Bad Guy Bar: The Last Mistake, right next to Capa Barsavi's headquarters. And the Tattered Crimson, in Port Prodigal. Dunking the Bomb: The gas-releasing sculptures full of Wraithstone, alchemical fuses, and fire-oil planted by Capa Raza in the Duke's tower to Gentle everyone inside are rendered impotent this way before they can go off. for these reasons, and despite a more or less rousing finish only a leeeeetle bit diminished by firstbookitis, i find i can rate this no higher than a two. Turns out my wife bought it, tried it, found it too slow, and gave up. I've convinced her to give it another go. A love child of Ocean’s Eleven and The Godfather. With blood, deaths, betrayals, money, and drowning in horse urine . . . and it’s SO. GOOD‘ Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

I dunno maybe I'll try again at a later date. This is strange because it wasn't because I didn't like this book but more that I didn't have any drive to finish it. I had no connection with any of the characters and I found myself not caring about the story either. There are only three people in life you can never fool – pawnbrokers, whores, and your mother. Since your mother’s dead, I’ve taken her place. Hence, I’m bullshit-proof.” Band of Brothels: After a group of women murdered a particularly loathsome pimp, they decided to take management into their own hands. After a short but brutal war with other gangs trying to regain control, two brothels established themselves as long term fixtures of Camorr's underworld. Even Capa Barsavi, who murdered dozens of rivals to become the sole remaining Capa, makes a point of not interfering with their business. They do still pay him tithe as part of the Right People of Camorr, but at a significantly lower percentage than any other gang in the city.The process of "Gentling," basically a sort of chemically-induced lobotomy, is considered too cruel to use for punishment, even in a city where child thieves are routinely hanged. Special thanks to my Patrons on Patreon for giving me extra support towards my passion for reading and reviewing! You’re probably thinking, Isn’t this just a book about thieves? Why are you so emotionally attached? From the first threat to use someone's balls as fish bait to the last attempt to drown someone in horse piss, I absolutely adored this book. It is absolutely everything it should be, and then some. Emphasis on the and then some because it completely defied my expectations on many levels, both genre-wise and quality wise.

This is one of the most enjoyable first novels I've ever read. I'd listen to Scott Lynch tell lies all day long."You’re a liar,” said Jean, slowly. “I’m only doing this because I’ve always wanted to see Bug get eaten by an Eldren ghost.”

The Gray King/Anatolius's goal is to take revenge on Barsavi and the nobility of Camorr twenty-two years after the deaths of his parents and younger siblings.So I knew it was a flattering comparison, but at the time, I was kinda irked by it. I remember thinking, "Why do I have to be the next Scott Lynch? Why can't I just be the first Pat Rothfuss? I'll probably be a lot better at that, I've got way more experience at it if nothing else...." But when I went to request the next book, I found myself sort of shuddering at the thought of slogging through any more of these guys' adventures.

Gratuitous German: The few words we hear of Vadran are nonsense mishmashes of German root words, as opposed to the Romance language roots of Therin words. For example, endliktgelaben is supposed to mean "death desire." It looks like a combination of "endlich," which literally means "endly," and "gelaben," which means "have invited," so it very roughly suggests "invited an end." There really is a German word meaning “death-desire," coined by Sigmund Freud: “Todessehnsucht.” i liked the arc, but would have liked it more if lynch hadn't been messing with it the entire time. Well, I can’t argue with the manifest wisdom of the boy that jumps off temple roofs. But I trust my points are noted,” said Jean. The Republic of Thieves has all the colorful action, witty repartee, and devious scheming that fans of the series have come to expect.”—Wired

It's not really fair to compare the two books. They're different styles. Different subjects. Different worlds. It’s another month and since March just started I’m once again trying to reduce my TBR with my own blog meme “Hugs’n’kisses OR Dismissed by the Missus/Messrs” .