Uff! I think I’ve found my first insta-buy-author! Scott Lynch created something truly amazing with the world and story surrounding Locke Lamora and the rest of the Gentleman Bastards.
The worldbuilding was so good! The little flashbacks were superbly placed and gave so much information at a good interval, so that I as a reader wasn’t swamped with all the facts & figures at the beginning. There was still a lot but I think The author knows exactly when’s too much. It was a slow start too, and for the first 100 pages that bothered me but I soon got over it, as the pacing quickened and we also got some scenes depicting friendship and ‘brotherhood’.
That’s another thing the author writes exceptionally well: the relationships and dynamics between the Bastards (but also with the people they meet).
There’s so many funny interactons which you’ll just have to read yourself, because this caption section doesn’t allow for too many words.
The plot didn’t disappoint either. It took a while for it to kick off but when it did … my, oh my! I wish I could say something but I’m too affraid to give anything away. You’ll just have to take my word for it and go buy that book! The intrigues, the schemes, the lies, the stealing, the plotting:
And all of this is encased and brought together by the author’s *marvellous* writing style. I’m in awe and I’m sure I caught a few tiny flies with my jaw hanging to the floor … yes, it’s that good! It’s his way of describing places, scenarios and conversations that put him on 4 stars already.
All the things I explained before lifted it to a smashing 5-star-book.
CAN’T WAIT TO READ BOOK No. 2!!!
One of my fave quotes: “And then you may dress your own wounds, sir, and apply your own poultices, though I dare say it would be quicker and easier for the pair of you to simply dig your own graves and take your ease in them until your inevitable transition to a more quiet state of affairs!”
