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4.04 AVERAGE
4.04 AVERAGE
This was a fun read—even better because the audiobook was narrated by Ashley Eckstein.
One of my favorite characters in the Star Wars universe. While this is a children’s book, it wasn’t as entertaining as I had hoped. Still enjoyable and a very quick read.
This was a fun book, but had some difficult (for me) plot-holes to fill. Overall it was good, and it was nice to hear Ashley Eckstein read the book about her character from Star Wars: Clone Wars. I quite enjoyed hearing about the path Ahsoka takes from the end of the Clone Wars series to her re-emergence in Star Wars: Rebels, and that is what this book is about. Now on to the plot holes!
The biggest hole for me is the Empire's motivations. These guys are bad dudes, sure. They like strip-mining planets and using slaves to meet Palpatine's ambitious goals. These are also the people who build Super Star Destroyers and Death Stars...so why would they waste time and resources taking over Raada to plant their soil-destroying plant? They literally have the entire galaxy to work with, and, in all probability, a basically unlimited amount of droids to use in cultivation. They also could probably use hydroponics and off-world production for this plant. It's not like the Empire is in emergency mode where they are desperate for this new plant and Raada is one of the few worlds they control where they can grow it. It just doesn't make any sense at all. Maybe I'm being nit-picky, but it just made the whole premise feel forced.
Overall, I do recommend this book.
Spoiler
Okay, first thing we are made to believe that after leaving the Jedi Order Ahsoka is put back into the field commanding troops on Mandalore? Why? Under what authority? There is a hint that Anakin helped set her up there, but it seems odd that a former Jedi would be allowed to do that. It feels like a forced way of keeping Ahsoka and Rex connected. Oh well, it was minor anyway.The biggest hole for me is the Empire's motivations. These guys are bad dudes, sure. They like strip-mining planets and using slaves to meet Palpatine's ambitious goals. These are also the people who build Super Star Destroyers and Death Stars...so why would they waste time and resources taking over Raada to plant their soil-destroying plant? They literally have the entire galaxy to work with, and, in all probability, a basically unlimited amount of droids to use in cultivation. They also could probably use hydroponics and off-world production for this plant. It's not like the Empire is in emergency mode where they are desperate for this new plant and Raada is one of the few worlds they control where they can grow it. It just doesn't make any sense at all. Maybe I'm being nit-picky, but it just made the whole premise feel forced.
Overall, I do recommend this book.
This book was not what I was expecting - or hoping - for.
It wasn't bad, and I could see where the appeal for this book could lie.
But I think the issue I had with this book was the target audience - young adults.
Now, I'm a huge fan of young adult books (and if you have seen any of the book reviews I've done you'd know that). But I feel that some books push the limits on YA and really trust that the YA readers can handle what is being given to them, and other books fall into the classic YA feel and give you an entertaining story. Ahsoka, for me, lies with the latter.
Ahsoka has been such an intriguing character for me and knowing some of her history from the extended universe (which is sadly no longer canon), I really expected this book to showcase how badass Ahsoka is. And she does get some badass moments, but altogether the story really is about her fitting in and finding her place after the jedi order was demolished (hence, classic YA story). There wasn't many fight scenes, there wasn't a lot of scenes with her using the force - it really seemed that this book was more about character development than plot.
And like I said, this isn't an overtly bad thing. I enjoyed the story. But it still didn't give me the wild adventure story I was looking for.
Aside from that major flaw for me, the book was well written and I think true YA readers could really enjoy the book. It gives just a bit more of a glimpse into the Star Wars universe and you get to focus on a character who is not in any of the major movies (and I think is only in the Clone Wars cartoon).
A minor technical issue, but in the middle of the book, we suddenly get thrown into a few different characters perspectives - characters who really don't ever come back into the book or, in my opinion, add anything to the story of AHSOKA. These characters just randomly show up, give a chapter in their mind, and leave. It really threw me out of the story and I didn't like it. It didn't add depth or perspective or value to Ahsoka's journey and I think we could have inferred one of the character's thoughts from Ahsoka's interactions with said character.
In the end, I liked the story but it wasn't what I wanted, and for that my overall enjoyment of the book lessened.
Rating: 3/5 stars!
It wasn't bad, and I could see where the appeal for this book could lie.
But I think the issue I had with this book was the target audience - young adults.
Now, I'm a huge fan of young adult books (and if you have seen any of the book reviews I've done you'd know that). But I feel that some books push the limits on YA and really trust that the YA readers can handle what is being given to them, and other books fall into the classic YA feel and give you an entertaining story. Ahsoka, for me, lies with the latter.
Ahsoka has been such an intriguing character for me and knowing some of her history from the extended universe (which is sadly no longer canon), I really expected this book to showcase how badass Ahsoka is. And she does get some badass moments, but altogether the story really is about her fitting in and finding her place after the jedi order was demolished (hence, classic YA story). There wasn't many fight scenes, there wasn't a lot of scenes with her using the force - it really seemed that this book was more about character development than plot.
And like I said, this isn't an overtly bad thing. I enjoyed the story. But it still didn't give me the wild adventure story I was looking for.
Aside from that major flaw for me, the book was well written and I think true YA readers could really enjoy the book. It gives just a bit more of a glimpse into the Star Wars universe and you get to focus on a character who is not in any of the major movies (and I think is only in the Clone Wars cartoon).
A minor technical issue, but in the middle of the book, we suddenly get thrown into a few different characters perspectives - characters who really don't ever come back into the book or, in my opinion, add anything to the story of AHSOKA. These characters just randomly show up, give a chapter in their mind, and leave. It really threw me out of the story and I didn't like it. It didn't add depth or perspective or value to Ahsoka's journey and I think we could have inferred one of the character's thoughts from Ahsoka's interactions with said character.
In the end, I liked the story but it wasn't what I wanted, and for that my overall enjoyment of the book lessened.
Rating: 3/5 stars!
adventurous
emotional
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
short and sweet. A great story to fill in a great character's story.