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209 reviews
Song of the Nile by Stephanie Dray
dark
emotional
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Zeis by Neal Shusterman
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? It's complicated
3.75
Lily of the Nile by Stephanie Dray
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Path of Deceit by Tessa Gratton, Justina Ireland
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
4.9 stars
Thrawn: Alliances (Collected Issues) by Jody Houser
adventurous
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.0
How the hell do you create such a good miniseries, and then absolutely obliterate it by ending it that way?!? I feel as if I've never been more disappointed.
I am a massive fan of the canon Thrawn novels, so when I heard Alliances was going to be a comic, I was excited. I loved the first three issues. However, there were mistakes.
The first mistake I noticed was during the scene where Anakin and Thrawn first meet. In the books (Thrawn: Alliances, but also Thrawn: Ascendancy Chaos Rising) Thrawn is NOT piloting the ship. A sky-walker and major character of the Ascendancy series, Che'ri, was. I don't even know why they would change this, as it was not at all necessary.
The second mistake I noticed was when Thrawn told Vader "Few have ever encountered the Grysk" when one was his enemy during his time in the Chiss Expansionary Defense Fleet. Do you forget your enemy, who tried to destroy the Chiss by nearly instigating a civil war among the Families, is a Grysk?
And then that ending. Who ends mid-story with "The end?"??? I am severely disappointed. All the questions I would've had if I never read the book would have been left unanswered. I don't care if you want to continue this in another miniseries. It's just ridiculous.
I am a massive fan of the canon Thrawn novels, so when I heard Alliances was going to be a comic, I was excited. I loved the first three issues. However, there were mistakes.
The first mistake I noticed was during the scene where Anakin and Thrawn first meet. In the books (Thrawn: Alliances, but also Thrawn: Ascendancy Chaos Rising) Thrawn is NOT piloting the ship. A sky-walker and major character of the Ascendancy series, Che'ri, was. I don't even know why they would change this, as it was not at all necessary.
The second mistake I noticed was when Thrawn told Vader "Few have ever encountered the Grysk" when one was his enemy during his time in the Chiss Expansionary Defense Fleet. Do you forget your enemy, who tried to destroy the Chiss by nearly instigating a civil war among the Families, is a Grysk?
And then that ending. Who ends mid-story with "The end?"??? I am severely disappointed. All the questions I would've had if I never read the book would have been left unanswered. I don't care if you want to continue this in another miniseries. It's just ridiculous.
Crier's War by Nina Varela
adventurous
dark
emotional
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Star Wars: The High Republic Adventures (2021), Vol. 1 by Daniel José Older
adventurous
emotional
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
The Prisoner's Throne by Holly Black
adventurous
dark
emotional
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
The Stolen Heir by Holly Black
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Star Wars: The High Republic, Vol. 3: Jedi's End by Charles Soule, Cavan Scott
adventurous
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0