A review by jnl00700
Locklands by Robert Jackson Bennett

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny informative 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

4.5

4.5 stars. This was such a stunning conclusion to the end of this trilogy. I am a sucker for found family and for anti-capitalist, anti-imperialist sci-fi settings. I found the drastic time jump to be a good choice for this book. The world is very different from where we last left off in Shorefall and all of the characters had grown so much since we saw them. I loved that Sancia and Berenice were already married and had been married for quite some time so their relationship had already blossomed and we just got to see them working together. I of course loved Clef and his snarky remarks. And boy do I love a good villain redemption arc. Some of the technical aspects of the story were a bit lost on me. I definitely didn’t understand half of the descriptions of what the characters were doing or building, but that’s okay! I was just along for the ride and boy what a ride it was. The ending also made me ugly cry. 

**Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for providing me with an e-arc in exchange for an honest review!
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