pickBook #2 in this fantasy trilogy. Locke Lamora is now one of my favorite fantasy characters. The Robin Hood of Fantasy with fun escapades and fun dialogue. Locke and Jean are made to become pirates to work towards swindling two of their conquests. 🏴☠️🏴☠️🏴☠️🏴☠️
so-soI struggle with this one.
I didn't connect with any of the characters, in fact I kept thinking that if it weren't for Kyle (who I hate, by the way) this whole story wouldn't exist.
The slow pace, character driven plot just didn't grab me like the Farseer Trilogy did.
However, I understand that Hobb develops her stories over time, and I can see a lot of potential in this trilogy and its importance in the overall Elderling series.
so-soDarian Frey and the crew of the Ketty Jay take on an incredibly crazy and dangerous mission to try and get the massive payoff they've been reaching for. This time the job will have them journey to the back end of nowhere where monsters literally walk the earth.
A fun space opera adventure, there are the comparisons to make with Firefly but this more space pirate steampunk than space western.
pickThis had an innocent fairy tale feel with a Wizard of Oz vibe. I liked it, it felt like a heroine‘s journey mixed with a coming of age story on a different planet. Could be YA option.
The most dreaded of all was keel-hauling, where a man was dropped into the sea and dragged from prow to stern, ninety feet under water, his flesh ripped to shreds by the barnacles that clung to the hull like clusters of razors. Death was almost inevitable. He was like to bleed to death if he did not drown.
Rainy day reading with Jade, who‘s sad she can‘t play fetch outside. (Basement fetch just isn‘t the same.) I‘m flying through A CLASH OF STEEL, despite occasional purple prose and some unnecessary uses of the past perfect. (Y‘all know how much I hate that.) The setting‘s great, I‘m intrigued by the characters, and I can‘t wait to see the plot kick into gear.
pick⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2
The second book of the Reader Trilogy.
As stated in the previous one, it‘s good but cheesy.
118/364
