled off to varying degrees of success. The key players belong to a gang called The Dregs, and I couldn’t help but notice some striking similarities between the gang members and members of the 99th precinct.

I haven’t done any internet trolling to see if this comparison already exists elsewhere, so apologies in advance if I’m not being as original and clever as I think I’m being. Also shout-out to my friends KC and JC for workshopping this IRON CLAD analysis with me. They confirmed this is legit, and I trust their judgment unwaveringly.

1. Kaz / Captain Holt

Kaz is the boss of The Dregs; Captain Holt is the boss of the 99th precinct. While this makes the parallel between the two obvious, there are deeper reasons I believe Kaz and Captain Holt are one.

Both Kaz and the Captain present a stony exterior, but they’ve got a lot more feels going on inside than they’d care to admit (to themselves or to others).

They care deeply about their crew members and would do pretty much anything to protect them.

Not opposed to tough love.

Both have had to face adversity on their climb through the ranks to the top -- the Captain as an openly gay black police officer, and Kaz as one of the youngest gang bosses in Ketterdam.

Have made enemies along the way (see: Madeline Wuntch, Pekka Rollins, the Disco Strangler, Jan Van Eck...).

And of course, Kaz and the Captain are clearly the best characters of their respective series. I rest my case.

2. Inej / Rosa

Rosa and Inej and are *the* most badass characters of their series. No one can hold a candle to these fierce femmes.

All black all the time -- Inej and Rosa have mastered the look.

Both are pros at their jobs and they’re not afraid to work hard.

Masters of the stake-out.

The secret glue that holds their crews together -- everyone would be lost without them (Boyle especially). Just look what happened that time Inej was kidnapped?!

Both have mysterious pasts -- or they are at least protective of their pasts/the details of their personal lives. No one even knew where Rosa lived for like 3 seasons. Talk about stealth mode.

Can and will kick your ass.

Admittedly Inej is has a warmer disposition than Rosa, but we all know Rosa is a softy on the inside. And okay okay, I know I said Kaz and Captain Holt are the best characters, but I might have spoken too soon....

3. Nina / Gina

Well, first of all, it rhymes -- so it must be true.

Nina and Gina are the sass-QWEENS of their series.

Witty, funny, confident, smart, beautiful, literally magic (either on the dance floor or raising the dead).

They know their worth. As I said before: QWEENS.

Unapologetically themselves.

Gina and Nina know how to indulge in the little pleasures of life and we should all take a page out of their books.

I would say Gina’s character is more selfish, whereas Nina is quite selfless (ummmm, hello, she basically sacrificed herself to get the crew out of Fjerda), but Gina has been known to be secretly thoughtful. Also: I think if Nina had a cellphone her emoji game would be on point. I dare you to disagree.

4. Jesper / Jake

Goofy.

Charming.

Daddy issues.

Good with a gun.

Bad with money.

Need I say more? No. NEXT.

5. Matthias / Terry

I think this might be my favourite parallel.

Matthias and Terry embody the older brother figure who is too cool to hang out with his younger siblings... but then somehow gets wrangled into the younger siblings’ shenanigans. And has to bail said siblings out of said shenanigans when everything goes to hell.

Older brother or mother hen?

Literal Adonis body.

Both are role models -- as fighters, leaders, warriors, and just generally noble and good peeps.

Did I mention muscles?

I wonder if Matthias loves yogurt....

6. Wylan / Boyle

This checks out:

Both are keen to prove their chops to the team -- although they seem to be getting by on dumb luck half of the time.

Have weird relationships with their dads (different weird, but weird all the same).

Obsessed with Jesper/Jake.

Fierce ginger vibes (see: Boyle dressed as Mario Batali).

THANK YOU FOR COMING TO MY TED TALK.

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