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The Lies of Locke Lamora (Gentleman Bastard, #1)

Scott Lynch

Start date: November 2, 2014

Finish date: December 1, 2014

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Mar 23, 2018 Lesa Divine marked it as dnf · review of another edition

Group Buddy read starts April 10th

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Nov 11, 2014 Snowtulip rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: fantasy, own, paper-book

I'm so glad I read this book!

This was so close to a 5 star read, however the slow start lead to me taking some time to become completely enraptured by the story. But once it did, I was captured.

I was intrigued, invested, had to know what was going to happen. These characters enamored themselves to me and I absolutely loved the Gentelmen Bastards :)

There is heart break, trickery, intrigue, and such plotting.

Definite recommend. ...more

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Nov 02, 2014 Andreea rated it it was amazing

I LOVED this book. I like Camorr, the town in this novel. I liked the female characters. The friendship between Locke and the other Gentlemen Bastards and especially between him and Jean. I liked the humour. I liked the sad parts - well, I hated them for a while too. I like this book and I will continue this series!

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Nov 18, 2014 Nancy rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: fantasy

By the end of this book, I was absolutely hooked and it deserved 5 stars, but it was let down a little by what was, in my opinion, a slow beginning. It really took me about the first five chapters to get into it fully. The world created by the author was so complex that it was sometimes difficult to follow, but once I had got my head around Camorr and semi-Venetian feel of the city, I really began to enjoy it. Locke was very likeable because he was flawed and his companions and the lifestyle the ...more

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