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lucy_sage 's review for:
Red Seas Under Red Skies
by Scott Lynch
It was enjoyable but nowhere as good as the first book.
I was entertained as opposed to being on the edge of my seat like I was with [b:The Lies of Locke Lamora|29588376|The Lies of Locke Lamora (Gentleman Bastard, #1)|Scott Lynch|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1458646334l/29588376._SY75_.jpg|2116675]. Everything was at a much lower stake and I also did not find the surrounding characters that endearing (except for Ezri). I felt like the narrative was being ambitious rather than being in its own element. I also found a lot of situations predictable which I would have never been able to say about the first book.
I did thoroughly enjoy the exploration of Locke and Jean's relationship, as well as how they dealt with what happened in the previous book (which I still felt somewhat lacking but oh well I hope the next book will cover it). As much as I loved these two idiots in this book, I preferred all the scenes where they were not on the sea because that was where the substantial scheming occurred.
I nevertheless really liked this book, the characters are fleshed out pristinely, the narrative is beautiful and the insults remain as imaginative and convoluted as ever!
I was entertained as opposed to being on the edge of my seat like I was with [b:The Lies of Locke Lamora|29588376|The Lies of Locke Lamora (Gentleman Bastard, #1)|Scott Lynch|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1458646334l/29588376._SY75_.jpg|2116675]. Everything was at a much lower stake and I also did not find the surrounding characters that endearing (except for Ezri). I felt like the narrative was being ambitious rather than being in its own element. I also found a lot of situations predictable which I would have never been able to say about the first book.
I did thoroughly enjoy the exploration of Locke and Jean's relationship, as well as how they dealt with what happened in the previous book (which I still felt somewhat lacking but oh well I hope the next book will cover it). As much as I loved these two idiots in this book, I preferred all the scenes where they were not on the sea because that was where the substantial scheming occurred.
Spoiler
I think my biggest complaint is that the revelation that their two years of hard work in Tal Verrar ended up in smoke since they stole counterfeits was disappointing to say the least. It was a good plot twist, but I would argue that it is so big a plot twist that it actually exists at the expense of the purpose of the book. Equally, the amazing prologue took shy of 550 pages to be brought into context - really building my anticipation there - and then was sorted in the space of two pages... I was just bummed...I nevertheless really liked this book, the characters are fleshed out pristinely, the narrative is beautiful and the insults remain as imaginative and convoluted as ever!