Welcome to Litsy!

Book 2 done! Man that ending I really need to read book 3. It is very sailing terminology heavy but overall very good read. Exciting didn‘t want to put the book down.

While I enjoyed the first book, I loved the second one. Maybe because of the setting, but I also got a better feeling for the characters, got more into the story and was curious to find out what breathtaking ideas Locke comes up with next.

Te German version is read by Matthias Lühn and he does a really good job here, bringing the characters to life and each scene unique. What a marvel and what a great combination this audio book was 😍

Another Book 2. Last time I did this I bought book 3 & a special edition came out that I just had to have … yes, First Law 😁 I‘m enjoying Gentleman Bastards. Love new books.

Oy! At the 80% mark this book is really starting to feel like a slog. The paperback is over 700 pages and I haven‘t been that enthusiastic about it since I started. I enjoyed The Lies of Locke Lamora—the first book in the series—much more than this. #isitoveryet

Series is a phenomenal addition to the fiction world and would recommend to anyone who loves a witty read with great character building

I had to go right to the second book of the series, the first was fantastic!

Catch up #WyrdAndWonder Day 13: a friend in need

The central friendship of the Gentleman Bastards is a huge part of the reason I love Scott Lynch‘s fantasy conmen as much as I do. Jean Tannen is the friend Locke Lamora needs, if not always the one he sometimes deserves 😉

I love Locke and Jean so it was great to spend time with them again as they pull off another signature heist. So many things go wrong and watching them adjust their plans was very entertaining. This felt different than the first installment as it dealt with a new land and environment. I look forward to the next installment.
With this I've now finished three on the list for #BookSpinBonanza.
#BuriedAliveChallenge

I just did the math. If I want to finish all 20 books for #BookSpinBonanza by the end of the month I need to read at least 318 pages per day. It seems like a daunting task but I'm thinking it's also possible so idk. At least this gives me a pacing goal to focus me if I really want to complete the entire challenge.

Sierra and I are about to embark on an adventure with the Gentleman Bastards.
#CatsOfLitsy

I tried. I didn‘t care for the first book, but gave the second a try because of book club and I had the audio. I made it 8:30 into a 25:30 book. It was getting to the point where I wanted to claw my face off. So it‘s time I finally dnf a book instead of making my life miserable.

#unpopularopinion

Locke and Jean plan to clean out the vault of a casino, but due to [spoilers] they end up sailing on a pirate ship.

This book had good parts, but most of it felt like watching a cat chase its own tail.

Good afternoon!

My stats for the #24B4Monday #readathon. Those 5 hours are not as good as I had hoped, but I've still got time to catch up. 😁
Stats are excluding reading lots of posters while my daughter visited several tiny courses at her potential secondary school, and my son's homework essay about why sugary snacks and drinks should be banned from the school kiosk.

Guess I'd be entitled to say 6 hours 😉

@TheReadingMermaid @Andrew65 @jb72

Double dip from my currently reading pile (so much for the forecast).

Both stories about master thieves. Both MCs must have been born under a #LuckyStar. They are capable of stealing anything, even the #Masterpiece from the most protected vault in town.

#MOvember @Cinfhen

Love this series ❤ I'm rereading it on Audible and its just as fun as I remember. It's a series but each book can be a standalone as the guys get up to different adventures in each one. It sets the bar for creative cursing 😂

I love these gentlemen bastards! This series somehow gets even better upon a reread and I can‘t wait to get to book three!

Uh, what a busy few weeks, so little time for Litsy & books! I‘m re-visiting a fave series with this one, it has THE BEST insults ever!
I‘ve been rubbish at keeping up with #bookfitnesschallenge too, sorry @wanderinglynn
I missed the weekly check-in posts but have hit my weekly mileage targets. I think I‘m on target for my book target too.
Bring on week 5, the week of my half marathon, eek!!

Had a busy day with yard work and staining the deck. Time to relax and begin the 2nd installment in the Gentleman Bastard Sequence. 💖

I loved the first in the series. This one dragged for me a bit, but the ending was completely worth it!

#QuotsyJan19 #dragon

And relax...

😍 Yorkshire

Lunchtime reading in the sun. Can I stay here all afternoon please?

The Gentlemen Bastards, Jean & Locke, are quickly becoming my favorite fictional con artists. In the second book Lynch has already established their backgrounds, allowing for a broader narrative tapestry. One hell of a heist story with plenty of twists without being formulaic. The real heart of the story are the fantastic characters. The world created by Lynch is strangely familiar, yet offers the imaginative dislocations of finest SFF literature.

Although, I must admit to being more #TeamEzri

#TeamCaptainDrakasha

Burn! 😂

I'm currently listening to the 2nd book of the Gentleman Bastard series. I forgot how much I enjoyed the first book. These books just crack me up and amuse me.

Coupons + gift cards = the best #bookmail 😄

I wish I'd picked up this book sooner! It was a good follow-up to The Lies of Locke Lamora, and it was great to spend time with Jean and Locke again and see how the consequences of that story affected them. This one was more about Jean, with a great focus on tension within a friendship. There's also a heist, a poorly thought out plan, and kickass, tough, sassy, lady pirates. Picking up the next for sure.

Awesome. Oceans 11/Now You See Me + pirates. Like I said before, this took way too long to finish. This is a rare favorite for me.

Only a couple hundred pages to go. This book has taken an exceedingly long amount of time to read, which is stupid because it's great. I should be done by the end of the week!

#Noteworthynovember #fire 🔥

I've always found this cover very striking. Great read too!
#fantasy

(this is my first photo challenge here, and while this book isn't about fire the cover sure is. Does that count? Please correct me if I'm wrong).

Locke and Jean have a try at the pirate life and it‘s as entertaining as you can imagine. The heist part of the book feels only secondary to their nautical adventures but is still very cleverly concluded.

More #bookmail

Had already forgotten about these two.

Meanwhile some #audiowrapping is going on. (Listening to The Historian)

My #favoritesidecharacter is Jean! 💜 #riotgrams

#crushingongiveaway

Congrats @Cinfhen on your milestone!!! 🎉🎉

I absolutely loved The Lies of Locke Lamora, and I have been eyeing the rest of the series to add to my collection. I mean, you just can't have one of them, right? 😜

**image from google

This time for a #bookrainbow I thought I'd try by title instead of by the colour of the cover. Turns out, I have no books with orange or yellow in the title. And I had to use author instead of title for violet(te). Several choices for red, green and blue though.
#fallintobooks

So excited to get stuck in :D

I think I should get myself a book weight. I stepped away to put my dishes in the sink and come back to this.

"Difficult" and "impossible" are cousins often mistaken for one another, with very little in common.

The greatest perk of going to SMCC: having this to visit after watering my on-campus community garden plot. #24in48

Listening while I tend my lil community garden plot. 😊 #24in48

Starting book 2 in the Gentleman Bastards series, and giving myself ten minutes to catch up on #24in48 posts!

Getting in some good reading time on the train to NJ. Finally seeing some sunshine too☀️. Have to say I love the colorful banter is this book. 😁

Started my long weekend off with Red Skies and red wine 🍷 and nothing to do this weekend except read and spend Mother's Day weekend with mom and daughter 💐. I think I am liking this book better than the first one....

#maybookflowers 8, I'm letting this favorite represent #bodyofwater. And can't wait for the fourth book.