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Red Seas Under Red Skies by Scott Lynch
4.0

This is the second book in the Gentleman Bastard series and if you liked the first book, chances are you will like this one.

As the second book you know vaguely what to expect, it is filled with Locke's schemes, cons, and Jean's hatchets. The group isn't in the same city, but their hi-jinks are familiar.

This book doesn't have as great pacing as "The Lies of Locke Lamora" the first half took a while to really feel like it was going anywhere. However, after some initial slowness I once again found myself heavily invested in the trials and tribulations of Locke and Jean. The second half of the book I thought was amazing, with action and schemes vamping up.

While not as good as the first book, I still thoroughly enjoyed Red Seas Under Red Skies.

I loved the ending so much I immediately started the 3rd book in the series.