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A review by juliabythebook
The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Wowza. This is everything I love in a fantasy book: lovable characters, twisty plot, excellent and well-devolved world. Plus, a quick-witted and dry sense of humor that made me literally LOL on multiple occasions.
The only thing keeping me from giving this 5 stars is the pacing. I think this could have really benefited from being 100 pages shorter. There’s an insane mid-book climax that left my jaw on the ground only to quickly fall back into a long winded and light thieving scene that lasted way too long. I wish we had seen a bit more of the side characters (like The Spider) instead of this. Considering this is a debut (like, literally how?!) I can overlook it more.
Will I continue? Probably. But I do feel very fulfilled with how this novel finished. It felt like a complete work.
The only thing keeping me from giving this 5 stars is the pacing. I think this could have really benefited from being 100 pages shorter. There’s an insane mid-book climax that left my jaw on the ground only to quickly fall back into a long winded and light thieving scene that lasted way too long. I wish we had seen a bit more of the side characters (like The Spider) instead of this. Considering this is a debut (like, literally how?!) I can overlook it more.
Will I continue? Probably. But I do feel very fulfilled with how this novel finished. It felt like a complete work.
Graphic: Violence, Vomit, Torture, Murder, and Suicidal thoughts