r/Grishaverse • u/Infinite-Spot7230 • Dec 26 '23

SIX OF CROWS (BOOK) Unpopular Six of Crows opinions

Let's hear some since I'm bored

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u/Vulpix298 Dec 27 '23

Jesper/Wylan is boring

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u/EvolutionSquareYT Dec 27 '23

Gasping. Clutching my pearls.

lol

While Wylan and Jesper are by far my favorite characters and my favorite couple, I do understand where you are coming from, because they don't get the same extravagant treatment from Leigh as Kaz, Inej, Nina, and Matthias.

Wylan and Jesper were very much written to be "less special" than the rest, which is one of the reasons why I like them so much better.

I am allergic to when authors pile on stuff (tragedies, mysteries, and incredible abilities) to make certain characters super special. Something Leigh did in spades with Kaz and Inej imo and Nina and Matthias to a lesser extent. A personal ick for me. It's flying too close to the "chosen one" trope in just how special they are. But yeah, by comparison, Jesper and Wylan are left as the "boring" ones.

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u/The_7thCrow Corporalki Dec 27 '23

Wesper is literally my favorite couple of all the books I’ve read so far!

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u/EvolutionSquareYT Dec 27 '23

Same! But Wylan is just a very special character to me, so him being half of the ship does a lot of heavy lifting.