keweenawkim reviewed on 9/4/2014 + 9 more book reviews

This is not your average fantasy offering! The story of Locke Lamora and the Gentleman Bastards is fresh, humorous, surprising and filled with interesting characters. The story follows a very young waif who is recruited into a gang of theives in a society filled with many such gangs. Locke proves himself early on as a gifted liar and thief. When he is sold to a rival gang because he is too much for the head of his current band he finds his niche. The first in a trilogy I was swept away into this world of high class, versitile con artists. Set in a haunting world filled with items of old magic which sometimes seems like abandoned technology sometimes aiding and sometime detering Locke in his games to con the rich. I am not a fan of the formula fantasy novel. I recommend this to anyone who is looking for great world building, unpredicatable plots, humorous characters with a fresh twist. I can't wait to read the next book!

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