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Shadow and Bone Adaptation Review

 I finished the Shadow and Bone Netflix show and have decided I want to write an adaptation review for it.
SHADOW AND BONE SPOILERS INCLUDED.

I loved the original Shadow and Bone books and I loved Six of Crows even more so I was excited to finally start the Netflix series, knowing it had been out for a while and having heard good reviews. I don't watch much Netflix or TV but this was a series I really did want to watch so that's what I decided to do. 
I probably started watching the series between Christmas and New Year so it's taken me a while to watch but I finished it and if I was rating it I would rate it 4.5 out of 5, so highly.

There was a lot I liked about this series but my favourite part was how the crows (Kaz, Inej, Jesper, Matthias and Nina) were also included and we got to see a prequel to Six of Crows. Six of Crows and Crooked Kingdom are two of my all-time favourite books so seeing these characters included in the series was something I adored. I loved seeing Nina and Matthias's journey together and how they grew to trust each other and when I was reading the books it was hard for me to understand why Nina got Matthias arrested, I understood why and how it happened but it was hard for me to picture. The way they did it in the series helped me understand and picture it so much more vividly. I know a lot of people who haven't read the books have said they don't understand why Nina and Matthias were included but it may have been my favourite part of the whole series and I'm so glad they were included. The way that they involved Kaz, Jesper and Inej in the story was done really well and didn't feel wrong or like they were betraying the readers and people who already loved the series trust, which is something that does often happen. 

Now, this review isn't just about the Six of Crows characters, I probably should talk about other things too. If my English teacher was here he'd probably tell me off for not focusing on film techniques but who cares, if that's what you're interested in then this isn't the review for you. 

The adaption of the actual Shadow and Bone was done really well, and I really enjoyed the little bits they added that wasn't in the books. I loved the casting especially Alina, I think Jessie Mai Li is a perfect Alina, I also loved the fact that the cast that was chosen wasn't well known so we didn't already associate them with other characters. 

I'm super excited for the next series and to see what they have up their sleeve especially since we have had a Wylan cast. It'll be really interesting to see how what happens to the crows once they arrive in Ketterdam and how Nina and Matthias interact with each other after what happened, I know we read about it in the books but I'm excited to see it in the series. 

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