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4.13 AVERAGE
4.13 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
adventurous
challenging
dark
funny
mysterious
tense
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
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Things I liked:
- I love how Locke is with Sabetha. I love how they are with each other. I love that they are both prickly disasters. And I love the way Locke listens to Sabetha (and she to him; but she has more to say to shift Locke's worldview)
-The writing is quick-paced, the plots this time are equally sharp and although the stakes are high, it's scheming-as-flirtation, which is so good. the game is afoot!
Other things:
-as usual, this is on me: OH GOD I THOUGHT THIS WAS A TRILOGY OH NO
-The dual narratives structure worked a bit better for me this time! Because what we were doing was filling out the often-referenced but never explained emotional relationship between Sabetha & Locke, which is the central theme/relationship of this book (like the last book was about Jean & Locke!).
-as mentioned, the stakes, while still theoretically very high in this book, are not world-endingly high this time - the stakes we play for are sabetha & locke's happiness / eventual relationship, which sort of changes the tone of the book. I think it's good but it's also just an interesting development.
- I love how Locke is with Sabetha. I love how they are with each other. I love that they are both prickly disasters. And I love the way Locke listens to Sabetha (and she to him; but she has more to say to shift Locke's worldview)
-The writing is quick-paced, the plots this time are equally sharp and although the stakes are high, it's scheming-as-flirtation, which is so good. the game is afoot!
Other things:
-as usual, this is on me: OH GOD I THOUGHT THIS WAS A TRILOGY OH NO
-The dual narratives structure worked a bit better for me this time! Because what we were doing was filling out the often-referenced but never explained emotional relationship between Sabetha & Locke, which is the central theme/relationship of this book (like the last book was about Jean & Locke!).
-as mentioned, the stakes, while still theoretically very high in this book, are not world-endingly high this time - the stakes we play for are sabetha & locke's happiness / eventual relationship, which sort of changes the tone of the book. I think it's good but it's also just an interesting development.
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
The Republic of Thieves opens strong, with a good ploy to kick things into gear. In the middle the story kind of slows down and I even got annoyed with Locke because of his blind stupidity. The end game of their ploy was nice though, and well thought through. The conclusion in the end and the major cliffhanger are both very insightfull and a nice addition as it is annoying. Who ends a trilogy with a cliffhanger like that?
Overall the series was quite enjoyable, but in hindsight I still think that [b:The Lies of Locke Lamora|127455|The Lies of Locke Lamora (Gentleman Bastard, #1)|Scott Lynch|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1386924569s/127455.jpg|2116675] was the strongest book while [b:Red Seas Under Red Skies|887877|Red Seas Under Red Skies (Gentleman Bastard, #2)|Scott Lynch|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1388451663s/887877.jpg|856785] and [b:The Republic of Thieves|2890090|The Republic of Thieves (Gentleman Bastard, #3)|Scott Lynch|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1388179334s/2890090.jpg|2916344] are both on the same level.
Overall the series was quite enjoyable, but in hindsight I still think that [b:The Lies of Locke Lamora|127455|The Lies of Locke Lamora (Gentleman Bastard, #1)|Scott Lynch|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1386924569s/127455.jpg|2116675] was the strongest book while [b:Red Seas Under Red Skies|887877|Red Seas Under Red Skies (Gentleman Bastard, #2)|Scott Lynch|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1388451663s/887877.jpg|856785] and [b:The Republic of Thieves|2890090|The Republic of Thieves (Gentleman Bastard, #3)|Scott Lynch|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1388179334s/2890090.jpg|2916344] are both on the same level.
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
funny
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes