Reviews

The Secret Academy by Jason Fry

kaloyan_woo's review

3.0

3.5 but easily the best book in the series
Also for a children's book there is a lot of cult activities and torturing of kids

deannachapman's review against another edition

3.0

3.5 ⭐️

justin_wong's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

3.75

chappellmw90's review against another edition

adventurous fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

sofiabsilva's review

adventurous emotional 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? No

4.25

This was such a good series to give more closure to Zare's arc from the few moments we saw him in Rebels. I really enjoyed the thought provoking, more grounded and day to day look into Lothal citizens and different types of imperials (or soon to be) throughout the series. It's a tragic but hopeful story, with very good & relatable characters, that still left me wanting more. 

I wish the pacing had slowed down a bit at the end. But it still ended up working really well, it would fit right as a Rebels episode, which was probably the intention! 

Also, shout out to the seemless, not overshadowing cameos! I am always glad to see our beloved Spectres! :D

Highly recommend the series to SW and Rebels fans who love this era!

ladymab's review

adventurous dark hopeful tense fast-paced

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

4.25

This one definitely goes a lot faster than the other three books as there is a lot that needs to be crammed in in such a short time -- if it had had the opportunity to be a book even 100 pages longer, or two books, then it probably could have felt better paced. 

That being said i did still really enjoy it and how absolutely straight to the heart of the point it was. And how ruthless it all is. As much as i liked Chiron as an Ok Guy,

i think it was important to have him die

because he was so unwilling to shift from his idea that the Empire could be good. A with us or against us, there's no quarter for half measures! That's an important conversation to have against the Empire! 

jazin95's review

4.0

This was epic!

Wow, this has been a read a long time coming, and I'm so glad I read it. While there was lots of apparent military writing, I loved this book. I just wished that we got to see Dhara talk with Ezra and Kanan; I wanted to see her learn about the force. Oh well. But overall, it was great.

alacritous13's review

4.0

Not sure what to say. Same old same old as the first three. It was a good ending to a good series, and if you've gotten to this point in the series, there's no reason not to read it.

ekansthepokemon's review

4.0

this is really really good, and things start happening quickly in this. definitely nonstop from start to finish