books that i consider perfect

The Six of Crows Duology

Leigh Bardugo • 2016

See the Grishaverse come to life on screen with the Netflix series, Shadow and Bone. Catch up on the action and meet the Crows, Kaz, Jesper, Inej, and the star-crossed Nina and Matthias, before Season 2 premieres on March 16, 2023!<br/><br/>Six dangerous outcasts. One impossible heist. The gripping Six of Crows and Crooked Kingdom duology, by #1 New York Times-bestselling author Leigh Bardugo, is now available in a stunning hardcover boxed set.<br/><br/>Follow Kaz and his crew into a world of magic and mayhem as they attempt to pull off―and survive―the job of a lifetime.<br/><br/>Six of Crows<br/>Ketterdam: a bustling hub of international trade where anything can be had for the right price―and no one knows that better than criminal prodigy Kaz Brekker. Kaz is offered a chance at a deadly heist that could make him rich beyond his wildest dreams. But he can't pull it off alone. . . . Kaz's crew of six is the only thing that might stand between the world and destruction―if they don't kill each other first.<br/><br/>Crooked Kingdom<br/>Kaz Brekker and his crew have just pulled off a heist so daring even they didn't think they'd survive. But instead of divvying up a fat reward, they're right back to fighting for their lives. Double-crossed and badly weakened, the crew is low on resources, allies, and hope. As powerful forces from around the world descend on Ketterdam to root out the secrets of the dangerous drug known as jurda parem, old rivals and new enemies emerge to challenge Kaz's cunning and test the team's fragile loyalties.

Circe

Madeline Miller • 2018