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Out of the Shadows by Justina Ireland

3 reviews

dreareads_'s review

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adventurous funny lighthearted fast-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? It's complicated

4.5

UGH! I love Star Wars but I especially love Gay Star Wars.

I could say more but y'all this book had sapphics, gay Jedis, grumpy violent cats, badass rogues, and Force spirituality. I was never meant to be objective about this book. I just loved it. 

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jenny_librarian's review

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adventurous mysterious medium-paced

3.75

Didn’t like this as much as other High Republic books, but it was still pretty good.

I love that we have an aroace character, and even more that it’s Vern. That girl is cool 🙂

I feel this book is mostly a set-up for the next ones, and it gave me a bit of middle book syndrome vibes. Like it’s trying to be it’s own thing but relies too much on past and future plots. A shame because there were good points in there.

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akswhy's review

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emotional reflective tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I really liked all the connections to and implications for the rest of the High Republic phase 1 series, but the pacing was inconsistent. I wanted to spend more time on  things that were glossed over or hastily resolved in a page, but other things were repeated more than necessary. The book is worth reading to see familiar characters and to understand the setup for Tempest Runner (and I’m sure further books as well), but this is the weakest THR project to-date, in my opinion.

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