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Red Seas Under Red Skies by Scott Lynch

3 reviews

memento_morri's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny mysterious sad tense 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? Yes

5.0

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sporemiette's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional funny medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

I was worried at first that this book would follow the same formula as the first
(dashing rogues working towards a mad heist only to be forced into a scheme bigger than them by a powerful third party)
but I was pleasantly surprised. Also pleasantly surprised to see more representation in this installation. To think that a book published in 2007 has better queer rep than most books published today. sigh. I have to say though, I'm not a big fan of Lynch's reoccurring habit of
offing prominent female characters. First the Capa's daughter, now Ezri. I dread for Sabetha's sake in the next book lol.
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mmefish's review against another edition

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Well, I’m disappointed.
The pacing is, once again, weird, there is no flow to the story. Plots, once again, overlap each other. The present and the past, once again, are mixed. I don’t really see the point of this book - it feels like Scott Lynch could not decide what he wanted to write about. Besides, Locke is not a grey character anymore, he’s straight up good and all the rich people are bad. I don’t know. Everything is kinda ridiculous. 
Maybe it’s for the best, since it seems like the series will never be finished anyway.
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