Reviews - Red Seas Under Red Skies

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Red Seas Under Red Skies

Scott Lynch

4.21 AVERAGE

tsharpe13's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous emotional funny medium-paced

calebloki's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous funny mysterious 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

kloudseeker's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

ianjmax's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark emotional funny reflective sad 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

evamadera1's review against another edition

4.5

Scott Lynch, with the characters of Locke and Jean, has created the best friendship I have ever seen depicted in any form of media. This book, after the heart-wrenching events of the first book, opens with Jean demonstrating that friendship by showing tough (yet painfully real) love to Locke by not letting him sink deeper and deeper into depression. They begin yet another con, this one somehow involving piracy and poison. While the plot does not match the heights of book one (how could any of the sequels?), that friendship carries the day and leads well into book three.

julalila's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

smhucko's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous emotional funny 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: Complicated

I read this book earlier this year and enjoyed it so much I listened to the audio version. I definitely think the narrator has improved from his Lies of Locke Lamora narration.
My previous review:
"This was a great progression to the series. The story felt as though it was going to follow the same path as the first in the beginning, but eventually took on it's own shape.
This second installment has left a few mysteries and unresolved story lines that I look forward to seeing in the third book.
Although I like the first one best, the increasing depth of the world and the characters make this book amazing and overall add to the series.

I do wish the resolution of Salon Corbeau had been more in depth. As well depicted as it was initially, I felt the justice I had been waiting for was lacking in overall impact. That and a couple other parts seemed rushed