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Locke Lamoran valheet by Scott Lynch

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enchantedobjects's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny tense medium-paced

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

4.5

I just finished a bizarre but awesome book. I can't remember a book thag made me so throughly on my seat for each successive xon. At its heart its about a band of thieves who con their way through a venice-adjacent town. The best part of the book is that its a constant strife to do so but its their brotherhood that sticks the success of each of their cons. And many of the time the success is filled with getting the shit kicked out of you over and over.
It is 700 pages of brotherhood, conning the rich, expanisve lore of one venice-adjacent city, and getting up after you've been throughly drowned in piss.
It has my favourite underground crime syndicate system. Its 13 priesthood is lovingly detailed. These lads are not mary-sues in any definition. The interludes are a welcome break and also incredibly important for the main narrative.
Also, gladiatorial shark fighting.
This book, while being a trilogy, can be treated as a stand-alone. I will likely read the sequels just because these con-lads mischief is worth reading more of.

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disneydamsel1's review against another edition

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adventurous dark funny slow-paced

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

4.5

This book made me laugh so hard. It was a bit slow, but I loved the humor.

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kazzerdam's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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lanid's review against another edition

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adventurous dark funny

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

4.75

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dragonaion's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional funny inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

This book is brilliant, a wild ride, and I was delightfully surprised. I thought this would be a story of a petty thief who would get caught and end up escaping in a new Robin Hood retelling. What I got was something completely in a world of its own that has almost made me cry repeatedly. What can only be described as "grunge fantasy" (high fantasy 1,000 years post societal collapse in the slums of New York) this has more heart, love, and sheer brilliance than almost any other book I've read to date. Every moment, every interlude, weaves together in such a way that turns this from a story into art, following a batch of characters that are relatable, lovable, and wears no plot armor. I cannot gush more about how amazing and unique this book is- if you have fond memories of the concept of the brotherhood in Theives, this is just the story for you.
"Liar... Liar... Liar... Bastard!"

Edit: I've found another book that is a sibling-story to this. If you enjoyed The Lies of Locke Lamora, you will absolutely feel right at home with Nevernight by Jay Kristoff.

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