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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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Violence
Minor: Animal cruelty and Animal 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.
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
mmefish's review
Well, I’m disappointed.
The pacing is, once again, weird, there is no flow to the story. Plots, once again, overlap each other. The present and the past, once again, are mixed. I don’t really see the point of this book - it feels like Scott Lynch could not decide what he wanted to write about. Besides, Locke is not a grey character anymore, he’s straight up good and all the rich people are bad. I don’t know. Everything is kinda ridiculous.
Maybe it’s for the best, since it seems like the series will never be finished anyway.
The pacing is, once again, weird, there is no flow to the story. Plots, once again, overlap each other. The present and the past, once again, are mixed. I don’t really see the point of this book - it feels like Scott Lynch could not decide what he wanted to write about. Besides, Locke is not a grey character anymore, he’s straight up good and all the rich people are bad. I don’t know. Everything is kinda ridiculous.
Maybe it’s for the best, since it seems like the series will never be finished anyway.
Content Warnings
Minor: Animal cruelty
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