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I'm actually reading this omnibus, but I'm going to track my reading on this edition instead.
Buddy read with Anna and Megan!
I laughed out loud a lot more in this book than in previous books, that’s for sure! It is highly entertaining, with Locke and Sabetha given free rein to do as they will in this Five-Year-Game as opponents for different factions of the Bondsmagi. (Oh, sorry, you thought we were done with the Bondsmagi? Well they certainly weren’t done with Locke – not by a long shot!!) Wh ...more
Buddy read with Anna and Megan!
I laughed out loud a lot more in this book than in previous books, that’s for sure! It is highly entertaining, with Locke and Sabetha given free rein to do as they will in this Five-Year-Game as opponents for different factions of the Bondsmagi. (Oh, sorry, you thought we were done with the Bondsmagi? Well they certainly weren’t done with Locke – not by a long shot!!) Wh ...more
Dec 19, 2013
Courtney Schafer
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As always, I'm in awe of Scott Lynch's skill with dialogue and characterization. I love the wit and humor of the Gentleman Bastard books, this one included. There were a few things that bothered me, primarily relating to the relationship between Locke and Sabetha (not Sabetha herself; I thought she was quite an interesting character). I'm also not entirely sure how I feel about the revelation about Locke's past - I think I'll have to see where Lynch takes the story in future installments before
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The world created is fantastic, getting more in depth of the Bondsmagi was particularly great, and the jumps back and forth in time were handled well (rather than being potentially very confusing). Yet I felt the overall plot didn’t quite have the depth that the book’s length warranted, although the characters were well depicted and successfully continued from the previous books. The ending of the book was very intriguing and will be sure to have repercussions in the next book (when it is publis
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