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A review by melsage1823
A Test of Courage by Justina Ireland
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
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? It's complicated
5.0
I am absolutely amazing and delighted. This book absolutely exceeded my expectations. Since it was a children's book I thought the language was going to get toned down or that themes wouldn't get explored as deeply but somehow Ireland manages to do it.
If you thought the ending of Light Of The Jedi was heartbreaking wait till you read this book. It is action paced throughout especially with the tensions of the stranded group having to survive together. The themes of grief, justice, anger and love are felt throughout the entirety of the book and kept me engaged throughout.
Due to the book having less characters in than Light Of The Jedi instead of world building we get top notch character development showing different people's experiences living in the era of the High Republic. Vernestra was an absolute amazing character and you could see the struggles she had being in charge due to her age. Imris journey was absolutely amazing and heartbreaking at the same time. No spoilers but my empath instincts came out reading about his struggles. Avon was an absolutely fabulous co protagonist and her backstory as well as her pov chapters were very interesting and gave lots of insight into how future stuff in the star wars universe came to be. J-6 was a far more entertaining rebellious droid than the one in solo and I found her journey very interesting. You see the splinters discussing about droids and free will. I also loved Honesty and his journey into a more wise character who doesn't act irrational.
As good as the writing was the art work was also incredible to. It's so pretty that I'm tempted to scan them onto my computer.
This was highly engaging and I can't wait to read more of Irleands work.
If you thought the ending of Light Of The Jedi was heartbreaking wait till you read this book. It is action paced throughout especially with the tensions of the stranded group having to survive together. The themes of grief, justice, anger and love are felt throughout the entirety of the book and kept me engaged throughout.
Due to the book having less characters in than Light Of The Jedi instead of world building we get top notch character development showing different people's experiences living in the era of the High Republic. Vernestra was an absolute amazing character and you could see the struggles she had being in charge due to her age. Imris journey was absolutely amazing and heartbreaking at the same time. No spoilers but my empath instincts came out reading about his struggles. Avon was an absolutely fabulous co protagonist and her backstory as well as her pov chapters were very interesting and gave lots of insight into how future stuff in the star wars universe came to be. J-6 was a far more entertaining rebellious droid than the one in solo and I found her journey very interesting. You see the splinters discussing about droids and free will. I also loved Honesty and his journey into a more wise character who doesn't act irrational.
As good as the writing was the art work was also incredible to. It's so pretty that I'm tempted to scan them onto my computer.
This was highly engaging and I can't wait to read more of Irleands work.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, War, Violence, and Death of parent