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At this point I'm just kind of done with this book. But, I admire myself for actually finishing it. I got into a serious reading slump because of this one.

To be fair, it wasn't objectively "bad". I was just bored most of the time while reading it, and it didn't leave me feeling satisfied once I finished it.
One of my main points of critique is how unnecessarily long and (in my opinion) pretentious it was. Most of the writing could've been left out, and we would be left with a kind of interesting story. A story which, not like the summary suggests, isn't much about the "heist" or "thieving" theme at all. I was expecting a Heist book or a character-focused story, but instead I got neither. I have to admit there were some fun chapters and scenes, but compared to how much unnecessary info the book included I'm not convinced. There were whole chapters about stuff like... Baseball. and so many sentences about the weather and how the sky looked. But I didn't feel connected to the world at all.
The story didn't really get going until like... 55 percent into the book? And that is kind of sad. The pacing was MUCH faster in the last 1/4 of the book, which was one of the only parts I kind of enjoyed reading. Compared to the slow buildup of the first 3/4 it was all kind of resolved way too easily and quickly. I have no intentions of reading the next book (even though Scott literally ended with a new mystery, which I'm probably just gonna look up )

ewarnerburton's review against another edition

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It’s basically a pretentious white guy circle jerk. We’re smarter than everyone. Were awesomer than everyone. No one can touch us. We’re morally grey because it’s fun. And literally nothing has happened except outlining some massive long cons that don’t seem like they needed to be that complicated. All to steal a bunch of money that they then put in their underground lair. They might as well play beer pong. The most interesting part so far was the shark fighting. And knowing that there is a bunch of violence towards women coming up… I’m out.

hdobrek's review against another edition

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5.0

this book ruined every other book for me and ruined me for everyone on this planet, if you catch me thinking about anything else you're wrong
wym i try reading anything else and think to myself "hmm but compared to locke lamora this sucks" after every paragraph
obsessed is not a strong enough word fr fr

staticmemories's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

da_thirst's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny inspiring mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

Supremely immersive and genuinely talented prose, structure, and character work. Sharp and impactful as the work of the Wicked Sisters.

tmackknation's review against another edition

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adventurous dark slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

I found the concept and setting overall enjoyable, but didn’t feel as though the book lived up its potential. The pacing get slightly inconsistent to me - the flashbacks didn’t add but instead seemed to slow it down at the wrong times without effectively worldbuilding.

cgmcintosh's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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