A review by teokajlibroj
Red Seas Under Red Skies by Scott Lynch

4.0

What made the first book so excellent was how clever Locke was and the general sense of amusement. This is present at the start and end of this book, but the middle is bit of a muddle. Basically whenever they are on dry land, things are going well, when they're at sea, the book isn't as good. Locke is out of his depth and there's no room for clever schemes, so the book loses momentum and the sense of excitement. Plus there were too many plots and schemes and people out to get them, so it ended up being overwhelming.

Still a very good book, it's just missing some of the magic of the first one.