Star Wars: The High Republic - Tempest Runner by Cavan Scott

One step closer to catching up on The High Republic books. This one didn't add much except to add some back story to one of the main villians. B-

Star Wars: The High Republic - Quest for Planet X by Tessa Gratton

 I guess this was okay. It seemed in the end that not really much happened. B-

Sci-Fi book #43 Dragonquest - The Dragonriders of Pern Book 2

 Ehhh... not ast good as the first one. There really isn't a clear antagonist here and plot line either. This book seems to mostly be setting up future stories. Plus there are way too many characters. More than is necessary. B-

Sci-Fi Book # 37 - The Giver by Lois Lowry

For a book aimed at middle schoolers I was entertained by The Giver. Maybe the ending seemed a bit rushed, especially given the amount of world building that goes on in the first half, but yeah, I liked it. A

Sci-Fi book #43 Dragonflight - The Dragonriders of Pern Book 1

 

Pretty much every part of Dragonflight is ridiculous. But sometimes a story about a girl that helps a bunch of telepathic, teleporting, time travelling dragons save a feudal society in the far future hits the spot. A-.

A Thousand Steps by T. Jefferson Parker

 

After almost an entire year I finally got around to reading the one book I bought at last year's LA Times Festival of Books. Did I buy it because I was able to get it signed by an author I had sorta heart about before? Yeah. Was the book worth it? It was okay, I guess. Nothing really worth discussing. C+

Star Wars: The High Republic - Race to Crashpoint Tower by Daniel José Older

 Another Star Wars book to check off the list. It was okay for a kids book, but I'm curious for kids that read it and haven't read Star Wars: The Rising Storm if it makes total sense. B