Reviews tagging 'Blood'

The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch

76 reviews

cardanrry's review

funny mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Kidnapping, Murder, Blood, Death, and Classism

zach_r's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Excrement, Cursing, Death of parent, Death, Sexual violence, Grief, Violence, Body horror, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Alcohol, Animal death, Blood, Child death, and Vomit

latenightwriter's review

adventurous funny medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

What a pleasant surprise this novel was. I'd be honored if anything I write could come close to it. Alas, I'll have to wait a day or so for its sequel to arrive in the mail, so I'll have to find another book to keep myself occupied with until then. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, and Torture

cj13's review

adventurous dark funny medium-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

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

karbolak's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious tense medium-paced

• 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Blood, Bullying, Child abuse, Death of parent, Gore, Slavery, Animal death, Child death, Abandonment, Body horror, and Death

winterwoodbooks's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious slow-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

5.0

This was just awesome from start to finish

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Sexism, Gore, Suicide, Trafficking, Mental illness, Misogyny, Abandonment, Death, Classism, Domestic abuse, Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Excrement, Fatphobia, Drug use, Hate crime, Body horror, Cursing, Dysphoria, Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Addiction, Alcohol, Blood, Child death, Child abuse, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Genocide, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Pandemic/Epidemic, Rape, Slavery, Torture, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Violence, Vomit, and War

kittens_eating_aliens's review

adventurous dark slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Murder, Blood, Death, and Cursing

Moderate: Torture

Minor: Abandonment

vagrantheather's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

I can see why this is a popular book and I don't think it's unwarranted. There is plenty of intrigue and the writing is solid. However, it wasn't for me, and here's why:

1) lacks a view into the character's internal world. I have zero emotional connection to these characters.

2) seriously lacks women protagonists. You know briefly of a girl who dies to give Locke motivation, a girl Locke loves but who we never meet and know nothing about, several whores, a pair of criminals, the wife of a no le person, and a powerful elderly lady in the city. Every important character is male.

3) sick and tired of main characters who are the best ___ who ever loved. Locke is a bit of a Mary Sue. It's ridiculous to think Locke can disguise himself well enough to pass as any age, or well enough that people who know him well don't recognize him. He's too good at thieving (unwarranted), he's too "smart" (always understands the con and has to explain it to everyone else), always is able to slip in and take control where he needs to. 

4) am I just not fond of high fantasy? I consider myself a fantasy fan but my favorites tend to be fairy tale retellings, not epic fantasies.

I would say Locke Lamora is a book written for the male gaze and intended for people on the younger side of the spectrum. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Violence, and Death

Minor: Torture

ekcd_'s review

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, War, Blood, Cursing, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Medical trauma, Body horror, Child death, Classism, Death, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Vomit, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Police brutality, Injury/Injury detail, and Physical abuse

davonysus's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Animal cruelty, Blood, Cursing, Murder, Classism, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Alcohol, Body shaming, Vomit, and Fatphobia

Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Grief, Pandemic/Epidemic, Cursing, Excrement, Death of parent, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Drug use, Drug abuse, Kidnapping, and War