Michael
A terrible idea executed brilliantly has to be better than a brilliant idea executed terribly. I mean, look at pelicans!
Tress of the Emerald Sea was my first taste of a Brandon Sanderson book and what is apparently the Cosmere Universe(?) and I have to say I am very happy with this as an entry point. Im already a sucker for pirates, One Piece is my favourite story of all time, and the absolute coziness I felt reading this was great!
Tress and the crew that we follow here are all great. Tress herself is an optimistic and naive joy to follow early who slowly grows into a more capable leader to this ragtag bunch. For the crew itself, Fort is an easy standout with how much I loved the guy and his big brother energy as he supports Tress through his trades.
The world that's built up here I found really interesting with how much was done with a simple "what if ocean but spore" idea. The different colours of ocean and spore were fun to learn about and there interactions with water made for fun ideas like not being able to cry tears of joy on deck for fear of growing the spores, just a bunch of fun little ideas.
I was instantly sold on the relationship between Tress and Charlie at the beginning so was a bit sad to see them separated for so much of the book but what we did get was still good. Hoid i’m split on though, I enjoyed him as a tongue-in-cheek narrator but any time he was in the story I was just annoyed at him and his humour fell flat for me.
A terrible idea executed brilliantly has to be better than a brilliant idea executed terribly. I mean, look at pelicans!
Tress of the Emerald Sea was my first taste of a Brandon Sanderson book and what is apparently the Cosmere Universe(?) and I have to say I am very happy with this as an entry point. Im already a sucker for pirates, One Piece is my favourite story of all time, and the absolute coziness I felt reading this was great!
Tress and the crew that we follow here are all great. Tress herself is an optimistic and naive joy to follow early who slowly grows into a more capable leader to this ragtag bunch. For the crew itself, Fort is an easy standout with how much I loved the guy and his big brother energy as he supports Tress through his trades.
The world that's built up here I found really interesting with how much was done with a simple "what if ocean but spore" idea. The different colours of ocean and spore were fun to learn about and there interactions with water made for fun ideas like not being able to cry tears of joy on deck for fear of growing the spores, just a bunch of fun little ideas.
I was instantly sold on the relationship between Tress and Charlie at the beginning so was a bit sad to see them separated for so much of the book but what we did get was still good. Hoid i’m split on though, I enjoyed him as a tongue-in-cheek narrator but any time he was in the story I was just annoyed at him and his humour fell flat for me.
You are only alive, because you remind me of what the Nihil must never become. That is your purpose, that is all you are.
I really liked EoD, finally getting back to the phase one characters that I missed so much felt like a comforting school reunion, however this reunion does come at the cost of feeling a bit more lost and meandering in nature compared to the other novels of the series. More like a catch up on the state of the galaxy a year after, and honestly I'm not against that too much because I do enjoy these guys so much.
It's nice to have Avar take the lead in another book. Her and Porter are great in this and watching her mental state post the fall of Starlight is great. Porter acts as a great piece of connective tissue between phases one and two with his knowledge of the past and connection to one of the new antagonists.
Bell and Burry are always nice to see but kind of felt like they didn't need to be in this one, I wont lie.
You are only alive, because you remind me of what the Nihil must never become. That is your purpose, that is all you are.
I really liked EoD, finally getting back to the phase one characters that I missed so much felt like a comforting school reunion, however this reunion does come at the cost of feeling a bit more lost and meandering in nature compared to the other novels of the series. More like a catch up on the state of the galaxy a year after, and honestly I'm not against that too much because I do enjoy these guys so much.
It's nice to have Avar take the lead in another book. Her and Porter are great in this and watching her mental state post the fall of Starlight is great. Porter acts as a great piece of connective tissue between phases one and two with his knowledge of the past and connection to one of the new antagonists.
Bell and Burry are always nice to see but kind of felt like they didn't need to be in this one, I wont lie.
NO SHIP FOR YOU. YOU ARE A TERRIBLE PILOT, VERNESTRA RWOH, AND I WILL NOT LET YOU RUIN WHAT IS LEFT OF MY FLEET
Out of the Shadows is the Star Wars book that, for me, comes the closest to just being a comfort book. It's just such a comfy read. The first half of the book is so slow and just takes it's time to settle us into Vern's day to day and how her relationship with Imri is growing. I could read a whole series of books about those two just interacting with everyone on Starlight Beacon and just them hanging out, its all great.
The new characters introduced here are also great, Sylvestri and Jordanna are a great pair and play off each other well whenever they're together and Xylan Graf is a great rich loser, I liked how the book went more into the concept of the Hyperspace Rush and the families that helped chart the routes out. I think that's such a fun idea in Star Wars.
Although it's mainly a chill read theres still a healthy amount of setup for future plot points, especially regarding Vern and her visions which I'm very interested to see where that goes.
NO SHIP FOR YOU. YOU ARE A TERRIBLE PILOT, VERNESTRA RWOH, AND I WILL NOT LET YOU RUIN WHAT IS LEFT OF MY FLEET
Out of the Shadows is the Star Wars book that, for me, comes the closest to just being a comfort book. It's just such a comfy read. The first half of the book is so slow and just takes it's time to settle us into Vern's day to day and how her relationship with Imri is growing. I could read a whole series of books about those two just interacting with everyone on Starlight Beacon and just them hanging out, its all great.
The new characters introduced here are also great, Sylvestri and Jordanna are a great pair and play off each other well whenever they're together and Xylan Graf is a great rich loser, I liked how the book went more into the concept of the Hyperspace Rush and the families that helped chart the routes out. I think that's such a fun idea in Star Wars.
Although it's mainly a chill read theres still a healthy amount of setup for future plot points, especially regarding Vern and her visions which I'm very interested to see where that goes.
- Zoraida Córdova
- Claudia Gray
- Justina Ireland
- Lydia Kang
- Daniel José Older
- Cavan Scott
- Charles Soule
- Tessa Gratton
- George Mann
I like it!
Anthologies generally aren't my thing. Never enough time to get invested into characters. It helps that we know a lot of these people going into their stories though but i'm still left at the end of each one wanting more. I guess you could see that as a positive though.
While the stories around phase 2 are nice and I really enjoyed the one about Rooper's Jedi trials, the real star of the show here are the teases we get of the start of phase 3. Getting that initial look at the headspace of our favourite from the first few books.
Standout stories for me would be:
- The Force Provides - Justina Ireland
- All Jedi Walk Their Own Path - Charles Soule
- Shield of the Jedi - George Mann
I like it!
Anthologies generally aren't my thing. Never enough time to get invested into characters. It helps that we know a lot of these people going into their stories though but i'm still left at the end of each one wanting more. I guess you could see that as a positive though.
While the stories around phase 2 are nice and I really enjoyed the one about Rooper's Jedi trials, the real star of the show here are the teases we get of the start of phase 3. Getting that initial look at the headspace of our favourite from the first few books.
Standout stories for me would be:
- The Force Provides - Justina Ireland
- All Jedi Walk Their Own Path - Charles Soule
- Shield of the Jedi - George Mann
"I'm like... just a big huge ball of attachments" she moaned
"I'm attached to being alive"
This is sadly one of my least favourite High Republic books. There are some aspects I like but it just feels like it meanders a lot of the time. Ram is a great addition though, love that lil guy and his mechanic jedi vibe.
My main issue here is the Drengir, it felt like here they took the aspects of them that didn't work in Into the Dark and made that the only part of them. (more understandable since it is a middle grade book to be fair) The crossover with the High Republic Adventures characters is nice since that's a fun series, but not a book I ever really want to come back to and can easily be skipped over.
"I'm like... just a big huge ball of attachments" she moaned
"I'm attached to being alive"
This is sadly one of my least favourite High Republic books. There are some aspects I like but it just feels like it meanders a lot of the time. Ram is a great addition though, love that lil guy and his mechanic jedi vibe.
My main issue here is the Drengir, it felt like here they took the aspects of them that didn't work in Into the Dark and made that the only part of them. (more understandable since it is a middle grade book to be fair) The crossover with the High Republic Adventures characters is nice since that's a fun series, but not a book I ever really want to come back to and can easily be skipped over.
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Short and sweet. Galatea in about 30 minutes creates this tragic tale that gets you hooked and ends so quickly you're left wanting more.
A nice starter course before I get to Circe and Achilles
Short and sweet. Galatea in about 30 minutes creates this tragic tale that gets you hooked and ends so quickly you're left wanting more.
A nice starter course before I get to Circe and Achilles
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You are only alive, because you remind me of what the Nihil must never become. That is your purpose, that is all you are.
I really liked EoD, finally getting back to the phase one characters that I missed so much felt like a comforting school reunion, however this reunion does come at the cost of feeling a bit more lost and meandering in nature compared to the other novels of the series. More like a catch up on the state of the galaxy a year after, and honestly I'm not against that too much because I do enjoy these guys so much.
It's nice to have Avar take the lead in another book. Her and Porter are great in this and watching her mental state post the fall of Starlight is great. Porter acts as a great piece of connective tissue between phases one and two with his knowledge of the past and connection to one of the new antagonists.
Bell and Burry are always nice to see but kind of felt like they didn't need to be in this one, I wont lie.
You are only alive, because you remind me of what the Nihil must never become. That is your purpose, that is all you are.
I really liked EoD, finally getting back to the phase one characters that I missed so much felt like a comforting school reunion, however this reunion does come at the cost of feeling a bit more lost and meandering in nature compared to the other novels of the series. More like a catch up on the state of the galaxy a year after, and honestly I'm not against that too much because I do enjoy these guys so much.
It's nice to have Avar take the lead in another book. Her and Porter are great in this and watching her mental state post the fall of Starlight is great. Porter acts as a great piece of connective tissue between phases one and two with his knowledge of the past and connection to one of the new antagonists.
Bell and Burry are always nice to see but kind of felt like they didn't need to be in this one, I wont lie.
