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The Lies of Locke Lamora
The Lies of Locke Lamora (Gentleman Bastard, #1)
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Becca
Nov 29, 2014 rated it it was amazing
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Well, I just finished and all I can say is, wow! I just loved this - I asked everyone at work back in probably January or February to give me their best recommendations. One guy who reads mostly fantasy and sci-fi named this one. I am kind of sad I waited so long to get to it. Definitely in my top books I've read this year.

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Deanna M
Oct 18, 2019 rated it it was ok
it was okay. not super exciting. lots of pages for the last 50 pages to have all the action and the wrap up.
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