THANK YOU NETGALLEY AND DISNEY PUBLISHING FOR THE ARC!!

I have been binge reading the high republic for around a month now, and I was blessed to have the opportunity to read this one early and read the entirety of Phase One of the high republic with no stops. This is the perfect ending to the entire Phase. It not only closes out the YA Trilogy beautifully, but it answers two of the biggest questions I've had about the High Republic since the beginning. One being, "why do all the jedi live across the galaxy NOW, but in the prequels they're all based on Coruscant?"

This book is an incredible finale and accompaniment piece to The Fallen Star. I was gripped the entire time. I love what Daniel José Older has done with these characters and this story. This book is everything I've come to expect of a High Republic novel-- action-packed, incredibly funny, heartwarming, gutwrenching, and delightfully queer.

I loved the insight we got on all these characters, but our real showstopper and scene stealer is Ram. If you are not already ready to adopt Ram, you will be, I promise. (Although Reath Silas really shines in this novel as well.)

This book gets five stars for one moment alone that made me scream, cry, and gasp at the same time. You'll know when you read it ;)

Pre-Order this now. I will certainly miss our Phase 1 friends in Phase 2. (I hope we come back to this cast in Phase 3... I have new questions I need answered...)