Recently my girlfriend finished reading the Harry Potter series. She read the books back to back, page after page, one after other.

Immediately after finishing the last book (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows,) she picked up Six of Crows. But she some how found this book a bit hard to follow in the first few pages itself.

Six if Crows is extremely well written, but as she had grown accustomed to J.K. Rowling’s writing style, Leigh Bardugo’s style felt different and not very relatable.

Six if Crows is set in a different world (although it involves its fair share of magic and wizardry), and it can’t be called in any way a children’s book. It is fast paced, and there’s constant changing of points of views and plot twists throughout — nothing like Harry Potter. These only added to the difference felt while reading them.

Something similar happens when you get into the shower and try to bring the temperature of the water to optimum. Lukewarm water would feel hot or cold, depending on whether you hand touching it was previously in hot or cold water.

Both the above incidents are examples of the Contrast Effect.

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