I love Scott Lynch's Gentleman Bastard series, but in comparison with the two first books of the series, this one, to me, fails to live up to my expectations. 
 The Republic of Thieves is still a good read, borderline on a very good read (doesn't quite make its way there for me, though), and there are still some genuinely brilliant parts in it, but it doesn't quite reach the height of the previous two books. 
 And truth be told, I was a bit disappointed in the portrayal of Sabetha, whom I had looked forward to meeting since the first mention of her in The Lies of Locke Lamora.