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4.21 AVERAGE
4.21 AVERAGE
slow-paced
DNF. Made it to chapter 2. Too much pontificating. I’m sure it was partly due to the narrator’s pompous reading of the characters, but I think also the book was just way too slow and full of conversations I had no interest in following.
adventurous
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:
Complicated
reflective
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
inspiring
sad
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:
Yes
adventurous
emotional
funny
tense
medium-paced
The Gentleman Bastards are back, they're planning another heist that promises to be just as exciting, and they're... detouring to become pirates? Quite awesome, if you ask me.
After recovering from their brush with death in the first book, and their grief as well, Locke and Jean begin a new scheme in a new city to rob the despotic owner of a casino. But this is far from Ocean's 11, since they're soon coerced into whipping up a pirate threat by the city's military ruler. Much of the book takes place on the high seas, where it's clear that Lynch did an exceptional amount of research on all matters sailing, and it was quite impressive to read. The new cast of characters was even more colorful and entertaining, especially their ship's captain and first mate. I loved being immersed in a different corner of Lynch's fully-fleshed-out world as Locke and Jean struggled to find a place for themselves in the new order. The final battle at sea is epic.
This book really focuses on Locke and Jean's relationship with one another, their ups and downs, in a frankly beautiful depiction of healthy male friendship/brotherhood. Their banter is as delightful as ever, and honestly reminded me a few times of my own conversations with my best friend. These characters feel so real and are so very endearing.
My only gripe with this book, and it's a small one, is that the post-pirate-ship ending was a bit rushed and anticlimactic. Locke and co do accomplish a number of cathartic victories that bring the whole story full circle, but in the end his plans had become quite convoluted and it's honestly a miracle they (mostly) worked out in his favor. I would've liked the heist to have taken more than a chapter to pull off.
I'm excited to get right back to the third book in the series--Lynch left enough loose ends to bring about many more adventures.
After recovering from their brush with death in the first book, and their grief as well, Locke and Jean begin a new scheme in a new city to rob the despotic owner of a casino. But this is far from Ocean's 11, since they're soon coerced into whipping up a pirate threat by the city's military ruler. Much of the book takes place on the high seas, where it's clear that Lynch did an exceptional amount of research on all matters sailing, and it was quite impressive to read. The new cast of characters was even more colorful and entertaining, especially their ship's captain and first mate. I loved being immersed in a different corner of Lynch's fully-fleshed-out world as Locke and Jean struggled to find a place for themselves in the new order. The final battle at sea is epic.
This book really focuses on Locke and Jean's relationship with one another, their ups and downs, in a frankly beautiful depiction of healthy male friendship/brotherhood. Their banter is as delightful as ever, and honestly reminded me a few times of my own conversations with my best friend. These characters feel so real and are so very endearing.
My only gripe with this book, and it's a small one, is that the post-pirate-ship ending was a bit rushed and anticlimactic. Locke and co do accomplish a number of cathartic victories that bring the whole story full circle, but in the end his plans had become quite convoluted and it's honestly a miracle they (mostly) worked out in his favor. I would've liked the heist to have taken more than a chapter to pull off.
I'm excited to get right back to the third book in the series--Lynch left enough loose ends to bring about many more adventures.
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
emotional
funny
medium-paced
adventurous
emotional
medium-paced