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catlion27's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
The language is colorful in every sense of the word. Lynch has a knack for clever, hilariously crass turns of phrase.
I liked seeing the flashbacks and how the characters met and became close. I hope there are more of those in future books. The scams and plots were clever. I also appreciated that for being a master thief, Locke is *not* OP and gets beaten pretty horribly multiple times. I think it would be easy for a character like him to be a Mary Sue, and he is definitely not. His banter is fun too.
I was pretty annoyed when
Looking forward to the next book, whenever I get around to it.
“Someday, Locke Lamora,” he said, “someday, you’re going to fuck up so magnificently, so ambitiously, so overwhelmingly that the sky will light up and the moons will spin and the gods themselves will shit comets with glee. And I just hope I’m still around to see it.”
“Oh please,” said Locke. “It’ll never happen.”
Graphic: Murder, Torture, and Violence
gjkennedy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Violence
zerto's review against another edition
Graphic: Violence and Torture
Moderate: Death of parent, Death, Child abuse, and Child death
Minor: Slavery
salum's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
Graphic: Violence and Torture
Moderate: Child death and Death
gandalf_a's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Confinement, Animal death, Child abuse, Cursing, Violence, Child death, Classism, Murder, and Torture
Moderate: Death, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Stalking, Vomit, Slavery, War, Gore, and Grief
Minor: Alcohol, Trafficking, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Medical content
janieboucher's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Death of parent, Torture, Vomit, and Violence
Moderate: Police brutality
Minor: Animal death and Body shaming
peoplearescary's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Slightly more bloody than I thought going in, but not really a downside.
Graphic: Torture and Violence
latenightwriter's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, and Torture
bookboyfriend's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Graphic: Violence
Moderate: Child death
cj13's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Medical trauma, Torture, Vomit, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Blood, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Grief, and Medical content
Moderate: Kidnapping, Classism, and Animal cruelty
Minor: Pandemic/Epidemic