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rufoos's review against another edition
adventurous
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.75
luvluke's review against another edition
4.0
Isard’s Revenge is yet another action packed, thrilling addition to the X-Wing series! I loved picking up these characters again, especially since it’s been a good while since I read the last Rogue Squadron books.
I would say the highlight for this book, which is usually the case with these books, was the character of Corran Horn, it was awesome seeing him in action again and how his relationship with Mirax has evolved since the last book. This makes me super excited to read I, Jedi in the near future.
The one gripe I had with this book is that the plot just felt a little bit repetitive after so many books of a similar format. Imperial bad guy doing Imperial bad guy things and the rogues go on a fun mission to stop the Imperial bad guy. Don’t get me wrong, I still enjoyed every page, but it’s left me excited for when I reach the end of the ‘Imperial remnants VS New Republic’ era of the EU.
I also have mixed feelings on the return of Isard and what that brought to the table, but I wouldn’t say it negatively impacted the story.
I would say the highlight for this book, which is usually the case with these books, was the character of Corran Horn, it was awesome seeing him in action again and how his relationship with Mirax has evolved since the last book. This makes me super excited to read I, Jedi in the near future.
The one gripe I had with this book is that the plot just felt a little bit repetitive after so many books of a similar format. Imperial bad guy doing Imperial bad guy things and the rogues go on a fun mission to stop the Imperial bad guy. Don’t get me wrong, I still enjoyed every page, but it’s left me excited for when I reach the end of the ‘Imperial remnants VS New Republic’ era of the EU.
I also have mixed feelings on the return of Isard and what that brought to the table, but I wouldn’t say it negatively impacted the story.
king0fstl's review against another edition
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
cyris_reads's review
adventurous
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
petealdin's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
fisk42's review against another edition
3.0
Not a terrible book but it does suffer from feeling very trope-heavy. Isard is back from the dead and there is a clone of her running around. Random Imperial ruler is the bad guy but he's apparently exceedingly below average but competent enough to claim a system of worlds. Perhaps my biggest complaint is that Stackpole doesn't every actually kill anyone who he has really introduced to his readers. The only pilots who ever die are the random "redshirts". Not only that but he pretends to kill off a couple of the more known Rogues and brings them back mere chapters later. Same stunt that was pulled in book 3 or 4 by him.
fdr_girl's review against another edition
4.0
Confusing, the plot takes a long time to take off and although it is an interesting idea I'd love to know why there are cloning machines apparently all over the Galaxy. Loved Mirax and Iella's bonding and the ending tied everything up neatly. Corran remains a firm favourite although I found myself missing the pranks and humour of Wraith Squadron.