A test of courage is a short story about a newly promoted Jedi Knight named Venestra Rwoh, who is given her first assignment to supervise a young inventor on a luxury starliner that is traveling to a space station called Starlight Beacon, that was opened after the hyperspace disasters. She is unique in that she was promoted to a full Jedi knight at the age of fifteen., so she is powerful, but still has teenage insecurities, which I think makes her a more interesting character. The ship is sabotaged by the Nihil, who have been the main antagonists of the High Republic novels, and Venestra becomes stranded on a moon with a Jedi Padawan whose master was killed in the first encounter with the Nihil, a couple of civilians, and a droid. The group has to survive not only the dangers of the moon itself but the threat posed by the Nihil.
As most probably know, the junior novels and the young-adult novels are really telling ancillary stories to the main adult novels. They generally introduce some different characters or involve a side-mission that is tied into the main story, in this case, the conflict with the Nihil but is not as involved as the adult novels get. To that end, this is a good, but not great story. It is definitely more of a kid's book, but that does not mean adults cannot enjoy it. There is a bit less violence in it than the "main" canon novels have but there is still a lot of action in it (relative to how long the book is). The author also finds a way to incorporate the dark side of the force without it being in the Jedi vs. Sith context that has been in most of the novels, tv series, and movies. The Nihil make for good bad guys that present a challenge to the Jedi without being force users themselves. The book is relatively short, just over 200 pages, so it makes for a fairly quick read. While I do not think it is a book that most are likely to read over and over, it is a good short story ancillary to the main storyline.
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Justina Ireland Tells a Great Story for a Middle Grade Book.
A Test of Courage ReviewAt first, I didn’t want to pick this book up because it was a middle grade book. I decided to read it now because Wave 2 of The High Republic is coming out later this month. I was not disappointed. Because this book is meant for children (as are most SW books) there is a limit as to how big of a story an author is able to write. I did not expect the story to have galactic level of consequences. It’s a story about Jedi kids and their friends developing their character after a pretty dark tragedy. Vernestra Rwoh is a very talented Jedi Knight and she’s very mature for being 16 years old. Her maturity is shown through her actions and her words. Justina did a great job of not telling the reader Vernestra is wise but showing it throughout the story. The other kids also show a lot of talent, even the ones who are not Jedi. Avon for example is very good with technology. They also all have personal struggles which I personally believe is great to show in middle grade books. The way Justina talks about the force reminds me a lot of Gui-Gon Jinn and his stoic approach to understanding the force. There are some great lessons that a kid can get while reading this book. Realizing that everyone will have bad days and it is important to not let those negative emotions get to you in those times is one of the great lessons in this book. Overall, I really enjoyed the book and would recommend if you truly like Star Wars.Misconceptions about the book by people online.I will just add this to the review because I have seen too much misinformation about this book and also the author. I have seen many 1-star reviews for this book saying it’s woke. Most of these reviews (not all, but most) come from non-Verified purchasers who clearly never read the book because they only leave a one sentence or at times one-word reviews. This is also true of other High Republic books. These reviews provide no plot details or parts of the story they didn’t like. They just repeat the same things they hear online from a certain group of people. If you, the one reading this review really want to consider yourself an independent thinker, at the very least pick up the books and read them for yourself before you decide to just leave a 1-star review on a product you never consumed. I don’t expect everyone to like what I like, but it is important to not go out of your way to express your dislike for things you have not even consumed let alone harass others who have consumed it and like it. 5 Stars for A Test of Courage.
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Acho que em relação ao físico a única coisa que não gostei muito foram as folhas brancas kkk mas valeu super a pena !!!
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