Red Seas Under Red Skies

I won't get into the plot of this one so as not to spoil the previous book.

I loved this book. The only reason I gave it 4 stars is because of how slow certain parts felt. I think that's inevitable when such a large section of the book is spent on a ship. My favorite part of the book is definitely Locke and Jean's relationship. Lynch really dove into the dynamics and struggles of their relationship, and their constant need to save the other at the expense of themselves. I thought that their loyalty to each other was so admirable and wonderful. I did miss some of the fancy, white collar criminal activity we got in the first book. This one was a little more rugged and life threatening. However, the characters more than made up for it, and the ending had me screaming. I am very excited to continue on with this series. I'm getting even more nervous for the wait after the 3rd book the closer I get to it. I know Lynch is one of the author's notorious for taking forever to finish a series. We'll see!

TW: alcohol, amputation, blackmail, death, gambling, kidnapping, murder, poisoning, profanity, sexually explicit scenes, torture, violence, poisoning, gore