4.21 AVERAGE

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

4.5 stars! Locke and Jean at their best!

Not quite overly fantastical like book three and more variety than book one. A joy to read and I may pick it up again before the long awaited book 4 just to refamiliarize myself with our protagonists:)

I love these guys!!!

"Thanks" to the author for breaking my heart again

The vibe of this book >>>>

I was really savoring it as I read

⭐️4,5/5
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The story was messy compared to the first book in the series. I liked both the casino and the piracy storyline, but it felt like reading two books in one. The first two hundred pages or so were setup and could have been cut down by a lot. By the end it was hard to keep all the characters and double-crosses straight and the threads did not come together as satisfyingly as they did in the first book.

Additionally, because the author killed off a bunch of characters in the first book, he had to reestablish a bunch of new characters and their importances and they just didn't feel as vivid or meaningful as the ones in the first book.

That said, there were lots of really fun moments and the writing overall was engaging. The author also did a way better job including woman characters vs. the first book - not necessary as main characters, but just filling his world with about an equal ratio of male/female main characters, side characters, shopkeepers, children, etc. Like in the first book, Lynch is good at describing characters, scenes, and dialogue vividly.

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous dark emotional funny lighthearted mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The Brotherband Chronicles could never. I loved the pirates. The kittens thing never fails to amuse me. I love their friendship so much. No words just wow. I wouldn't want to live their life even for a second.
adventurous mysterious
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Great like the first, but not as great. Strangely paced, and has a fake out flash forward that ends up being nothing which really annoyed me.
adventurous dark emotional fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes