A review by xkrow
The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch

adventurous dark emotional funny tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Get someone to love you as much as Scott Lynch loves semicolons

 

Well keep my thoughts on this re-read brief here as I hope to write something more elaborate in the near future, but this was such a fantastic read once again! Lynch knows how to hook you in. The prologue is a fantastic introduction to this world and to Locke, and then the first-chapter just carries the momentum forward. I love everything about this world – I’ve never loved a fictional city as much as Camorr with its Venetian canals and Eldren glass structures. There are of course some weaknesses I noticed this time through, but those pale in comparison to this adventurous, heart-wrenching, mind-boggling, emotional, hilarious tale of people that have created a home in each other. An absolute favorite of mine.