Reviews tagging 'Death'

Red Seas Under Red Skies by Scott Lynch

28 reviews

dragonaion's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny inspiring sad 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

5.0

An excellent progression, the previous "grunge fantasy" has turned into a "romantic fantasy, steam punk, and pirate" with all of the brilliance and love from the first book. It is,however, a pleasant surprise to read how the love lives develop and reveal themselves between the two main characters; subtle in some ways, endearing in others, and all loving and heartfelt.
I was deeply engrossed in this story, to the point of reading at least 100 pages a day, and am delighted to know I have the next book already on my shelves to read.
"Thieves prosper and the rich remember" 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood

Moderate: Sexual content, Death, War, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Murder, and Medical content

Minor: Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

foxmulders's review against another edition

adventurous 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

4.5

i want to hug you. and i want to tear your gods-damned head off.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Violence

Moderate: Animal death, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, and Gore

memento_morri's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Animal cruelty and Animal death

nicoleme1212's review against another edition

adventurous 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, Death, Grief, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Mental illness and Murder

Minor: Animal death

seanml's review

adventurous dark funny 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

4.25

Scott Lych's sequel continues to excel in just about everything that the Lies of Locke Lamora did. While the main story may not be as unpredictable, the fantastical settings and characterization are superb. In many fantasy series, the main protagonist can sometimes end up being one of the less interesting characters. With the Gentleman Bastards, this is thankfully never the case. 8.5/10.

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Content Warnings

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

adventurous emotional funny 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Fire/Fire injury, and Violence

Moderate: Slavery, Confinement, and Alcoholism

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

canopicfemme's review

adventurous funny tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Death

corvicore's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny 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

4.75

I was worried at first that this book would follow the same formula as the first

(dashing rogues working towards a mad heist only to be forced into a scheme bigger than them by a powerful third party)

but I was pleasantly surprised. Also pleasantly surprised to see more representation in this installation. To think that a book published in 2007 has better queer rep than most books published today. sigh. I have to say though, I'm not a big fan of Lynch's reoccurring habit of

offing prominent female characters. First the Capa's daughter, now Ezri. I dread for Sabetha's sake in the next book lol.

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Content Warnings

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

rockettemorton's review

adventurous funny mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

Great for a lot of the same reasons that made the debut great: Exhilarating action; loveable and believable characters; grim and fascinating world-building; beautifully written relationships... And of course, the intricate, masterful plot, every piece fitting perfectly together like Verrari clockwork. (geddit).

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Slavery, Violence, Cursing, and Death

delfinmac's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Murder, Slavery, Violence, and Cursing

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, War, Alcohol, and Alcoholism