Uploaded January 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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The Book Guy is back with a new title sequence! We’re starting a new monthly theme of YAnuary, focusing on Young Adult books.

The Grishaverse has 7 books by Leigh Bardugo. You may have heard of them because of the Netflix series Shadow and Bone. Today we’re talking about all seven. I’ll explain each of their strengths and weaknesses, and how they all fit in together. Let’s begin!

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00:00 Intro
01:36 Shadow and Bone Concept
03:00 Worldbuilding
06:23 Grisha Magic
09:53 Shadow and Bone Plotlines
11:13 Shadow and Bone Characters
12:09 Six of Crows Concept
13:14 Heisty Plots
14:20 Heisty Characters
16:31 King of Scars Concept
17:43 Scars Plotlines
18:52 Scars Characters
20:32 The TV Show
22:06 The Elephant in the Room
25:29 Representation
27:11 Content Warning
27:47 Is the Ending worth it?
28:14 How much should you try?
28:55 Channel Info
30:05 Bloopers...