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reviewed Shorefall by Robert Jackson Bennett (The Founders Trilogy, #2)

Robert Jackson Bennett, Robert Jackson Bennett: Shorefall (2020, Quercus) 4 stars

As a magical revolution remakes a city, an ancient evil is awakened in a brilliant …

Review of 'Shorefall' on 'Goodreads'

3 stars

Good:
Picks up nicely from where Foundryside left off
Crasedes is a scary villain
I liked drawing parallels between Foundrysiders and free software movement (though book itself doesn't delve too deep into this)

Bad:
Main characters felt bland, I cared more about villains
Repetitive plot: a new complication arises → clever scriving scene → heist/action scene → repeat
Major plot-lines remain unresolved