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A review by the_rabble
Red Seas Under Red Skies by Scott Lynch
adventurous
emotional
medium-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? Yes
4.0
2nd Gentleman Bastards book.
Multiple POV, centers on Locke and Jean Starts as a healing/recovery heist story after the events in Camorr, but becomes mostly a [minor early spoiler]pirate book. So get ready for a lot of nautical shenanigans. (My own expectations weren't managed- I kept waiting for fantasy casino shenanigans.)
Worldbuilding in this book is dope. New city-state(s), new rich weirdos to scam. I continue to love the pantheon in this world.
Locke and Jean's relationship has some particularly beautiful, funny, tumultuous, and frank moments.
The relatively realistic depiction of at least the time recovering from the events of Book 1, if not the impact of that level of trauma, is refreshing.
There's also a lot more women in this one and it slaps.
Narrator - Michael Page remains a theatrically dramatic reader and seemed to add a stable of new voices and accents in this one. It was a good time.
Multiple POV, centers on Locke and Jean Starts as a healing/recovery heist story after the events in Camorr, but becomes mostly a [minor early spoiler]
Worldbuilding in this book is dope. New city-state(s), new rich weirdos to scam. I continue to love the pantheon in this world.
Locke and Jean's relationship has some particularly beautiful, funny, tumultuous, and frank moments.
The relatively realistic depiction of at least the time recovering from the events of Book 1, if not the impact of that level of trauma, is refreshing.
There's also a lot more women in this one and it slaps.
Narrator - Michael Page remains a theatrically dramatic reader and seemed to add a stable of new voices and accents in this one. It was a good time.