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4.21 AVERAGE
4.21 AVERAGE
Well that was fun! I’m just going to say now that my favorite plot twist I’ve seen in a long time was when casino guy told his girl that Locke and Jean hadn’t stolen the originals. I laughed out loud on the plane and my dad looked to make sure I was ok.
You see, I was crying earlier because I’m not going to get to do my daughter’s Elsa hair and make up for the Halloween parties tonight and tomorrow because I’m stuck going to my grandpa’s funeral. I know, I’m heartless, but I’ve never felt myself split so flipping painfully than this weekend. Our neighbor did a wonderful job and my daughter is so excited- but I don’t get to be there.
But hey! The love of my life didn’t burn off more than half of her - well - EVERYTHING to save us all then get to slit said love’s throats to put them out of their pain! Yeah! Killing off Jean’s girlfriend?!?! Sure! Why not?!?!
Then I realized that I wasn’t as shocked as I was when the twins and Bug died in the last book. Instead of being “HOW COULD YOU DO THAT!!?!” I was more “whhyyyyy??? That stinks so much!!! How is Jean going to keep going after this?!?” But then he did - because he has Locke - and Locke has him. I’ll need to keep in mind that this author likes killing off people who emotionally matter.
This book was fun because it was Ocean’s 11 meets Pirate of the Caribbean- what made it awesome was trying to figure out how Locke was going to talk them out of trouble, and then seeing Jean be adorable. How did they keep going after they lost their family and their home? Each other - then finding a new mark, a new game.
In a lot of ways, this game could be seen as their rebound game, not in the dumb way you would say “rebound girl/boyfriend” would be, but their thing to get them through the transition of life without their family. So even though they didn’t get their big payout, they got out of this heist exactly what they needed.
I don’t know what the next book will be (though Amit said it will finally have our mysterious heartbreaker! And we all know how much I love that!) but we still have freaky sorcerers and a new mysterious conspiracy group that wants to throw the world in chaos and has a pretty sweet sounding tattoo.
I love how Locke prays. They sound so real and yet sincer, with my favorite being the one before they try out their climbing gear by jumping off a cliff on page 258, “‘Crooked Warden,’ said Locke, ‘men are stupid. Protect us from ourselves. If you can’t, let it be quick and painless.’”
You see, I was crying earlier because I’m not going to get to do my daughter’s Elsa hair and make up for the Halloween parties tonight and tomorrow because I’m stuck going to my grandpa’s funeral. I know, I’m heartless, but I’ve never felt myself split so flipping painfully than this weekend. Our neighbor did a wonderful job and my daughter is so excited- but I don’t get to be there.
But hey! The love of my life didn’t burn off more than half of her - well - EVERYTHING to save us all then get to slit said love’s throats to put them out of their pain! Yeah! Killing off Jean’s girlfriend?!?! Sure! Why not?!?!
Then I realized that I wasn’t as shocked as I was when the twins and Bug died in the last book. Instead of being “HOW COULD YOU DO THAT!!?!” I was more “whhyyyyy??? That stinks so much!!! How is Jean going to keep going after this?!?” But then he did - because he has Locke - and Locke has him. I’ll need to keep in mind that this author likes killing off people who emotionally matter.
This book was fun because it was Ocean’s 11 meets Pirate of the Caribbean- what made it awesome was trying to figure out how Locke was going to talk them out of trouble, and then seeing Jean be adorable. How did they keep going after they lost their family and their home? Each other - then finding a new mark, a new game.
In a lot of ways, this game could be seen as their rebound game, not in the dumb way you would say “rebound girl/boyfriend” would be, but their thing to get them through the transition of life without their family. So even though they didn’t get their big payout, they got out of this heist exactly what they needed.
I don’t know what the next book will be (though Amit said it will finally have our mysterious heartbreaker! And we all know how much I love that!) but we still have freaky sorcerers and a new mysterious conspiracy group that wants to throw the world in chaos and has a pretty sweet sounding tattoo.
I love how Locke prays. They sound so real and yet sincer, with my favorite being the one before they try out their climbing gear by jumping off a cliff on page 258, “‘Crooked Warden,’ said Locke, ‘men are stupid. Protect us from ourselves. If you can’t, let it be quick and painless.’”
adventurous
dark
funny
tense
fast-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
funny
tense
medium-paced
4.5 stars.
This was a such a fantastic ride. I laughed out loud SO MANY times in this book, and it truly felt like the swashbuckling pirate adventure I'd always wanted to read about. Locke and Jean's friendship just makes my heart smile.
However, I took of 0.5 stars because the conclusion to the multiple layers of deception and plot threads seemed too rushed and convenient in a few places. And some plots (the Bondsmagi), just kind of disappeared. When you compare to this ending to Lies, it just can't compete. But I do like the story set up for Republic of Thieves, and the journey to the end of this story was just so damn enjoyable that a dissatisfying ending isn't enough to knock the book down to a 4.
I love this series so very much and can't wait to pick up Thieves.
This was a such a fantastic ride. I laughed out loud SO MANY times in this book, and it truly felt like the swashbuckling pirate adventure I'd always wanted to read about. Locke and Jean's friendship just makes my heart smile.
However, I took of 0.5 stars because the conclusion to the multiple layers of deception and plot threads seemed too rushed and convenient in a few places. And some plots (the Bondsmagi), just kind of disappeared. When you compare to this ending to Lies, it just can't compete. But I do like the story set up for Republic of Thieves, and the journey to the end of this story was just so damn enjoyable that a dissatisfying ending isn't enough to knock the book down to a 4.
I love this series so very much and can't wait to pick up Thieves.
A good second entry into the series, it was very fun to read Jean and Locke's characters again and the introduction of the new cast of characters was probably the strength of this book. I did really enjoy the story, but it gets 4 stars rather than 5 because think it suffered a little from trying to do too much. There wound up being so many different schemes and plots being juggled by Jean and Locke that I think it would have been better to have resolved some earlier as introductions to introduce the main plot rather than having 3 or more ongoing plans. As a result of trying to resolve so many different threads, the ending of the book felt rushed and some aspects were felt closer to deus ex machina ploys rather than more clever or realistic solutions. Some other decisions in the plot also felt as if they were made because this book was setting up the future entries in the series and so certain aspects had to happen for that sake to preserve the format of the series rather than more satisfying resolutions in this story. All that said, I am still quite looking forward to reading the third in the series in the near future.
adventurous
emotional
medium-paced
adventurous
slow-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:
N/A
adventurous
funny
medium-paced
Not as tightly written as the first, and with some worse pacing, but the detailed writing, charming and more diverse cast, and central duo keep things entertaining, funny, and sometimes emotionally ruinous.
medium-paced
adventurous
emotional
tense
medium-paced