Scott LynchFantasy · Fiction·b. 1978
Red Seas Under Red Skies
Synopsis
Locke Lamora and his right-hand man Jean are back, this time in the exotic city of Tal Verrar. After a near-fatal encounter, they're looking for a quiet recovery, but their penchant for relieving the rich of their fortunes leads them to target the most secure gambling house in the world, the Sinspire. Their elaborate plan to swindle their way to the vault is underway, but a dangerous secret threatens to expose them.
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How it reads
Prose complexity 7/10
- <div>This was an adventure to read. Think Pirates of the Caribbean , but with more sass , daredevilry , witty banter and an absolute amazing cast of characters. I expected the story to go a certain way , but there was no telling where I would end up. <br><br>The seeming meaningless details sprinkled around the book ( chairs , cards, etc ) all tie up so beautifully at the end. The beauty of this book also lies in the fact that the main characters are everyday folks ( a scrawny guy , a big man and a middle aged mother of two), yet they are larger than life , as unforgettable as they can be. <br><br>The situations described in this book are absurd at best and absolutely impossible at worst , yet , this being book 2 , you are already at the top of the roller coster and have to ride it out. It has all the ingredients for a perfect book - love , loyalty , great dialogue , gut wrenching situations and extremely tough decisions. <br><br>And cats , though hardly given more than a few pages at best in the entire tome, you will end up loving the cats. And this is from someone who doesn’t even like cats. </div>
- Still clever and hilarious, with the familiar schemes within schemes and deception within deception, along with a plot that gives us a very interesting perspective of the pirating life.