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Red Seas Under Red Skies by Scott Lynch

28 reviews

josiah17's review

adventurous dark emotional funny tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This was such a pleasant surprise, in both entertaining and heartbreaking fashion. I liked the first book, but I love this one. Scott Lynch simply writes some of the best character interactions, relationships, and dialogue in the game. Locke and Jean's dynamic is just the best, and it's extremely present in this book more so than in the first, in my opinion.

(But I also hate Scott Lynch now for the pain he has caused me 😡.

WHY DID EZRI HAVE TO DIE. I SO DESPERATELY WANTED A HAPPY ENDING!!!

)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Violence, and Gore

Moderate: Sexual content

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

jos400's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence and Cursing

lvl52_grant's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

4.5

At first I wasn't as into this book as the first, just didn't have the same emotional hook as the first, but I carried on because I love the characters so much. As the plot progresses and the gang gets tied up in the politics of a new city, and they meet new people, the high intensity heists sunk their hooks into me and I couldn't put it down. With a twist ending, I can't wait to finish the trilogy and see what happens next with my lovable thieves.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

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