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adventurous
dark
emotional
informative
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
Even without having read Phasma, I absolutely loved this book! Vi is a great character, and Archex is so complex! Both were incredibly interesting to follow through this little adventure to establish the Resistance hideout on Batuu.
I loved the way the author explored the trauma of both main characters and how they made peace with it. For all its traumatic events, Star Wars rarely explores the after effects on characters. It’s gotten better in written material over the years (THR doesn’t shy away from it), but it’s still marginal from what I’ve seen in both visual and written canon material. So to have not one, but both MCs learn to live with their trauma at each other’s hand is just *chef kiss*
All the characters were interesting, and – as a Disney World fan – I love learning more about the lore of Galaxy’s Edge. But Vi and Archex are definitely my favourite here. And Vi being ace and Archex being autistic-coded are just the cherry on top.
I shall now go back and read Phasma. I need to know how things happened for them to get there.
I loved the way the author explored the trauma of both main characters and how they made peace with it. For all its traumatic events, Star Wars rarely explores the after effects on characters. It’s gotten better in written material over the years (THR doesn’t shy away from it), but it’s still marginal from what I’ve seen in both visual and written canon material. So to have not one, but both MCs learn to live with their trauma at each other’s hand is just *chef kiss*
All the characters were interesting, and – as a Disney World fan – I love learning more about the lore of Galaxy’s Edge. But Vi and Archex are definitely my favourite here. And Vi being ace and Archex being autistic-coded are just the cherry on top.
I shall now go back and read Phasma. I need to know how things happened for them to get there.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Grief, Murder, Bullying, Torture, Gun violence, and Physical abuse
Moderate: Kidnapping, Suicidal thoughts, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, War, and Xenophobia
Minor: Drug abuse, Drug use, Child abuse, Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Slavery
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