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Mission to Disaster by Justina Ireland

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avarchiss's review

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adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

tessasophiewillemsen's review against another edition

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adventurous hopeful medium-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

3.0

elivanto's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional medium-paced

3.75

In both YA and middle grade, Justina Ireland always manages to strike the perfect balance between character and plot within her High Republic stories. For me, Mission to Disaster combined some of the best parts of her previous installments - the characters and their emotional journeys from A Test of Courage (in particular I was thrilled to see Avon Starros again) + the intrigue-filled plot of Out of the Shadows. The story is fast-paced and there are a lot of plot twists (including one at the end that caused me to put the book down to say WAIT WHAT?). It's a contained story but there are threads left at the end for future installments (likely The Fallen Star/the High Republic comics) and I'm looking forward to seeing how those come together.

Sad that this got delayed as it very clearly is leading into The Fallen Star and should be read first if possible but that will probably not be the case for most readers (that being said it's likely not ESSENTIAL and readers will probably still enjoy the experience reading it after TFS).

Very grateful for getting approved for a NetGalley copy as I wait for The Fallen Star to be delivered!