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Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi, Vol. 2: Prisoner of Bogan by John Ostrander

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

I liked this a bit better than the previous volume. Still a fun adventure and look forward to the conclusion.

Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi, Volume 1: Force Storm by John Ostrander

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adventurous dark funny mysterious tense fast-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? Yes

3.25

A cute little adventure. I enjoyed it.

Dawn of the Jedi: Into the Void by Tim Lebbon

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adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

First in my Star Wars Legends-A-Thon and it’s an okay book. Fun enough but the constant back and forth with the flashbacks got annoying after a while and the mystery was not explained and probably won’t be explained since Disney got its hands on the franchise soon after this was published so this is no longer canon. What a shame.

The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

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adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

It’s taken me years to finally read through the book and I am most pleased with myself for doing so. This was a heartbreaking and lovely version of the book Iliad and the ten years, almost as long as the Greeks sat on that beach, Mrs. Miller took to create this novel was well worth it. A triumph.

Vinland Saga, Volume 2 by Makoto Yukimura

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adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful informative sad tense fast-paced

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? It's complicated

4.5

Another great set of volumes. It's getting up there as my favorite manga.

These Violent Delights by Micah Nemerever

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challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

3.75

Slow, deliberate but haunting. This took me months to read but I'm glad I read it. Gave me a lot to think about. Oddly vague with the ending details so I had to look up what actually happened.

Classroom of the Elite Vol. 1 by Syougo Kinugasa, Yuyu Ichino, Tomoseshunsaku

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