Review: Red Seas Under Red Skies

Red Seas Under Red Skies by Scott Lynch
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Hooter: Adventure fantasy with a large squeeze of naval piracy.

The two con-men move on to bigger and better things from the first book in the series as they try to reinvent themselves in the new world. Always landing between the devil and the deep blue sea, this book continues to put them into that spot and you wonder how they are going to pull themselves out of each spot. Jean continues to be man Friday for Locke through his schemes. This edition involves them onto naval piracy - a la pirates of the Caribbean as the Bondsmagi continue to play spoilsport and draw them into the political matters of their current disposition.

A mix of Tom Sawyer and Captain Jack Sparrow, Locke continues to attract adventure in a medieval setting. The challenge with the second book always remains that it always seems to act as a bridge to the next editon and the first and I do feel a little underwhelmed from that perspective. Though staying to the storyline, after the chaos of one, this book focuses on rebuilding for the main characters. I ended up reading the third book before this so had rated that higher and now with that hindsight, while the action seems a little toned down, the protagonists do get out of their skin on the seas and so does the direction of the book. Oh! did I miss out the cats? Never forget the cats.

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