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jayvdw's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
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? It's complicated
4.0
The gentleman bastards are at it again.
I really enjoyed the second volume in the series. Lynch has built an amazing world in the first installment and it was very interesting how he expanded this world in this book. We get a good look at a few different coastal cities and the seas surrounding them. I much enjoyed the new setting and made me curious about the rest of the world.
A major part of the book is spent on the seas and due to this this volume is less a heist story and more a pirate fantasy drama. This in itself is not a bad thing, but it was not what I was expecting from the series. I had hoped for a bit more heists and trickery than shown in the book. The pacing in the pirate part of the book also felt a bit off, it started quite slow and then became very quick. I personally would have preferred the beginning of the pirate part to be a bit faster-paced. This could have been achieved if the book had fewer nautical terms and references, these felt a bit unnecessary for the most part.
The book does continue the difficulty of Locke and Jean using multiple identities, but it felt like there were even more different identities at the same time than in the first volume. This was both a good and a bad thing since it made the story more interesting to read how Locke and Jean spun a web of lies around them. But on the downside, sometimes it was a bit too confusing.
Overall, I really enjoyed to book. There are however some things I would have changed, like the nautical terms but also the pacing in some parts of the story. I am curious about what will happen to Locke and Jean in the next installment. May the Crooked Warden favor them.
I really enjoyed the second volume in the series. Lynch has built an amazing world in the first installment and it was very interesting how he expanded this world in this book. We get a good look at a few different coastal cities and the seas surrounding them. I much enjoyed the new setting and made me curious about the rest of the world.
A major part of the book is spent on the seas and due to this this volume is less a heist story and more a pirate fantasy drama. This in itself is not a bad thing, but it was not what I was expecting from the series. I had hoped for a bit more heists and trickery than shown in the book. The pacing in the pirate part of the book also felt a bit off, it started quite slow and then became very quick. I personally would have preferred the beginning of the pirate part to be a bit faster-paced. This could have been achieved if the book had fewer nautical terms and references, these felt a bit unnecessary for the most part.
The book does continue the difficulty of Locke and Jean using multiple identities, but it felt like there were even more different identities at the same time than in the first volume. This was both a good and a bad thing since it made the story more interesting to read how Locke and Jean spun a web of lies around them. But on the downside, sometimes it was a bit too confusing.
Overall, I really enjoyed to book. There are however some things I would have changed, like the nautical terms but also the pacing in some parts of the story. I am curious about what will happen to Locke and Jean in the next installment. May the Crooked Warden favor them.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Murder, and Alcohol
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Police brutality, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Suicide attempt, and War
ekcd_'s review against another edition
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
I loved the first book so much, but I think this one has turned me off the rest of the series. Lots and lots and lots of plot holes - and not just the expected ones in these kinds of swashbuckling heist and mystery books. Its like Lynch just decided to forget half the book he had written.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail