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cardboardvox's review against another edition
- 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
I wish less time had been spent in the clone wars era, and we had been given more time with her as an inquisitor.
Moderate: Gore, Blood, and Gaslighting
Minor: Bullying, Suicide, Death of parent, Alcohol, and War
bechlette47's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Moderate: Gore, Murder, and War
bluemc's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Moderate: Death, Torture, Violence, and War
Minor: Suicide
jerrysaywhaaa's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
This book really explores what it feels like to grow up feeling different and being bullied/punished for those differences in a religion and finding freedom and acceptance outside of that life.
A great read, however: it did feel like it got a bit repetitive with Iskat’s emotions at times to really hammer into you how she felt; at one point I swear they magically switch locations from the Jedi Council Chamber to a garden in the temple; and the death toll on Thule was phrased little confusingly throughout that chapter.
Otherwise, I loved this book and think a lot of issues would be solved in the galaxy if Jedi went to therapy.
Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Physical abuse, Violence, Murder, and War
Moderate: Bullying, Misogyny, Torture, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Suicide and Death of parent
Decapitationsmarveledspectre's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Death, Genocide, Gore, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail
madamenovelist's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Child death, Death, Gun violence, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, and War
jayraytan's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Moderate: Torture, Violence, and War
gelatinousdessert's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Moderate: Bullying, Death, Physical abuse, Suicide, Torture, Vomit, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, and War
maeverose's review against another edition
2.75
This review might have some minor spoilers but nothing major.
This book felt very slow to me. The first 60% of it takes place during the clone wars, before Iskat becomes an Inquisitor. And while that’s my favorite era, it was very slow and repetitive. It felt like nothing much happened. A lot of it was Iskat’s internal monologue about how much of an outcast she is. It made sense to see how she became an inquisitor, but it felt really drawn out. And this is supposed to be about the inquisitors, so I found it odd that most of the book took place before they existed. We did learn a tiny bit more about them and how they came to be, but I wanted more.
I also didn’t realize that Iskat was from the comics until Tualon was introduced, then I remembered their story when I recognized his name. I don’t care for romance, so those parts annoyed me. Especially because their relationship often felt like petty YA angst. Iskat felt like an angsty teen throughout the whole book actually, so if you like YA you might like this more than I did.
I do think it was cool to have an adhd-coded main character. I’m a bit on the fence about how it was written though. Because Iskat isn’t familiar with her species she attributes her adhd-like traits to just being a feature of her species. This isn’t corrected at any point, even when she finds her home planet, so I’m left wondering if it’s true? In the author’s note Delilah S. Dawson said she herself is neurodivergent, so when I caught those traits in Iskat that was my first thought. It would’ve been nice to have more explict adhd representation, rather than it being kinda vague. Either way, it was neat to relate to the character in that way and see how that could effect her role as a jedi and inquisitor. Ironically though, I think part of the reason I struggled with getting through this book was because of my adhd… it was just too long and repetitive for me.
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Genocide, Mental illness, Violence, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Suicide, Torture, Blood, and Death of parent
Minor: Bullying
A warning if you have harm ocd: you’re in the main character’s head throughout the whole book and she gradually develops homicidal / violent thoughts, which she eventually acts on. These are described in detail in the last third of the book.jackiepreston's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Death, Genocide, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Medical trauma, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Bullying, Suicide, Death of parent, and Abandonment