Sami Sundell reviewed The Republic of Thieves by Scott Lynch
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4 stars
The previous installment of the Gentleman Bastard sequence saw our heroes in high seas, but now it's time to head back to land. Locke and Jean get shanghaied to wreak havoc in Karthain politics, and after some consideration, they take the job.
The [b:The Lies of Locke Lamora|127455|The Lies of Locke Lamora (Gentleman Bastard, #1)|Scott Lynch|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1386924569s/127455.jpg|2116675] was a pure caper story, [b:Red Seas Under Red Skies|887877|Red Seas Under Red Skies (Gentleman Bastard, #2)|Scott Lynch|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1426312779s/887877.jpg|856785] added some adventure to it. This time, there's little time for elaborate scheming. Time and time again Locke and Jean are forced to react, and they scramble to put even some semblance of a plan.
As with previous books, The Republic of Thieves has a side plot situated in the past of the Gentleman Bastards. The main plot and the side plot complement each other, and together, they give the reader more information about Locke. No …
The previous installment of the Gentleman Bastard sequence saw our heroes in high seas, but now it's time to head back to land. Locke and Jean get shanghaied to wreak havoc in Karthain politics, and after some consideration, they take the job.
The [b:The Lies of Locke Lamora|127455|The Lies of Locke Lamora (Gentleman Bastard, #1)|Scott Lynch|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1386924569s/127455.jpg|2116675] was a pure caper story, [b:Red Seas Under Red Skies|887877|Red Seas Under Red Skies (Gentleman Bastard, #2)|Scott Lynch|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1426312779s/887877.jpg|856785] added some adventure to it. This time, there's little time for elaborate scheming. Time and time again Locke and Jean are forced to react, and they scramble to put even some semblance of a plan.
As with previous books, The Republic of Thieves has a side plot situated in the past of the Gentleman Bastards. The main plot and the side plot complement each other, and together, they give the reader more information about Locke. No worries, though - even after this book, he's still a man of mystery. I'm not sure I liked the way his persona was built in this book, though. Usually a magnificently clever master thief, around Sabetha he just drops the ball completely. That happening in the beginning might be understandable, it happening time and again over the years doesn't seem to fit his general persona.
I thoroughly enjoyed this book, maybe more than the previous books. And I can't wait to get my hands on the next one.