The Scar/YMMV


 * Designated Protagonist Syndrome: Bellis Coldwine.
 * Ho Yay: There was a mix of this and Foe Yay between Uther Doul and the Brucolac. Mostly from the Brucolac's side. He very explicitly wonders whether Uther is a masochist, and then acts like a scorned lover through most of the novel. There's also the matter of what exactly their history together is. This pairing isn't invalidated by the ending, either.
 * Magnificent Bastard: Arguably Uther Doul and The Brucolac.
 * Offscreen Moment of Awesome: The book's largely about a narrator 'lost at sea' in a city that's often outside the bounds of her knowledge and understanding. The story builds up a rivalry - and an intriguing past acquaintanceship - between two overpowered badasses, and they finally get their showdown a couple of chapters from the end...but then the fight scene gets skipped entirely, and instead we get to see the aftermath at the start of the next chapter.
 * Unfortunate Implications: For "The Scar":
 * Very much YMMV;