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Shorefall by Robert Jackson Bennett

19 reviews

sersi's review

adventurous dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gore, Murder, Death, Slavery, and Torture

aseel_reads's review

adventurous dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Same thoughts as the last book, easy to read, engaging world and plot, like the characters but wishing we got way more of their back stories, interactions, just more character time 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Child death, Gun violence, Torture, Body horror, Medical content, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Sexual harassment, Slavery, and Violence

nimeneth's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This is a somewhat reluctant 4 stars? The middle portion of the book dragged and was highly technical with the world's magic, plus there were some very gory bits that I skimmed through. That said, holy shit the ending. I figured something was going to happen with Gregor but I was not expecting specifically that. I will be grabbing the next installment because I want to know what new hijinx Sancia and Berenice get up to.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Torture, Murder, Violence, War, and Blood

Moderate: Colonisation, Grief, Slavery, and Genocide

gladiolus17's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

I love Gregor. Gregor WOULD TREAT ME RIGHT.
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Robert Jackson Bennett hurts me again. I loved this book just as much as the first one. It’s so centered on theme, and the plotting is so tight. Now I figured out what the magic system reminded me of: coding. This book came to me at a time where I’m struggling with excel functions at work. Finally getting a formula to work is elating, and gives me the impression  that I am a modern scriver.

Shorefall’s pacing is a hundred times faster than Foundryside, most due to the time constraints in the book. This whole book maybe takes place in less than three days! Yet so much happens, and everything goes wrong, and everything goes right, then wrong again.

I especially love Bennett’s villains. The Big Bad was monologuing and I kept thinking: hmm, he’s not wrong tho? And that’s what make the villains sympathetic and understandable. Each baddie wants to right a wrong but uses distorted methods to do so.

As always, Bennett’s dialogue is superb. Sometimes what Sancia, Clef, or Orso say make me laugh out loud or screech.

I cannot wait for my library loan on Locklands to come.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Rape and Slavery

laguerrelewis's review

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I love it when a sequel goes above and beyond its predecessor. Shorefall raises the stakes so astronomically high, but manages to carry over all the best aspects you love from Foundryside—especially the characters that are the beating heart of this story. They've grown greatly since we last saw them, but they’ve all progressed naturally in incredibly satisfying ways. If you liked Foundryside, strap yourself in for a wild ride with Shorefall!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Blood, Car accident, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, and Death of parent

Moderate: Alcohol and Slavery

jjjreads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Self harm, Slavery, Trafficking, Genocide, Mental illness, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, War, Xenophobia, Blood, Body horror, Car accident, Child abuse, Child death, Classism, Colonisation, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Gore, Grief, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Torture, Violence, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Confinement, Vomit, Death, Domestic abuse, Abandonment, Death of parent, and Drug use

aileron's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Gore, Violence, Child death, Torture, Body horror, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Suicide

Moderate: Grief, Death of parent, and Car accident

Minor: Rape, Slavery, and Domestic abuse

rossandhissandwich's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Blood, Violence, Death, Torture, and Gore

Moderate: Child death, Grief, Domestic abuse, and Rape

kassidyreads's review

adventurous dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Slavery, and Torture

Minor: Child death, Animal death, and Rape

saltycoffee's review against another edition

adventurous dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Murder, Torture, Classism, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Genocide, Slavery, and Violence

Minor: Rape and Sexual assault