Reviews

The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch

familyguy026's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny tense medium-paced

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

4.0

ekcd_'s review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, War, Blood, Cursing, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Medical trauma, Body horror, Child death, Classism, Death, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Vomit, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Police brutality, Injury/Injury detail, and Physical abuse

silquesoleil's review against another edition

5.0

guess what this book is still so good. a bit tough to get into and I would have loved to read more about Nazca, but those things aside. it's so good.

edanh's review against another edition

5.0

Holy shit

Really really great read

literarybitch's review against another edition

adventurous dark sad

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes

3.5

We love a gentleman bastard, a dashing rogue doing heists and dodging the law! That said, this goes to some very dark places, so fair warning: it starts out with a guy selling orphans, that's a rough place to begin.
I enjoyed myself throughout this one and I have no major complaints. The various nobles' names were hard to tell apart when they were all together in the thick of it, but I was so far in that I decided not to care and it didn't diminish my overall understanding.

Comparisons between this and The Thousand Deaths of Ardor Benn are obvious: they're both quite lengthy, vaguely Rennaissance-era fantasy heists starring a clever antihero and his bestie(s). Between the two, I find Ardor Benn much more fun so if you only have room in your life for one, I recommend that one. But if you don't mind the darker and sadder tones of this One Last Job gone sideways and can't get enough debonair con men, this gets the job done.

7.5/10
#WhatsKenyaReading

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Violence, and Torture

Moderate: Child death and Death

Minor: Slavery and Death of parent

dramxarama's review against another edition

5.0

my god. that was so good. I just can't do a full good review right now. but damn. I'm shook.

peethor's review against another edition

adventurous funny tense fast-paced

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

4.0

elizamariereads's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This book had a slow start but once I got into it I couldn’t put it down! Loved the character and world 

bibliobaggins_'s review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

m0ribund's review against another edition

5.0

The world building killed me like the assassins who killed my favourite twins. :’D