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lanid's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Death, Torture, Violence, Gore, Gun violence, and Murder
Moderate: Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Classism, Confinement, and Torture
ekcd_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Graphic: War, Alcohol, Body horror, Death, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Self harm, Torture, Murder, Blood, Violence, Alcoholism, Kidnapping, Toxic friendship, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Gore, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, and Suicidal thoughts
roksyreads's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Similar to the first book, Lynch uses a dual narrative structure of past and present events to weave Locke and Jean’s journey to the latter stages of their ‘game’. You would expect a novel focused on conmen to go the way of Ocean’s Eleven/Twelve/Thirteen; setbacks would be quickly surmounted by clever tricks and cunning, and ultimately the conmen would succeed against the powerful clandestine ruler of the Sinspire. Pleasantly – or perhaps unpleasantly, at least for our protagonists – this is not the case. Locke and Jean are constantly faced with the challenges of maintaining multiple faces and plots, their lives hanging in the balance.
I am very fond of stories featuring found family and genuine friendship. Lynch brings so much emotion and depth to his characters and the relationships they build that it’s difficult not to become attached to this pair of morally grey conmen and the allies they make along the way. In this novel, I was particularly fond of Zamira, and most enjoyed the latter half of the novel in which she and her first mate, Ezri, featured prominently.
A dark, twisting, and detailed fantasy – with the added bonus of pirates and adventures on the high sea – Red Seas Under Red Skies was hard to put down and even harder to leave behind.
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, and Death
Moderate: Torture, Confinement, and Violence
mgraceoliver's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Alcohol, Gore, Confinement, Death, Blood, Murder, Sexual content, and Violence
murdoch's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Violence and Cursing
Moderate: Alcohol, Blood, Death, and Alcoholism
Minor: Slavery, Injury/Injury detail, Drug use, Confinement, Sexual content, Gore, Fire/Fire injury, and Grief
seanml's review against another edition
- 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
4.25
Graphic: Blood, Death, Murder, and Violence
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, Gaslighting, Grief, and Alcohol
Minor: War and Confinement
elizabeth_lepore's review against another edition
- 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
3.75
Graphic: Cursing, Death, Fire/Fire injury, and Violence
Moderate: Slavery, Confinement, and Alcoholism
Minor: Suicidal thoughts
corvicore's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Death, Violence, Alcohol, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Vomit, Blood, and Confinement
Moderate: Slavery, Fatphobia, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Excrement, and Grief
Minor: Sexual content
mandkips's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Moderate: Death, Grief, and Alcoholism
Minor: Confinement
lilifane's review against another edition
- 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
3.5
Graphic: Death, Fire/Fire injury, and Grief
Minor: Alcohol, Confinement, and Sexual content