The Republic of Thieves
Perhaps my expectations were set too high thanks to the first two books in this series. I think the author could have cut out completely all the back story regarding the putting on the play - it was boring and found myself skimming these sections. There were plenty of other ways to tell us Locke's back story without this element.
The story itself was a bit of a grind to read. I slogged through but felt let down by the whole book from the first page to the last. Needed more spark, more intrigue, more layers of deception.
