Reviews

Path of Deceit by Tessa Gratton, Justina Ireland

brittbarnim's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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

4.0

matteahayn's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful mysterious 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

4.0

plasm4_4's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious sad 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

A complex YA novel that more closely examines two differing ideologies regarding the Force, whilst providing a plot and characters I was interested in.

What you have here is more or less a standard “powder keg” type story, where the setup is provided and it’s only a matter of time before plotlines coalesce and clash together. What really surprised me here though, and why this book is ranking high, is the well drawn characters and plot turns I did not expect whatsoever. 

Only real complaint is that the finale is a bit abrupt and not all questions I had were properly answered here (and having read a bit of Convergence and some of Battle of Jedha, I’m going to be left wanting until reading Path of Vengeance). Other than that, great book.

jenny_librarian's review against another edition

adventurous dark informative tense medium-paced

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

4.5

Oh that was good! I admit, I didn't understand at first how phase 2 could be set 50 or so years before phase 1, but this book makes it clear early on how both periods are connected. And this phase doesn't pull any punches either, so no Jedi you might find yourself sympathetic to is safe.

I didn't love being reminded that Yana and Marda are Evereni every other page, but the racism underlying the discourse around them is a pretty good analogy for our world.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Religious bigotry, Death, and Violence

Moderate: Racism, Terminal illness, and Gaslighting

Minor: Abandonment, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

brandon_1800's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

chawthorne's review against another edition

adventurous medium-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? Yes

3.5

sboo99's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

4.75

kellylynnthomas's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

dennytherestaurant's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

michaelferlazzo's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Ok, so, if you’ve read my view of The Light of The Jedi and The Fallen Star, you’ll know that I did not like the direction that they took for phase 1. I missed a lot by not reading the comics, I do not care if they are good, I just do not want to read them. I want to read the books, and that’s it. Periodt. And I hated that last book. This book was almost the opposite, a solid story that was, well, at least mostly thought out, (a few slip ups in plot work) but the characters were well written enough to forgive those small mistakes, and the drive of the story was enough to carry me through. The build up of the main baddies in this book actually made me feel like it was a challenge (compared to the fallen star, where I just did not care about what was happening because there was no any backstory so why should I care). I also disagree with the decision to include lgbtalphabet nonsense characters to every single piece of media, but I am grateful that this book didn’t really shove it down our throats like all of phase 1 did. Anyways, a solid 4 star book,  second best book to The Light of the Jedi, and I am actually excited going forward knowing what the are facing. (Also I’ve got my eye of the Temptation of the Force;))