Out of the Shadows

A character study more than a story. Justina Ireland's prose writing never at any point clicked with me throughout this novel. The way she over explains, “tells and not shows,” characters' emotions and motivations contributes to the incredibly slow pacing of the story, a story I would've found dull and predictable anyways.
While some of the new character moments were nuanced, relatable, and generally interesting, most of the old characters didn't have much to do besides act as connective tissue to the High Republic as a whole.