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rheren's review against another edition
3.0
Pretty forgettable Disney cash grab. It's a story, but at the end the cardboard bad guys that we meet have been conveniently done away with, and the good guys that we know all made it to the end: they had an adventure but they end in pretty much the same situation that they were in before, nothing has really changed. It's a story, but it doesn't really need to exist, I didn't feel like it explained anything or advanced the plot in any major way. It's not terrible, but also nothing memorable or notable.
dawnatien's review
adventurous
funny
hopeful
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.75
To be honest 3/4 of the book were inspiring quotes sewn together... Almost a parody of Star Wars... Until we reached the espionnage part of the story, once there everything became much more enjoyable.
tomesproject's review against another edition
2.0
2.5/5 - Rebecca Roanhorse, give me your AO3 account name, I want to read your FinnPoe diplomatic mission fics.
I think this is a fine story, but I absolutely had to get the audiobook in order to finish this story because, after TROS, everything feels so useless? I started this book in November and made note of lines like "No one can save Ben but himself" from Leia and that just didn't matter at all. I will definitely read Rebecca Roanhorse in the future, but this book stumbled because of the franchise it's apart of.
I think this is a fine story, but I absolutely had to get the audiobook in order to finish this story because, after TROS, everything feels so useless? I started this book in November and made note of lines like "No one can save Ben but himself" from Leia and that just didn't matter at all. I will definitely read Rebecca Roanhorse in the future, but this book stumbled because of the franchise it's apart of.
lkthomas07's review against another edition
5.0
Yes!!! Ha, I couldn’t give this anything less than 5 stars but that’s probably because I was just so excited for it that I loved everything about it. I was waiting for Ransolm to return ever since Bloodline! Really fun and this got me psyched for ROS.
thepancreas11's review against another edition
3.0
It feels a little incomplete, just as some of the reviews say it is, but I don't think that's a bad thing, necessarily. Expanded Universe novels can sometimes play the role of the next link in the chain, which is certainly the point here. I don't think it would stand alone, apart from Star Wars, but then, it doesn't really have to. Sure, most of the character development has been done elsewhere, there isn't really an antagonist outside of that great evil in the sky that is the First Order. This book is like a movement in a symphony, a part of something larger that gives it power through context and shared themes.
Plot aside, I love the writing style. I think that Rebecca Roanhorse captures our heroes perfectly, especially Leia. The first chapter felt like a stream of consciousness from Carrie Fisher herself. In general, she does a good job of changing the tone and voice of the story to reflect the point of view character. It's impressive to get one consistent voice; it's a thing of beauty when you can master a half a dozen voices. It's worth the read just to witness that greatness.
If anything bugged me, the lack of specificity did. "A pilot in Phantom Squadron died," for instance. Who? How? What did they fly? When you write in an Expanded Universe, every little detail matters. There are stories for every creature in the cantina because people are curious and hungry for the exposition. That's what makes an expanded universe so appealing. I wish she had named more of these characters so that they could take part in other stories, their threads could be pulled in the future.
I do love the representation in this novel, though. It's nice to see Star Wars embracing diversity finally.
Plot aside, I love the writing style. I think that Rebecca Roanhorse captures our heroes perfectly, especially Leia. The first chapter felt like a stream of consciousness from Carrie Fisher herself. In general, she does a good job of changing the tone and voice of the story to reflect the point of view character. It's impressive to get one consistent voice; it's a thing of beauty when you can master a half a dozen voices. It's worth the read just to witness that greatness.
If anything bugged me, the lack of specificity did. "A pilot in Phantom Squadron died," for instance. Who? How? What did they fly? When you write in an Expanded Universe, every little detail matters. There are stories for every creature in the cantina because people are curious and hungry for the exposition. That's what makes an expanded universe so appealing. I wish she had named more of these characters so that they could take part in other stories, their threads could be pulled in the future.
I do love the representation in this novel, though. It's nice to see Star Wars embracing diversity finally.
pfaze's review against another edition
1.0
This book nearly killed my desire to read. It was a caricature of a caricature. Uninspired plot and poor writing.
mvhs40's review against another edition
5.0
great for anyone who has read multiple star wars books lots of easter eggs
samreads_alot's review against another edition
3.0
Other reviews are saying if you’re a casual fan or not you’ll enjoy this book... well I’m not just a casual fan, but I also am just getting into the books and have dabbled a little bit into the video games.
If you are not familiar with the characters from the other books in canon or have never played battlefront then it’s going to be very hard to follow along. When or alien races get hardly any description as to what they look like and characters that are known elsewhere get no description whatsoever it’s very hard for me to picture in my head who’s who and keep keep all of these new starwarsy names straight. I was constantly getting lost and couldn’t clearly picture what was going on. Maybe that’s just my lack of imagination or the fact that We have so much visual content given to us through the movies and now tv shows and video games.
I honestly couldn’t even put my finger on what this books goal was to accomplish. I Know very well where the last Jedi left off, and I couldn’t figure out what was the plot was trying to be. Even halfway through the book I was skimming to find pages with Poe, Rey, Finn or Leia cause those were the only parts that had some sense.
I’m sure if I knew the other characters maybe it would be better, and maybe once I do I can give this one another try, but having seen episode 9 twice now, I don’t see where this book comes into play at all.
If you are not familiar with the characters from the other books in canon or have never played battlefront then it’s going to be very hard to follow along. When or alien races get hardly any description as to what they look like and characters that are known elsewhere get no description whatsoever it’s very hard for me to picture in my head who’s who and keep keep all of these new starwarsy names straight. I was constantly getting lost and couldn’t clearly picture what was going on. Maybe that’s just my lack of imagination or the fact that We have so much visual content given to us through the movies and now tv shows and video games.
I honestly couldn’t even put my finger on what this books goal was to accomplish. I Know very well where the last Jedi left off, and I couldn’t figure out what was the plot was trying to be. Even halfway through the book I was skimming to find pages with Poe, Rey, Finn or Leia cause those were the only parts that had some sense.
I’m sure if I knew the other characters maybe it would be better, and maybe once I do I can give this one another try, but having seen episode 9 twice now, I don’t see where this book comes into play at all.