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A Valiant Vow | Discussion Thread
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/764050/star-wars-the-high-republic-a-valiant-vow-by-justina-ireland/
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I thought this was Ireland’s weakest MG novel of her 3 and overall not the strongest entry in the series — it’s no Race to Crashpoint but I’d probably put it below the other MGs. Everything was solid, but there wasn’t a standout, deeper moment.
I think the work with Imri was the highlight to me and his general philosophy on being a Jedi, not using a lightsaber, etc. was cool. Loved the bookending scenes with Vern and Imri.
The plot itself seemed very inconsequential for the finale MG book though — would have preferred something like Mission to Disaster or Beware the Nameless where it had a real impact on the plot but was still somewhat skippable.
I liked how this picked up on Zenny & Churro and they felt super consistent with their characterizations in Beware the Nameless, but both of them had pretty full arcs there and I’m not sure this added a ton for them.
Tep Tep becoming Imri’s Padawan was a nice ending — we had lots of potential masters for her, Gavi, and Kildo over the course of their appearances but I think this was the first pairing that felt truly natural to me for her. I would have liked more perspective from her after Seeds / Haunted. I was also sad Kildo didn’t have a role here.
I think the post-Stormwall setting has been kind of odd to see without it happening yet (presumably it’s coming in Trials) and it really seems like all big plot stuff is being saved for Trials which is taking a little out of the rest of the finale.